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2. Ergonomics - Wikipedia

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   Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. Primary goals of human factors engineering are to reduce human error, increase productivity and system availability, and enhance safety ...

3. Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

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   Formation. 27 September 1949; 74 years ago (1949-09-27) President. Barry Kirby. Website. www.ergonomics.org.uk. The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF – formerly The Ergonomics Society) is a United Kingdom -based professional society for ergonomists, human factors specialists, and those involved in user-centred design. [1]

4. Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics - Wikipedia

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   The BCPE was incorporated as an independent, nonprofit organization in July 1990. The development of ergonomics certification, however, dates back to the mid-1980s when committees of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), the United States Department of Defense (DoD), NATO, and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)/National Research ...

5. Engineering psychology - Wikipedia

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   Engineering psychology, also known as Human Factors Engineering or Human Factors Psychology, is the science of human behavior and capability, applied to the design and operation of systems and technology. [1] As an applied field of psychology and an interdisciplinary part of ergonomics, it aims to improve the relationships between people and ...

6. Cognitive ergonomics - Wikipedia

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   Cognitive ergonomics is a scientific discipline that studies, evaluates, and designs tasks, jobs, products, environments and systems and how they interact with humans and their cognitive abilities. It is defined by the International Ergonomics Association as "concerned with mental processes, such as perception, memory, reasoning, and motor ...

7. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - Wikipedia

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   The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) is an interdisciplinary nonprofit professional organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., within the so-called Potomac Chapter of the organization. Founded in 1957, [1] HFES now claims 4500 members worldwide. [2] HFES has 67 active chapters throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe ...

8. Alphonse Chapanis - Wikipedia

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   Alphonse Chapanis. Alphonse Chapanis (March 17, 1917 – October 4, 2002) was an American pioneer in the field of industrial design, and is widely considered one of the fathers of ergonomics or human factors – the science of ensuring that design takes account of human characteristics. [1]

9. Neville A. Stanton - Wikipedia

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   Neville A. Stanton is a British Professor Emeritus of Human Factors and Ergonomics at the University of Southampton. He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng), Chartered Psychologist (C.Psychol) and Chartered Ergonomist (C.ErgHF) and has written and edited over sixty books and over four hundred peer-reviewed journal papers on applications of the subject.