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University courses on Ergonomics and Human Factors

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To browse MSc in Europe, please go to Ergonomics education, training and courses.

A supplementary non-comprehensive list of university courses on Ergonomics and Human Factors:

PhD in Europe

To browse MSc in Europe, please go to Ergonomics education, training and courses.

A supplementary non-comprehensive list of university courses on Ergonomics and Human Factors:

PhD in Europe

PhD in other continents:

MSc in other continents:

If your course is not inculded please send a mail to info@ergonomics-fees.eu

EU-OSHA Campaign Partner Benchmarking Event

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In the context of the “Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2014-2015” a partnership meeting about “Leadership training and OSH competence of all responsible actors” was held on 2th of July 2014 in Amsterdam.

In the context of the “Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2014-2015” a partnership meeting about “Leadership training and OSH competence of all responsible actors” was held on 2th of July 2014 in Amsterdam.

There were about 60 participants at this meeting organised and hosted by Heineken. FEES as an official campaign partner was represented by R. Hoftijzer, treasurer of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies. Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress

After the opening by Herbert Schilthuis, Global Health & Safety Director of Heineken, there was a presentation of Dr. Christa Sedlatschek, EU-agency OSHA director, about the new EU-OSHA campaign 2014-2015 “Healthy workplaces Manage Stress”. There were also two presentation about the Heineken leadership program on OSH.

After the break there were several presentations about “Winning through safety panel”. The subjects were:

  • Leadership drives safety behaviours
  • Leader as safety role model
  • Safety competence in Heineken
  • Work stress –best practices.

The last session was about “OHS competences and Leadership training – Best practices panel”. There several presentation about:

  • The case of Toyota by Patrick Hertsenberg, Managing Director of Toyota Nederland
  • The case of Delphi by Fernando Lopes, Manager of Delphi Powertrain EH&S
  • The case of Baxter by Andrew Bowers, EHS and sustainability Director Baxter
  • The case of European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management by Oliver Salvi, General Manager
  • The case of Ideal Standard by David Tjong, EHS Director Ideal Standard

This partnership meeting shows what companies can do to promote H&S at work with the possibility to understand the role of ergonomics in the reduction of work-related stress.

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Closing event of the EU-OSHA campaign on ‘Working together for risk prevention’

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Dr Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU-OSHA, said: ‘The Healthy Workplaces campaigns have proven once again to be one of the most successful and effective ways of promoting good OSH at a grass-roots level. We are delighted that so many companies and organisations across Europe took part in this risk prevention campaign – they all understand and appreciate the huge contribution that OSH can make to improving working conditions.

Dr Christa Sedlatschek, Director of EU-OSHA, said: ‘The Healthy Workplaces campaigns have proven once again to be one of the most successful and effective ways of promoting good OSH at a grass-roots level. We are delighted that so many companies and organisations across Europe took part in this risk prevention campaign – they all understand and appreciate the huge contribution that OSH can make to improving working conditions.
 
Bilbao, Bizkaia aretoa
 
 
As official campaign partner, the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies dedicated the Months of Ergonomics 2012 and 2013 to support the EU-OSHA activity.
In our press interviews, events and professional work we highlighted the importance and benefits of the participatory ergonomics and the added value of the ergonomics approach.
 
The data, methods and tools ergonomics provide to reduce the human and financial cost of the work-related musculoskeletal disorders and to decrease the ergonomic risk is
 
good for you, good for the business.
 
In the closing event the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies was represented by Gyula Szabó, chair or the Communication and Promotion Committee, the FEES material was preaperd by Martti Launis.

Report sheds light on the key factors determining OSH practice

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A new report from EU-OSHA describes the contextual and environmental factors that shape approaches to OSH management

A follow-up study to ESENER, the report finds that working environments in EU Member States have a dynamic and changing nature. However, the differences between them are significant. This insight helps to explain why EU work requirements are not applied in the workplace in a universal manner.

A new report from EU-OSHA describes the contextual and environmental factors that shape approaches to OSH management

A follow-up study to ESENER, the report finds that working environments in EU Member States have a dynamic and changing nature. However, the differences between them are significant. This insight helps to explain why EU work requirements are not applied in the workplace in a universal manner.

Event endorsement policy of Federation of European Ergonomics Societies

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FEES may endorse a conference on ergonomics, organised by a FEES member society, an IEA member or a professional association when it is considered to be appropriate by the FEES
Executive. Therefore the Executive needs to have insight in the contents and organisation of such an event before a decision has been taken. FEES board will ask the meeting committee and the national society of its opinion if needed.

