IEA Overview
Federation of 42 CountriesAround 18,000 membersFormed 50 years agoTheme “Fit the task to the worker”Active NGO with WHO Activity Areas in 2006 -2010 Strategic PlanAdministered by international team of volunteers from Federated Societies
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IEA Executive
Elected Positions
2006 - 2009
PresidentDavid Caple
Secretary GeneralPascale Carayon
TreasurerMin Chung
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IEA Standing Committees
Science, TechnologyAnd Practice (STP)
International Development(ID)
Ergonomics Quality in Design (EQUID)
Professional Standards and Education (PSE)
Development
Awards
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STP - Technical Committees
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Activity Theories for Work Analysis & DesignAgingAgricultureAuditory ErgonomicsBuilding & ConstructionErgonomics for Children & Education EnvironmentsErgonomics in DesignGender and WorkHealthcare ErgonomicsHuman Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing
Human ReliabilityMusculoskeletal DisordersOrganizational Design And Management Process ControlPrimary IndustriesPsychophysiology in ErgonomicsQuality ManagementSafety & HealthSlips, Trips and FallsStandardsWork With Computing Systems
STP -Technical Committee Promotions
Each TC has developed an overview;Key areas of technical interestJournals and conferencesKey members for contactsEmerging issues Case studies or compendium of articlesAnnual report to the IEA Council
Check www.iea.cc for details
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ID - Ergonomic Checkpoints projects
ILO joint Initiative2nd Edition of “Ergonomic Checkpoints”“Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture”Participants - Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, IndiaPossibly Africa in 2007Future Checkpoints:
Children and EducationHealthcareConstruction
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ID - Outreach programs
Federated Ergonomic Society Programs e.g. UK websiteTranslation is being arranged into Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese
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ID - WHO/ ILO/ ICOH/IOHA
Joint statement on ErgonomicsReview the Control Banding materials from IOHA and develop Toolkit combining ergonomics guidanceWHO 2006 – 2010 Strategic Plan includes ergonomics projects in Activity AreasJoint conference on Agriculture – Malaysia 2007
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EQUID- Ergonomic Quality in Design
Development of the generic ergonomic design process for products and systems Potential for the certification of companies who meet the ergonomic design criteriaInvolvement of an Ergonomist a key elementBenchmarking against ISO Standards
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Development - Future of Ergonomics
Program of consultation with key stakeholders. These include;Community GroupsGovernmentsUniversitiesEmployers / UnionsFederated Society members
Includes the Ergonomic Road Map from Japan Ergonomics SocietyWorkshops planned for IEA 2009 Congress
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IEA 2009 Congress17th International Congress
Hosted by the Chinese Ergonomics Society – CESAssisted by the Ergonomics Societies of Taiwan and Hong Kong, ChinaBeijing from 9th – 14th August 2009Expecting 1000 – 2000 participantsElection of new IEA Executive
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IEA Communications strategyMonthly letter from President to the IEA Council members introduced July 2006Redesign of the IEA Website (2007):
Focus on ergonomicsStudents needsCommunity interestsPractitioner issuesPromotion of journals and conferencesFederated SocietiesIEA activitiesWHO/ ILO/ IOHA/ICOH projects
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IEA - Sustaining Members
Open to Universities, Government Departments, Companies or Individuals who support ergonomicsLevels dependent on benefitsLink 50% of funds to IEA activities in developing countriesLink 50% to specific IEA program areas e.g. Website, EQUID
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