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.
Review report on laws and practice related to human factors/ergonomics
Decent work for all, a goal shared by ILO and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), cannot be achieved unless human factors/ergonomics (HFE) principles and a HFE systems approach are incorporated in the design of work systems. However, despite the acknowledged importance of HFE in the workplace, most countries and regions lack comprehensive regulations and requirements […]
Grants to support students to study Masters Degree in Ergonomics in France
The IEA has been advised about a course in France that has recently been awarded a status to qualify the participants to receive study grants. This should be very attractive to French speaking undergraduates interested in becoming professional HFE specialists. Futher information is available here in English The IEA congratulates the course professors whose efforts […]
New joint IEA/ILO publication – Review Report on Laws and Practice Related to Human Factors/Ergonomics and Manual Handling at the Workplace
IEA/ILO publication – Review Report on Laws and Practice Related to Human Factors/Ergonomics and Manual Handling at the Workplace: Despite the acknowledged importance of human factor/ergonomics (HFE) in the workplace, most countries and regions lack comprehensive regulations and requirements for HFE design and implementation. An effective HFE systems approach is indispensable to support our life […]
Getting down to Business
A new guide aimed at helping industry leaders boost their organisations through adopting a human factors approach has been published by the International Ergonomics Association and its federated member society, the Charted Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors of the United Kingdom. Giving Your Business the Human Factors Edge contains real-life examples of how the discipline […]