FEES may endorse a conference on ergonomics, organised by a FEES member society, an IEA member or a professional association when it is considered to be appropriate by the FEES
Executive. Therefore the Executive needs to have insight in the contents and organisation of such an event before a decision has been taken. FEES board will ask the meeting committee and the national society of its opinion if needed.

  • Organisers of an endorsed conference have to pay FEES a fixed fee as follows:
    FEES – member society: no fee;
  • IEA – but not FEES – member society: one time the regular registration fee for that endorsed conference;
  • other professional association: two times the regular registration fee for that endorsed conference.

The organisers of an endorsed conference are permitted to use the name and the logo of FEES in Promotional and other material. They should identify the FEES endorsement as follows: 

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The organisers are allowed to give information about the endorsed conference on the FEES website. If the organisers wish they may ask FEES for support in the organisation of such an event. In that case FEES tries to react as quickly as possible to such a request.

The conference organisers should offer promotional opportunities to FEES and other incentives such as reduced costs of registration for FEES member societies. They should provide FEES with one copy of the conference proceedings, in printed or digital shape for use on the FEES web site as a link.

Requests for endorsement should be submitted to the FEES secretary together with sufficient background information about the event, in general not later than 6 months before the planned date of the event.

Policy towards commercial activities

FEES can take part and work together with organisers of different commercial activities like trade fairs etc. The aims of the trade or other commercial activity should be in line with the aims of FEES and should in general promote ergonomics and be in line with national society’s activities. Direct promotion of products should not occur. In general it is recommended that in the commercial activity should be involved more than one partner if possible. In practice FEES has to ask the national society’s opinion about the activity such as trade fair and act according to that.

Promotion of Ergonomist Registration

Organisers of ergonomics related events, especially events endorsed by FEES, are encouraged to offer opportunity for a presentation to the Centre for Registration of European Ergonomists (CREE) to promote the European Ergonomist Register.

Benchmarking and exchange for good practices in OSH

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EU-OSHA and its official Campaign partners met on 5 -6 June 2013 in Brussels to exchange good practices, as well as performance and process indicators to promote better safety and health practices. 

EU-OSHA and its official Campaign partners met on 5 -6 June 2013 in Brussels to exchange good practices, as well as performance and process indicators to promote better safety and health practices. 
Issues discussed included:
  1. Learning from incidents and accidents, including training of workers to report hazards,
  2. Leadership training and OSH competence of all responsible actors,
  3. How to motivate and support SMEs and self-employed in OSH,
  4. Safety and health culture of an organisation,
  5. Indicators of OSH performance
  6. OSH regulations and how they are applied in the construction and associated industries

Summary – Benchmarking and Exchange of Good Practices in Occupational Safety and Health

Ergonómia Európai Hónapja 2013

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Ergonómia Európai Hónapja 2013: Ergonómia a kockázat-megelőzésért

Az Ergonómia Európai Hónapja (EEH) az európai ergonómia népszerűsítésének éves kampánya.
Az EEH-t az Európai Ergonómiai Társaságok Szövetsége (Federation of European Ergonomics Societies, FEES) kezdeményezi, és a nemzeti ergonómiai társaságok valósítják meg, Magyarországon a Magyar Ergonómiai Társaság (MET).
Az FEES az Európai Munkavédelmi Ügynökség (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, EU-OSHA) hivatalos partnere, a MET a magyar fókuszpont hálózat tagja.

Az EEH 2012 és 2013 az EU-OSHA éves Egészséges Munkahelyek kampányát támogatja. A kampány témája 2012-2013-ban:
Együtt a kockázatok megelőzéséért!
Az EEH 2012-2013 az ergonómiának a kockázat-megelőzésben betöltött szerepére fókuszál, az alábbi témában:

Ergonómia a kockázat-megelőzésért.

Az ergonómia alkalmazása minden résztvevő (menedzsment, tervezők, munkaegészségügyi és munkavédelmi szakemberek, művezetők és munkások) alapos együttműködését jelenti a munkahelyen. A részvételi és együttműködő megközelítést jelenleg szükségesnek tekintjük ahhoz, hogy az emberi tevékenység és a termelés minden vonatkozását számításba vegyük. Ez hasonló az EU-OSHA kampányban alkalmazott megközelítéssel.
A részvételi ergonómia régóta központi megközelítés az ergonómusok között.

Az ergonómusoknak vannak olyan tapasztalatai, amelyeket hasznosítani lehet az EU-OSHA kampányban.

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