Applied Ergonomics on digital technologies and resilience
Webinar series on Resilience Engineering March 17, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Duration: 75 mins This webinar series will showcase cutting-edge research by the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee, highlighting applications in areas such as AI transformation of industrial work, cognitive ergonomics in collaborative robotics, dynamic change in coordination patterns, and advanced brain-computer interface risk management. Webinar […]
FPE 2025-2026 Impact Grants
The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) is pleased to announce the availability of the FPE Impact Grants that aim to support small projects in the quest to develop professional ergonomics around the world. The funding preference will be given, but not limited to, applicants from developing countries (as defined by the United Nations) or proposals […]
Informal Work in Europe: Human Factors Perspectives and Challenges
Webinar 25th February, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Informal Work Webinar Series This webinar, organized by the IEA Informal Work TC, begins with an overview of the situation of informal work in Europe and then delves into the specific case example of sex work/prostitution in Germany. The example highlights the difficulties of legally defining what is work […]
PSO-STPA model: case study of an industry 4.0 plant using smart glasses
Webinar February 15th, 2025, at 15:00 UTC Systemic methods in complex and digitalized manufacturing series This webinar is the fourth and last part of the Webinar Series: Systemic Methods in Complex and Digitalized Manufacturing, showcasing applied and analytical modeling research using FRAM and STAMP-STPA. The webinar is presented by members of the IEA Resilience Engineering Committee. […]
Council Meeting 2024
Just before the 22nd Triennial Congress of the IEA the annual general meeting of the IEA Council was held. The Council consists of representatives of the 55 federated members and the IEA elected officers. The Chairs of the standing committees gave reports on the activities of the hundreds of volunteers that make up the technical […]
Making it Happen! New IEA Publication
The IEA officers are pleased to announce that the next book in the Ergonomics in a Nutshell series for “Giving your business the human factors edge ..” has just been published. It is available free of charge in e-book format: Making it happen. IEA International Ergonomics Association (IEA) developed this publication for Line Managers in […]
Building up HFE competence in Ghana, West Africa.
Members of the IEA Executive Committee and ErgoAfrica network along with ergonomics/human factors educators from USA and Europe are working towards building up the educational resources in West Africa for our discipline. Last week milestone meetings were held at the University of Ghana where plans were laid to establish a Masters Degree program in Ergonomics […]
Translation of IEA Core Competencies into German
The IEA is pleased to announce that the “Core Competencies of Human Factors and Ergonomics” has been translated into German, published and is available from the IEA website (->Resources) along with the translations into Japanese, Spanish and Farsi. Any members wishing to assist with translations into their local languages should contact the Secretary General.