Ergonomics as a discipline is considered by some professionals to be equivalent to, or a direct subset of Human Factors Engineering, focusing primarily on human injury and risk reduction through the design and configuration of equipment to be congruent with the anthropometrics of human body and articulating joints. Ergonomist focus on the design of equipment and the specific tasks performed by people to make certain that the task, equipment and body anthropometrics are all compatible in a focused attempt to decrease the probability of repetitive motion injury, carpel tunnel syndrome and a host of other job related injuries and illness
Core competencies within the field of ergonomics include physiological psychology, physiology, sensory psychology, anthropometrics, statistics, engineering psychology, experimental design, human factors engineering, human reliability analysis, industrial safety , human behavior analysis, and other related disciplines. In particular all Ergonomists should know how to perform a detailed tasks analysis and apply MILSTD 1472-D and other relevant OSHA, ANSI, NIOSH as well as other guidelines and standards. Collateral disciplines such as Bio-mechanics, systems engineering, anatomy, physics, motion analysis, and kinesthetics all have a direct applicability to ergonomics.
Some additional core competencies or areas of study might involve: Human Memory, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Cognition, Design for ease of Maintainability, Workload assessment , and Systems Safety. There is also the area of Macro-Ergonomics which includes Organizational Design and Behavior, Total Quality Management and the development of Safety Behavior and Culture.
Core competencies within the field of ergonomics include physiological psychology, physiology, sensory psychology, anthropometrics, statistics, engineering psychology, experimental design, human factors engineering, human reliability analysis, industrial safety , human behavior analysis, and other related disciplines. In particular all Ergonomists should know how to perform a detailed tasks analysis and apply MILSTD 1472-D and other relevant OSHA, ANSI, NIOSH as well as other guidelines and standards. Collateral disciplines such as Bio-mechanics, systems engineering, anatomy, physics, motion analysis, and kinesthetics all have a direct applicability to ergonomics.
Some additional core competencies or areas of study might involve: Human Memory, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Cognition, Design for ease of Maintainability, Workload assessment , and Systems Safety. There is also the area of Macro-Ergonomics which includes Organizational Design and Behavior, Total Quality Management and the development of Safety Behavior and Culture.
Proposed Core Competency Courses
The following courses have been suggested as the type which may eventually be approved for the certification program.
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Physiological Psychology 4 units* or equivalents listed: Neuro Physiology Neuro Psychology Physiology Sensory psychology 3 units* or equivalent: Vision Hearing Tactile Anthropometrics 3 units* Dynamic Mechanical Systems Systems Engineering Mathematics/Statistics 6 units* |
Engineering psychology 3 units* Experimental design 8 units* Physics 4 units Human Factors Engineering 3 units* Engineering Psychology or Ergonomics Human Learning / Memory 3 units Research Design 4 units Industrial Safety 2 units |
Anatomy/Biology 8 units* Human Behavior Analysis 3 units* Economics Personnel Selection 3 units* Other related disciplines such as Cognition, Cognitive Sciences Bio Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Systems Safety Architectural Engineering, and Human Development all contain elements related directly to Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics. |
Specialty Certification Areas In Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering:
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Sensory Performance + Evaluation
Bio Mechanical Modeling Specialist Industrial Organizations Evaluation Specialist
Human Motor Performance Specialist
Functional Requirements Analyst Human Reliability Specialist Cumulative Trauma and Injury Prevention Movement Dysfunction Specialist Commercial Product Safety Design Specialist |
Probabilistic Risk Specialist Cognitive workload Specialist Physical Workload Specialist Ergonomic Equipment Design & Evaluation Specialist Human Machine Interface Design Specialist Ergonomics Training / Education Workplace Assessment Specialists Industry Applications Specialty
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