Ergonomics Society

Monday, February 06, 2012

The Hot Spot - What is happening in the NZ Ergonomics and Human Factors Scene Dec 2011 The HFESNZ 2012 Conference organising has more than started You are warmly invited to attend the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of New Zealand’s 17th Conference in Taupo 22 – 23 November 2012. The society’s conferences bring together researchers and practitioners with an interest in ergonomics and human factors. These conferences facilitate the sharing of experience and knowledge to progress research, develop research ideas, and to encourage the formation of networks for the overall improved quality of ergonomics practise. More information available here. Moved house recently? We would like to keep you informed but going to struggle if you up sticks and don't tell us. If you do move or change your email address or phone details, please contact us by clicking here Want to be in the hotspot next month? If so please click here and send your details. What are the rules? There are only 4 rules at the moment: keep it current, keep it NZ, keep it HF&E and no private advertising. What is relevent? It can be research papers currently in print. New ergonomics or HF initiatives recently adopted by Business. Awards given to some of our Ergonomics Students - anything along these lines. Welcome to the New Zealand Ergonomics Society New Zealand Ergonomics Society (NZES) This web site will help you understand what the science of ergonomics involves, and how ergonomics can be successfully applied in all aspects of society. This site also includes a list of ergonomics books and resource materials, and information about the New Zealand Ergonomics Society (NZES). What does Ergonomics mean? The word ergonomics derives from the Greek words 'ergon' (meaning work) and 'nomos' (meaning laws). Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the fundamental understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the application of appropriate methods, theory and data to improve human well-being and overall system performance. Ergonomics is also referred to as human factors or human factors engineering. Text/HTML Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Conference 2012 Ergonomics & Human Factors 2012 is an annual international conference and a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas and information on the latest research, development and applications in ergonomics and human factors. The conference will feature more invited plenary speakers than in previous years, and parallel sessions of presentations and workshops. There will be symposia and special topics, an interactive poster and demonstration session, and many opportunities for networking, both formally and socially. The event will take place over four days, starting at lunchtime on Monday and fi nishing at lunchtime on Thursday. It's organised by the Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors. For more information click here Ergonomics Design Award 2012 The IEHF is seeking nominations for its Ergonomics Design Award. The award is open to any individual or team of designers and/or ergonomists who can demonstrate the application of ergonomics to the highest standard in a project, product or design. Award categories include a product that has been designed using ergonomics principles, an industrial or commercial application of ergonomics, an application of ergonomics in the built environment, and an inclusive design project. The closing date for the nominations is 1st February 2012. For more information the webpage is http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/awards/ergonomics-design-award where nominees can download the application form. Events Calendar Feb19 2/19/2012 - 2/22/2012 USE 2013 Conference Nelson (map) USE 2013 Conference USE2013’s Conference Organising Committee warmly invites you to participate in the second Understanding Small Enterprises (USE) conference to be held in Nelson, New Zealand from 19-22 February 2013. Massey University and AUT University are excited to be jointly hosting this special event to follow-on from the inaugural USE conference held in Denmark in 2009 that focused on ‘Understanding Small Enterprises’. The Call for Papers is now open and we invite you to su... More... Export To Desktop Mar21 3/21/2012 4:30 PM - 3/23/2012 5:30 PM AAMHP and MHANZ Conference 2012 - Challenge the Boundaries Aotea Centre, Auckland (map) CALL FOR PAPERS and KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED AAMHP (Australian Association of Moving and Handling People) and MHANZ (Moving and Handling Association of NZ) Themes and Topics  Presentation topics should relate to issues experienced by people involved in moving and handling. We encourage submissions for both theoretical presentations and practically oriented workshops. In particular we encourage submissions that address issues related to community based care a... More... Export To Desktop Aug19 8/19/2012 - 8/22/2012 Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society Annual Conference Stockholm, Sweden (map) It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 44th Annual Conference of the Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society in Stockholm, Sweden, August 19-22, 2012. We invite participants from all over the world to join NES2012 and we hope to move ergonomics into a new phase, for sustainability and growth, for systems, lives and societies, using ergonomics not just as a goal, but as a means. Important dates: Abstract deadline ... More... Export To Desktop

ERGONOMICS

Benefits of Ergonomics

The fact that people are able to use poorly designed equipment, often under difficult working conditions, shows that people are adaptable.....

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User Centered Framework

Ergonomics offers a particular way of thinking about people at work or play. It places the person (also called a 'user') at the centre of interest.....

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NFESNZ 2012 Conference is being developed - want to know more? Click here

The 18th World Congress on Ergonomics will be held February 12-16, 2012, in Recife, Brazil, a week before Carnival, the world-renowned Brazilian festival. The congress will be a joint conference with ULAERGO – the Union of Latin-American Ergonomics Societies and ABERGO – the Brazilian Ergonomics Association. ABERGO is the official host of the Congress and I have been delegated by them to Chair the Congress Committee.

This will be the first time in 54 years that the IEA Congress will be hosted in Latin America. We are very excited that this special event will take place in Brazil. We invite all ergonomists, faculty and interested researchers to participate in the congress.

The congress theme of “Designing a Sustainable Future”, expresses a current concern with the design of resources which aim to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present but also in the future. As a discipline which is involved in the designing of the interactions among humans and other elements of a system, ergonomics must consider “sustainability” as a key aspect in optimizing resources to improve human well-being and overall system performance. So, one of the major challenges in the field of ergonomics for the 21st Century will be the design and management of systems that satisfy custom demands in terms of the requirements for human compatibility and at the same time consider sustainability.

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