Knowledge: human factors and ergonomics
See Also:
- arts → design → industrial
- health → conditions and diseases → musculoskeletal disorders → repetitive strain injuries
- health → conditions and diseases → neurological disorders → peripheral nervous system → nerve compression syndromes → carpal tunnel
- health → occupational health and safety → ergonomics
- science → technology → safety engineering
Links
- The Board of Certified Professional Ergonomists
http://www.bcpe.org/ - Information regarding credentialing in Ergonomics including the requirements for certification, contact information, upcoming exams, application kit and a search feature to locate CPE/CHFP, CEA and AEP/AHFP professionals by name, state, expertise and products.
- Bad Human Factors Designs
http://www.baddesigns.com/ - A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles.
- Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique
http://www.alexandercenter.com/teacherspage/index.html - An interview with ergonomist Joyce Stenstrom about how ergonomics relates to the Alexander Technique as a field of study and as a profession.
- Ergonomist Guide - rmLibrary
http://www.rmis.com/guides/guergo.htm - Ergonomics and human factors professionals resources regarding workplace hazards, medical management, laws and standards, tools, and training. Subscription required to access full text of documents.
- Examples of Human Factors/Ergonomics in Design
http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_ergo.htm - An illustrated collection of Human Factors/Ergonomics in design. Examples include room numbers, nuclear power plant control rooms, aircraft warnings, sidewalks, aircraft instruments.
- FAA Research Development & Human Factors Laboratory (RDHFL)
http://rdhfl.tc.faa.gov/ - The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Research Development & Human Factors Laboratory (RDHFL), located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is a state-of-the-art research facility designed specifically to support research in aviation human factors. Site includes information on facilities and equipment and virtual reality research.
- Passivity in the Workplace
http://www.mdpme.com/passivity.htm - Passive thinking finds no safe place in the workplace, especially among professional decision makers. An article by Michael Gaspard.
- Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance and Inspection
http://hfskyway.faa.gov/ - From the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aviation Medicine. Site includes documents, research and development, training, job aids, and conference information.
- Medical Device Use--Safety: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/humfac/1497.html - US FDA guidance document for industry and FDA premarket and design control reviewers. Medical Device Use-Safety: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management.
- Do It By Design: An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/humfac/doit.html - US FDA Publication: An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices. By Dick Sawyer, Office of Health and Industry Programs.
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10032.html - National Academy Press publication (2001) available on-line for search, review or ordering.
- NASA: Human Factors Research and Technology Division
http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/ - NASA's Human Factors Research and Technology Division supports human-centered design in complex aerospace information systems using experiments and models of human capabilities and human-machine interaction to enhance system safety, reliability and performance. Site includes current projects, reports, history and organization.
- FDA: Reducing Use Error
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/humanfactors/ - US Food and Drug Admistration advice for reducing use error. Site includes design and labeling of medical devices, checklists, guidance documents, standards and reporting.
- To Err Is Human
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068371/html/ - On-line access to Institute of Medicine publication "To Err is Human, Building a Safety Health System" (2000).
- ErgoWeb
http://www.ergoweb.com/ - Ergonomics news, articles and information as well as consulting service and product offerings. Site includes a large searchable bioliography, an on-line buyers guide for ergonomics products and services and a large collection of case studies.
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