Human Factors Minute

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Anthropotechnology is a method that considers analysis and design modification of systems for the efficient transfer of technology from one culture to another. Anthropotechnic is a term used in art, science and literature to denote something with aspects of both man and machine. In the case of art, it is claimed that the "modified" does not set a limit...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the Perception and Performance Technical Group The Perception and Performance Technical Group’s primary purpose is to promote exchanging information about perception and its r...

…and now for another Human Factors Minute! Human Factors International, Inc. offers certification courses to those interested in pursuing a career as a user experience practitioner. While there are a few certifications available, the Certified User Experience Analyst (CXA) certification is specifically geared towards those who are currently practicing UX. The purpose of the CXA certification is to...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Alarms and alarm systems are often an integral aspect of a Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), along with displays and controls. An effective HMI should support optimal human performance. Alarms help personnel to maintain a system or process within a safe operating ‘envelope’ and help them recognise early and respond to faults, malfunctions or abnormal cond...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The goal of ErgoX is to improve safe and effective user technology adoption. ErgoX explores the latest in new technology and research, and its applications in human factors and ergonomics. This conference promotes multi-disciplinary and cross-market collaboration through three tracks: cybersecurity, exoskeletons, and robotics. A large topic in ergonomic...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Computer-integrated Manufacturing, Organization, and People System Design (CIMOP): This model allows for evaluating computer-integrated manufacturing, organization, and people system design based on knowledge of the system. The CIMOP (computer-integrated manufacturing, organization and people) system is a knowledge-base evaluation system. It was develop...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the Occupational Ergonomics Technical Group (formerly Industrial Ergonomics). This TG is concerned with the application of ergonomics data and principles for improving safety,...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! HFES has developed a technical standard in conjunction with the American National Standards Institute: In November 2007, the American National Standards Institute approved ANSI/HFES 100-2007, Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations as an American National Standard. The ANSI/HFES 100-2007 Human Factors Engineering of Computer Workstations prov...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the macro ergonomics technical group. The macroergonomics technical group formerly known as the organizational design and management technical group focuses on the organizatio...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! TOP (Technology, Organization, and People) modeler is a macroergonomic tool that helps manufacturing companies identify the organizational changes needed when new technologies are being considered for their process. Established in 1991, the multi-year, industry-focused, ten-million dollar research program developed the core knowledge and operational fra...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! HF in Aviation is concerned with the application of human factors to the development, design, certification, operation, and maintenance of human-machine systems in aviation and space environments. HF pros addresses issues for civilian and military systems in the realm of performance and safety. Human factors practitioners working in the field of aerospa...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the The Internet Technical Group (ITG). The Internet Technical Group, or ITG is a community for professionals from industry, academia and government organizations who share a...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! high integration of technology, organization, and people HITOP is a step-by-step manual procedure for industry practitioners who must implement technological change. The basic premises of the procedure are that technological change will be more successfully implemented when managers and designers are aware of the organizational and human implications of...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Human-Computer Interaction International Conference was founded in 1984. Since then, HCI International is held jointly with several Thematic Areas and Affiliated Conferences under one management and one registration. Twenty-two HCI International Conferences have been organized so far (every two years until 2013, and annually after that). The confere...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the The Individual Differences in Performance Technical Group. The Individual differences technical group was established to serve HFES members who share an interest in any of...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! For almost a century, manufacturers have had the burden to provide products that are safe for the intended uses AND foreseeable misuses of their products. When product users are injured through the foreseeable use (or misuse) of a product, we analyze three phases of the product's development: the design, guards and warnings. Manufacturers have the respo...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Kansei method is a method that transforms consumer's responses to new products into design specifications. Also known as Kansei engineering this discipline aims at the development or improvement of products and services by translating the customer's psychological feelings and needs into the domain of product design and parameters. As a result, produ...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Augmented Cognition research and development efforts seek to extend a user’s abilities via computational technologies that are explicitly designed to address and accommodate bottlenecks, limitations, and biases in cognition, such as limitations in attention, memory, learning, comprehension, visualization abilities, and decision making. At its core, the...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is the environmental design technical group. The Environmental Design Technical Group is concerned with the relationship between human behavior and the designed environment. Comm...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DoD HFE TAG) is composed of technical representatives from the Department of Defense (DoD), National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with rese...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Cognitive walkthrough: This method is a usability inspection method in which the evaluators can apply user perspective to task scenarios to identify design problems. As applied to macroergonomics, evaluators are able to analyze the usability of work system designs to identify how well a work system is organized and how well the workflow is integrated. T...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Did you know that the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has 24 technical groups that are concerned with the human factors aspects of specific application areas? One of those is The Human Performance Modeling Technical Group . This technical group focuses on the development and application of predictive, reliable, and executable quantitative models of...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! The Association for Computing Machinery (or ACM) hosts an annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (frequently refered to as CHI). This series of academic conferences is generally considered one of the most prestigious in the field of human-computer interaction. It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Inte...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! Predetermined time standards (PTS) are advanced techniques which aim at defining the time needed for the performance of various operations by derivation from preset standards of time for various motions and not by direct observation and measurement. A predetermined time standard is a work measurement technique whereby times established for basic human m...

...and now for another Human Factors Minute! There are a few lessons learned that we can take from the Chernobyl disaster. Engaging our colleagues and leaders on the topics of human error, design failures and safety culture can help improve our workplaces. Here are a few questions you can ask about your workplace: What human factors influenced the behaviours of the operators in the control room? W...