Ergonomics and Human Factors in the News: April 2010

01 April 2010

Goodbye 'Ergonomics and Human Factors in the News'. Hello new IEHF Website.

Hello! I'll no longer be maintaining this blog. Instead, I'll be adding Ergonomics and Human Factors news stories directly to the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Website, at http://www.iehf.org/news

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This blog contains selected news stories covering a broad range of issues about ergonomics and human factors. The blog is intended for anyone who supports the philosophy of fitting the task to the human, or user-centred design.

Feel free to comment, discuss, subscribe and follow the blog.

Some of the stories are published each month in 'The Ergonomist', the magazine of the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, UK. Join here!)

This blog is edited by Steve Shorrock, a Registered Ergonomist and a feature editor for The Ergonomist. If you wish to highlight a news story for inclusion, email ergonomicsnews {at} gmail.com.

What is Ergonomics/Human Factors?

Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.

An ergonomist is an individual whose knowledge and skills concern the analysis of human-system interaction and the design of the system in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.

Practicing ergonomists must have a broad understanding of the full scope of the discipline. That is, ergonomics promotes a holistic approach in which considerations of physical, cognitive, social, organizational, environmental and other relevant factors are taken into account.

Source: International Ergonomics Association, www.iea.cc

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