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European Month of Ergonomics
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS
OCTOBER, 2009
Federation of European Ergonomics Societies FEES
Finnish Ergonomics Society ERY
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health/ Department for Occupational Safety and Health/ Policy Unit
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS – Goals
• Disseminate science of ergonomics
• Promote understanding of different ergonomics
areas
• Improve information on ergonomics education
• Promote discussion concerning topics of
ergonomics
• Support ergonomics implementation in practice
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS – Organizers
• FEES: Federation of European Ergonomics
Societies, http://www.fees-network.org/
• National societies – In Finland ERY: Finnish
Ergonomics Society,
http://www.ergonomiayhdistys.fi/
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health/ Department
for Occupational Safety and Health/ Policy Unit,
Finland
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS – Actions
• Co-operation between ergonomists and clients
• Activities for the members of the ergonomics
societies
• Lectures at workplaces, schools, universities
• Events for the public
• Active communication and information policy
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS
• Ergonomics is knowledge and skills how
to fit work for workers
• Ergonomics improves human wellbeing
• Ergonomics enhances productivity and
improves the quality of work
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS
• Ergonomics offers solutions that respect human
qualities – possibilities and restrictions – and
make it possible to utilize person’s individual
talents and properties broadly
• Ergonomics looks at the working environment
from several different points of view: work
environment with its different characteristics,
work equipments, work organization and
organizing the work, task sharing and
management
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS
• Ergonomics concerns not
only the work environment.
Ergonomics is also for
creating environment that
supports and makes
possible human activities
– on safe and just way.
• In the photograph, the
lightning of the stairs and
well placed handrail make
it easier and more safe to
use the stairs
(Picture: Kristiina Juvas)
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS
Ergonomics consists of different areas:
1. Physical ergonomics (materials handling,
repetitive movements, workplace layout)
2. Cognitive ergonomics (mental workload, decisionmaking, skilled performance, human-computer
interaction)
3. Organizational ergonomics (optimisation of
sociotechnical systems, including their
organizational structures, policies, and processes)
Ergonomics is a key for co-operation!
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS – Case
Optimal information that is easy to
discern from its background.
Pictures: Kristiina Juvas
ERGONOMICS EDUCATION IN FINLAND
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Examples of education that lead to an examination:
- Kuopio University: M.Sc. in Health Sciences, major subject;
ergonomics
- Oulu University: M.Sc. in Engineering programme, Department
of Industrial Engineering and Management/Work Sciences,
major subject; human resources, ergonomics and safety
- Tampere University of Technology: M.Sc. in Technology,
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management/
Institute of Occupational Safety Engineering, major subject;
safety management, occupational safety engineering
External education:
- Shorter courses also at other universities and collages
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health arranges courses of the
different areas of ergonomics
ERGONOMISTS IN EUROPE
• It is possible for the ergonomists to be certified
and registered as European ergonomists,
Eur.Erg.
• The qualification base on the broad education and
work practice in ergonomics
• Certification is valid for five years
• Active development of the professional skills is
required
• Six Finnish ergonomists have been certified
• Information: http://www.eurerg.org/
OCCUPATIONS FOR ERGONOMISTS
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Project manager, e.g. in the development tasks
Teacher
Researcher
Inspector and quality manager
Occupational health care specialist
Product and system design specialist
Support for engineering and production tasks
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
• The Finnish Ergonomics Society is a member
of:
- IEA (International Ergonomics Association)
- FEES (Federation of the European
Ergonomics Societies)
- NES (Nordic Ergonomics Society)
• Goals:
- Improve co-operation between members
- Promote good practices on the area of
ergonomics
European Month of Ergonomics
KNOW YOUR ERGONOMICS
OCTOBER, 2009
Federation of European Ergonomics Societies FEES
Finnish Ergonomics Society ERY
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health/ Department for Occupational Safety and Health/ Policy Unit