The Global Organization of Ergonomics

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Submissions welcome for IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors

IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics & Human Factors (OEHF), a new journal publishing in 2012, is devoted to compiling and disseminating knowledge on occupational ergonomics and human factors theory, technology, application and practice across diverse areas and using a variety of approaches. The journal has a primary and fundamental emphasis on people at work. Click here for more details and to submit an article.

2013 Ergo Cup Competition

The internationally recognized Ergo Cup® competition, sponsored by the Ergonomics Center of North Carolina and Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University and presented by IIE, provides an exciting opportunity for companies to highlight their successful ergonomic solutions. The general theme across all Ergo Cup® categories is innovation.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Principles of Occupational Ergonomics Online On-Demand

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Webinar Applied Ergonomics
Conference 2013 Preview

2 p.m., March 7
Online

Applied Ergonomics Conference 2013

March 18-21
Dallas, Texas

VIDEO

Ergo Cup® winners show off innovation

The internationally recognized Ergo Cup® competition, sponsored by the Ergonomics Center of North Carolina and Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University and presented by GOErgo, provides an exciting opportunity for companies to highlight their successful ergonomic solutions. This video highlights the innovative solutions designed and implemented by finalists during the 2012 competition. View more videos>>

ARTICLES

Setting the scene for ergonomics

Industrial ergonomists know through hard experience the pushback that human factors professionals face in the field. The Interpersonal Skills Teaching Centre at Ryerson University specializes in teaching social skills to students. The core concept is to immerse the student-learner in a simulated social environment with live actors who portray relevant stakeholders. Apart from being a great learning opportunity, this technique has proven to be fun for both instructor and students.

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