Relationship with United Nations organisations
The IEA maintains official Non-State Actor status with the World Health Organization (WHO) and is a registered NGO of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Summary of formal relationships with other world bodies:
The IEA cooperates with other international bodies with common or similar goals. In some cases, Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) have been established to facilitate collaboration, mutual support, information exchange, and joint activities.
- Foundation for Professional Ergonomics – MOU
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Applied Ergonomics Society – MOU
- International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) – MOU
- International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) – MOU
- International Occupational Hygienists Association (IOHA) – MOU
- International Social Security Association – Section Machine and Systems Safety (ISSA-M&SS) -MOU
- International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) – MOU
- International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) – MOU
- International Standards Organization (ISO) – The IEA has a Category A Liaison with ISO/TC159 – “Ergonomics”