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What is macroergonomics? We live in a society in which employees’ well-being has a direct impact on a company’s results. The main cost components are medical costs, productivity losses, and human costs...
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What is Cognitive Work Analysis? Cognitive work analysis is a holistic framework that defines the work demands of complex sociotechnical systems in terms of the constraints on actors (termed initially...
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How to write User-Centred Technical Procedures? It is important that safety critical operations are conducted in a safe, deliberate and controlled manner. For this to occur there needs to be an...
View ArticleHuman Factors & Ergonomics Professional Associations
What is a professional body or professional association? A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is usually a non-profit...
View ArticleHumanscale Anthropometric Manuals Reproduced
Now if you are of a certain age you will remember the original, beautiful Humanscale Anthropometric Manuals… Well now you can own your own set… Between 1974 and 1981, the renowned design firm Henry...
View ArticleHuman Reliability Assessment: An Introduction
This is a brief introduction into what can be seen as dark art. The art of Human Reliability Assessment. The human contribution to overall system performance can be seen to be more important than...
View ArticleInternet of Things: A Human Factors Perspective
What is the Internet of Things? The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, collecting and sharing data. Thanks to...
View ArticleErgonomics in China
Ergonomics in the western market seems to be well established. However despite the benefits of human factors and ergonomics, the concept is often mis-understood in the Chinese market. Ergonomics in...
View ArticleHow to Measure Usefulness?
Is it easy to use? As important as that question is, there’s one that’s more important: Is it useful? First and foremost, a product, website, service or application should solve a problem, fill a need...
View ArticleHow to conduct a design sprint?
Introducing Google Venture (GV) Design Sprints… The sprint gives teams a shortcut to learning without building and launching. The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions...
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