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60 years of ergonomics

Science

scientific journals

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Practice

guidelines, standards, legislation

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Published ergonomics standards (1981-2004)

Technical Committees "Ergonomics"

ISO TC 159 CEN TC 122

1981 1989 1995 2004

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1-'--i-1 Statement 3		Content
During 60 years, a large body of explicit ergonomics knowledge has been developed, and presented as academic papers, practical guidelines, and standards		•    Why society needs ergonomics? •    What is modern ergonomics? •    How to create business value with ergonomics? -Examples product ergonomics -Examples production ergonomics •    Conclusions

Ergonomists have not enough business impact

Perrow (1983):

•    smali number of ergonomists

•    lack of control over budgets and people

•    ergonomists are seen as protectors of workers

Perrow, C.<1983). The orgAmwhooal C0ntext Of humon foctori engiocering.

Admjntsfrdfiw Sctcncc Oujrtcrty. 28(4) 521-541

Ergonomics is perceived wrong

Survey 130 EurErg ergonomists

•    First design, then consider ergonomics (3.7)

•    Ergonomics is about chairs (3.1)

•    Ergonomics is common sense (3.1)

•    Ergonomics experiments take took long (3.1)

•    Ergonomics is too abstract (2.7)

•    Ergononics information not useful (2.6)

•    People can adapt to systems (2.6)

1= never, 2= seldom, 3= sometimes, 4= regularly, 5= always

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