Human factors (also referred to as human factors psychology and human factors engineering) is an applied field of study that examines human abilities, limitations, behaviors, and processes in order to ...

Confusing mobile apps and unclear instructions can be frustrating for anyone. But imagine if these everyday annoyances weren't just inconvenient but held the potential to be dangerous. That's where ...

The staff of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) and Health Canada’s Consumer and Hazardous Safety Directorate (“Health Canada”) have jointly developed a comprehensive guidance ...

Dr Mike Rejman is fond of quoting the fractured rhythms of a US secretary of defence when addressing themes common to human factors. On 12 February, 2002, a perplexed press corps at a Department of ...

This is part one in a two-part series on human factors engineering and its impact on patient safety. When Barbara Wilson, PhD, RNC, begins any new patient safety project, she first examines the ...

SANTA MONICA, CA – The latest issue of Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society contains a special section describing ways in which human factors/ergonomics professionals ...

Brandy Guarda, Regulatory Analyst in Washington, D.C., contributed to the drafting of this post. If you are a device manufacturer, what human factors and usability information should you include in ...

Travel around the world, or even within a single country, and you'll find human factors principles applied unevenly in aviation maintenance due, in part, to uncertainties among maintenance leaders and ...

Human factors principles are being applied unevenly in aviation maintenance due, in part, to uncertainties about the field. “Not everyone understands human factors,” says Simon Roberts, chairman of ...

Learn and apply Human Factors/Ergonomics principles to the design of products (e.g., exoskeletons), operations, and work environments as they relate to human capacities, safety, and health. Our ...