Strategies to develop and strengthen human factors and ergonomics knowledge among stakeholders in Sweden
Paper in proceeding, 2015

Knowledge and application of human factors and ergonomics (HFE) has significant potential as a useful tool and solution provider in the development, design and implementation of safe, efficient and sustainable artefacts and systems. Yet, it seems that this HFE knowledge is not utilised to its full potential. In a world of competing financial and commercial priorities, HFE specialists have apparently not succeeded in selling the systems approach as a tool towards improved overall systems performance and human well-being. The present paper describes the strategic and practical work performed by the Swedish Ergonomics and Human Factors Society (EHSS) to strengthen the quality of human factors and ergonomics knowledge and practice among various stakeholders in Sweden. EHSS view human factors and ergonomics as a systems and design oriented discipline that extends across all aspects of human activity. Beyond the traditional domains of specialization within the discipline, the physical, cognitive and organisational ergonomics, EHSS has identified three focus areas; visual ergonomics, voice ergonomics and ergonomics design for all.

Author

Jane Ahlin

Cecilia Österman

Anna-Lisa Osvalder

Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Design and Human Factors

Hillevi Hämphälä

Göran Hägg

Proceedings 19th Triennial Congress of the IEA, Melbourne 9-14 August 2015, Melbourne: International Ergonomics Association, 2015

Subject Categories

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Areas of Advance

Building Futures (2010-2018)

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Created

10/7/2017