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Mar
10

New IEA Technical Committee for Informal Work

The IEA is pleased to announce the founding of a new Technical Committee (TC) aimed at sharing experiences and increasing awareness of the informal work sector, which is estimated to include over 2 billion workers worldwide. The safety, health and productivity of workers outside the formal employment sectors have enormous potential for improvement and very […]

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Mar
07

Newly published update of AIHA Ergonomics Toolkit

The American Industrial Hygiene Association has recently published a new update of their Ergonomics Toolkit . It was authored by two well known ergonomists in the USA, Susan Kotowski and Sheree Gibson, who would like it shared across their partner organizations. They would welcome feedback and  help to expand it to a truly international document […]

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Jan
28

CIEHF Newsletter

The IEA member society in the United Kingdom. the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, produces a regular newsletter “THINK” which includes many examples of HFE in action. Members from other societies are welcome to subscribe.

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Jan
28

IEA 2023 Annual Award applications open

IEA Fellow Award The call for nominations for the 2023 IEA Fellow Awards is currently open. The IEA Fellow Award is given to recognize extraordinary or sustained, superior accomplishments of an individual. To be considered for the IEA Fellow Award, the candidate must have been a Full Member in good standing of a Federated or […]

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Nov
13

Upcoming Webinars

There are IEA webinars in the pipeline extending through 2023  We will send out a news item as the dates are set. Registration for the IEA webinars is free. They are recorded and offered on YouTube after the event. Recent webinars you can find on the IEA YouTube Chanel Recorded IEA Webinars

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Sep
20

Upcoming HFE events

As the Corona pandemic rules are being lifted, our federated societies are beginning to re-schedule congresses. Check the Events tab of this website to see what is happening. There is the Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety Congress in The Netherlands, the Humanising Work and the Work Environment congress in India, the annual congress of […]

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Aug
18

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 […]

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Apr
30

Congress news

With many countries easing Covid-19 restrictions, a number of federated societies have recommenced organising HFE congresses. Some offer online content and some of it is free. See the Events page on this website for details. Don’t forget to sign up to the IEA Newsbriefs, LinkedIn, Facebook and/or Twitter to keep up to date with these […]

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