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Stress in Europę (1990-2005)

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Very high Tight speed    deadlines

Fourth Eucopean Sufvcy on Wofklng Condilions 200S. Europoan Foundation 1or lmprovomont of Uvmg and Woriong Conditions.

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Since the industrial revolution, the society needs explicit ergonomics, to guarantee a good fit between products and users, and between production processes and

workers

(explicit ergonomics knowledge)

Content

•    Why society needs ergonomics?

•    What is modern ergonomics?

•    How to create business value with ergonomics?

-Examples product ergonomics -Examples production ergonomics

•    Conclusions

Definition ergonomics (1)

“Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with understanding the interaction among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being y and overall system performance”€

(IEA 2000)

International Ergonomics Association (IEA)

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19.000 members 47 societies worldwide www.iea.ee

Including Polish Ergonomics Society

5000 ergonomists in Europę (2005)

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