Directory of Human Factors and Ergonomics Resources

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• Bad Human Factors Designs

  http://www.baddesigns.com/
  A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles.

• Do it by Design: An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices

  http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm094957.htm
  US FDA Publication, by Dick Sawyer, Office of Health and Industry Programs.

• Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique

  http://www.alexandercenter.com/teacherspage/index.html
  An interview with ergonomist Joyce Stenstrom about how ergonomics relates to the Alexander Technique as a field of study and as a profession.

• Examples of Human Factors/Ergonomics in Design

  http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_ergo.htm
  An illustrated collection of Human Factors/Ergonomics in design. Examples include room numbers, nuclear power plant control rooms, aircraft warnings, sidewalks, aircraft instruments.

• Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace

  http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10032.html
  National Academy Press publication (2001) available on-line for search, review or ordering.

• NASA: Human Factors Research and Technology Division

  http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/
  NASA's Human Factors Research and Technology Division supports human-centered design in complex aerospace information systems using experiments and models of human capabilities and human-machine interaction to enhance system safety, reliability and performance. Current projects, reports, history and organization.

• The Board of Certified Professional Ergonomists

  http://www.bcpe.org/
  Information regarding credentialing in Ergonomics including the requirements for certification, contact information, upcoming exams, application kit and a search feature to locate CPE/CHFP, CEA and AEP/AHFP professionals by name, state, expertise and products.

• To Err Is Human

  http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068371/html/
  On-line access to Institute of Medicine publication "To Err is Human, Building a Safety Health System" (2000).

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