The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS - October 2008 - Number 10 |
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AHFE Newsletters 2008: The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS, August 2008 The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS, June 2008 The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS, April 2008 The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS, February 2008 Previous Issues 2007: The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS, December 2007
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HIGHLIGHTS - Ratio of Ergonomists to Engineers
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Ratio of Ergonomists to Engineers Based on my experiences (not scientific studies) in over 30 countries I have found that in most corporations there is one human factors and ergonomics specialist for 210 engineers (including computer scientists).However, for the top 10 percent of the corporations ( as assessed by profitability ) there is one human factors and ergonomics specialist for 80 engineers and computer scientists. Therefore one may wonder what the contribution of human factors and ergonomics is to the profitability of corporations. Can it be assessed? Should it be assessed? After all, corporate accounting does not include human capitals as assets or liabilities in their balance sheet, even though in acquisitions and corporations values they do. So should human resources accounting be part of the corporate financial landscape? Gavriel Salvendy
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Specialized Journal and Newsletters "Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Bulletin," Volume 51, Number 8, August 2008. “DoD Ergonomics Working Group NEWS,” Issue 82, September 2008.
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“Train Operator Sent 29 Texts on Crash Day, Safety Board Records Show Operator Sent Text Message 22 Seconds Before Crash,” ABC News, October 1, 2008 “Life, the universe and everything – how ergonomics is helping to find the answer,” The Ergonomics Society, September 8, 2008. “Schwarzenegger outlaws text-messaging while driving,” Los Angeles Times, September 25, 2008. “Rail Line Says Train Ran Signal; Death Toll at 25,” Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2008 “Los Angeles train crash kills 18,” BBC, September13, 2008 “Investigators to interview freight train crew on fatal crash,” Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2008 “NTSB tests visibility at site of LA train crash,” Associates Press, September 17, 2008 “Hearing protection,” cnn.com, September 24, 2008 “Violations Reported at 94% of Nursing Homes,” The New York Times, September 29, 2008. “China’s Milk Scandal Now Seen as Risk in Europe,” The New York Times, September 25, 2008. “Mapping the Human ‘Diseasome’,” The New York Times May 5, 2008 |
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November 5 2008: Psychosocial Risk Management at Work: the European Framework, Rome, Italy. November 10–14, 2008: 56th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, , Miami, FL. Acoustical Society of America, Melville, NY. November 12–14, 2008: 8th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health November 12–14, 2008: 1st East Asian Ergonomics Federation Symposium, , Kitakyushu, Japan. November 17–19: 44th National HFESA Conference, , 2008, Adelaide, South Australia. Sapro Conference Management, Torrensville, SA. November 23–27, 2008: 4th European Congress of the International Federation for Medical
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October 13-15, 2008: Tenth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada October 5-8, 2008: ACE Annual Conference, Chateau Cartier, Aylmer, Quebec, Canada. December 5-13, 2008: The Fourth International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering (CISSE 2008)
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Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS is a newsletter about Ergonomics and Human Factors topics, The Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International 2010 conference deadlines and activities, the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International 2010 Exhibition, news in the area of Ergonomics and Human Factors, and more. If you have any questions or comments, or if you would like to contribute, please contact the editor, Dr. Abbas Moallem abbas.moallem@sjsu.edu. The opinions that are expressed in this Newsletter are the sole responsibility of its authors and do not represent any institution or company. Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International NEWS |
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