The International Ergonomics Association also outlines different domains of specialisation within the discipline of ergonomics physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics and organizational ergonomics on this page. As with ergonomics, there seem to be as many definitions as there are practitioners. However, human factors is often considered to refer to the more cognitive areas of the discipline perception, memory, decision-making etc whereas ergonomics is often used to refer to the physical aspects workplace layout, light, heat, noise etc.
The Institute was awarded a Royal Charter in Ergonomists and human factors professionals work across a wide range of industries, including healthcare, transport, energy, manufacturing and academia. They may be consultants, researchers, lecturers, government regulators, or a combination of these — either working for an independent firm or based within a multinational company. For more information about career options, please see these pages. A good place to start is the professional association in your country, who maintain a register of professionals with the relevant qualifications and experience:.
The CIEHF has over members working or studying in ergonomics and human factors, or a related field such as usability. Typically, professionals will have an undergraduate degree in psychology, engineering, design or health sciences, and usually a higher or Masters degree or doctoral degree PhD ; although many professional bodies accept relevant experience.
To become Chartered, you must already be a Registered Member or Fellow of the Institute, which is achieved by demonstrating knowledge, experience and skills in a broad range of ergonomics and human factors subjects.
Fellows must demonstrate significant contributions to ergonomics and human factors over a period of at least ten years. Consideration of human factors at work can reduce the number of accidents and cases of occupational ill-health. It can also pay dividends in terms of a more efficient and effective workforce. The application of human factors knowledge and tools can :.
Engage your employees in managing their own health risks. Comply with manual handling, human factors and ergonomics regulations and standards. Assist in planning renovations or upgrades and help specify characteristics of new equipment, processes or systems. Assist in testing and user trialing of processes, procedures, equipment, user interface displays and workstations.
Determine the demands placed on people by their activities, equipment, environment and systems and determine people's capacity to interact optimally with their work system on a physical, organisational and cognitive level, linking with human resources and social sustainability strategies. Assist in the prevention of near miss incidents, accidents and disease, and help investigate causes and develop human centred prevention strategies. Investigate problems such as manual handling, work-related psychosocial risk, fatigue, slips, trips and falls, loss of vigilance, mental and physical workloads.
Evaluate changes and make recommendations regarding future interventions. Boersema Eds. Maastricht, the Netherlands: Shaker Publishing. Another factor crucial to injury prevention in a healthcare setting is safe patient handling. There must be a focus on both the safety of patients and those that interact with and care for them.
Transportation and movement of patients must not be too physically demanding so as to injure nurses, for example. Education about proper ergonomics in the realm of body movement is key for this safe patient handling. From materials used and simplicity of the design for human use to avoid error, to the comfort of movements and objects necessary to prevent future injury, human factors and ergonomics are important to take into account.
When sitting in a chair that promotes proper posture, coming up with ways to remove unnecessary movements for more efficiency in a work setting, and creating ballots so that users know for whom they are voting, aspects of the field are prevalent in our daily routines. Norman, Donald A. The Design of Everyday Things.
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