President: Alex Stedmon E-mail: president@ergonomics.org.uk
Chief Operating Officer: Tina Worthy E-mail: t.worthy@ergonomics.org.uk
Web: https://ergonomics.org.uk/
Active FEES membership
What we do
The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors is
recognised through its Chartered status as the professional membership body for
ergonomics and human factors in the United Kingdom. It is open to
ergonomists and human factors specialists who are qualified, wish to become
qualified or who have an interest in the discipline. It attracts senior
researchers, academics and practitioners from around the world, who wish to
join as members and to participate in CIEHF events. CIEHF activities raise
awareness about the broad scope and positive impact of the discipline in all
aspects of life and work
Using
the concept of ‘The Future Human’, CIEHF identifies, organises and supports
innovative and disruptive thinking that can make a significant contribution to
life, wellbeing and performance. CIEHF’s core values drive the way it works:
- Professional – maintaining the highest professional standards and
ethical behaviour in research and practice - Inclusive – welcoming and respecting difference, recognising
that diversity contributes to innovative thinking, design and solutions - Collaborative – generating and sharing knowledge and expertise to
enhance integrated design
CIEHF’s mission is “To become the pre-eminent professional home and voice for human
factors” and to do this, CIEHF:
- Acts to promote and develop the discipline
- Approves education and training courses
- Grants membership to those meeting our standards
- Offers opportunities for Continuous Professional
Development - Operates a Code of Professional Conduct
- Assesses and accredits consultancies to ensure quality, rigour and competence
- Provides a conduit for anyone wishing to identify a qualified person or consultancy
- Organises regular conferences, seminars, lectures and events, open to all
- Provides leadership and editorial input for at least two international journals
- Liaises and collaborates with cognate organisations in matters of mutual interest
- Publishes a quarterly magazine, ‘The Ergonomist’ and other occasional publications, White Papers and guidance
- Acts as a member of the European and International communities to advance knowledge and adoption of ergonomics and human factors