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FEES Council meeting 2024

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The next council will be held in Gijon, Spain, in the “city of culture”, on the 18th of September, 2024.

For more information, visit http://www.laboralciudaddelacultura.com/es/3/congresos/6/convenciones.html.

The Asociación Española de Ergonomía (AEE) welcomes us and will hold its annual congress the same week, September 19 and 20, at the same location. The congress program is under construction. A simultaneous translation in English will be organized. A round table will be organized: “Practice of ergonomics in European countries, what is at stake?”

How to get to Gijon

The FEES Council Agenda

The FEES Council will be organized in two parts:

  • Morning Session: The board will present the actions during the past year, the account, and the projects.
  • Afternoon Session: Open discussions between members.

Each member should prepare one slide showing:

  • The main actions carried out in the past year are important for the national association concerned.
  • The main actions are planned for the year to come.

The objective is to share the issues everyone has in their country, the actions that may address them, and identify how a FEES contribution may help.

These points will be shared during the AEE congress through the round table, with discussions with the attendants.

Council meeting April 2021

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The Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies council meeting will be held online from 10:00 to 11:30, on 7 April 2021.

The only subject for this council is the moving of FEES from Dortmund to Brussels.

Councillors need to contact the president of the organisation for technical details.

The next council meeting is scheduled for 12 June 2021, before the IEA council and triennial conference.

Council Meeting 2019

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FFES Logo The 2019 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held The 2019 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held 25th
of August 2019, in Elsinore, Denmark, in conjonction with the IEA Council Meeting and the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society (NES) “50th Future Work: Digitalisation and Innovation”.

DRAFT TIMETABLE of the meeting

Welcome at 8 : 30, start at 9 : 30, end at 4 : 00 pm

See attachment FEES-council-draft-agenda-V1-August2019.pdf

Practical information

  • The Council meeting will take place in the NES2019 Congress location.

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Council Meeting 2018

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FFES Logo The 2018 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Florence 26th August 2018 in conjonction with the IEA Triennal Conference on the issue „Creativity in practice“.

FFES Logo The 2018 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Florence 26th August 2018 in conjonction with the IEA Triennal Conference on the issue „Creativity in practice“.

DRAFT TIMETABLE of the meeting

Welcome at 8 : 30, start at 9 : 30, end at 4 : 00 pm

See attachment FEES-council-draft-agenda-V4-26th August2018.pdf

Practical information

  • During the meeting,
    the FEES council will elect a new President and a new Secretary General, the mandate of the present officers coming to its end. Applicants are welcome and according to the FEES rules (point 10 b), “proposals can be submitted until 8 weeks before the general meeting (Council)”, that means before the end of June 2018 and sent to the Secretary General .
  • The Council meeting will take place in the IEA2018 Congress location.

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FEES COUNCIL meeting 2017

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FFES Logo The 2017 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) was held in Brussels 26th June 2017  in conjonction with the FEES ETUI BES Conference on the issue „workers and creativity“

FFES Logo The 2017 council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) was held in Brussels 26th June 2017  in conjonction with the FEES ETUI BES Conference on the issue „workers and creativity“

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TIMETABLE of the meeting

Welcome at 8 : 30 pm ; starting at 9 :00 End at 1 : 00 pm

  • Opening, welcome and housekeeping
  • Roll call of the delegates and apologies for absence ; welcome of new members ; call for miscellaneous items
  • Approval of the draft agenda (cf present document )
  • Approval of the Council Meeting minutes in, September, 26th 2015 (cf doc.attached)
  • Annual FEES Report (document to be sent) and Report on the Standing Committees
  • Report from the member societies on their main activities
  • FEES Financial Report (cf doc.to be sent)
  • Election of the treasurer (candidates are required)
  • Change of rules proposals (document to be sent)
  • Information from the invited ergonomics societies and organizations
  • Projects for FEES
  • IEA issues : Information about Memorandum of Understanding between FEES and IEA (doc. to be sent)
  • IEA issues : 2018 IEA Congress in Firenze
  • Next Council meeting : date and place – proposals to be made
  • Miscelleanous
  • Closing

Sum up of the FEES council meeting

By Pascal ETIENNE, FEES Secretary General

The FEES council took place in Brussels with representatives of 11 members societies coming from Belgium (BES), Portugal (APERGO), Austria, the Netherlands (NL HFE), Hungary, Italy (SIE), Latvia (LES), Switzerland (Swissergo and GfA), Finland and France (SELF). Observers from CREE, the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (IEHF) in the United Kingdom and delegates from the IEA were also present (Yushi Fujita, Chair and José Orlando Gomes, Vice President).

During the meeting, the annual and financial reports were adopted. A new treasurer, Pedro FERREIRA (active member of APERGO, Portugal) has been elected, replacing Reinier Hoftijzer (from HF NL) whose mandate came to its end. Several modifications of the FEES rules have been decided, the main change allowing FEES to welcome “associated members”. Consequently the FEES Council decided to welcome IEHF as associated member.

During the past year, FEES delegates attended several conferences and workshops organized by the member societies: the GfA in Brugg (Switzerland), the IEHF in Daventry (UK), the APERGO in Lisbon and the Polish ergonomics society in Poland. This gave the opportunity to present lectures and / or to strengthen the links between the FEES board and the member societies. FEES delegates attended as well several meetings at the EU level, organized by OSHA, the CEN or SAFERA, giving the possibility to promote ergonomics.

FEES has been strongly involved in the preparation of the conference on “workers and creativity” held jointly with the FEES council meeting, showing a cooperative process between ETUI, BES, CREE and FEES with the support of IEA. This support is a first evidence of the mutual support decided by IEA and FEES, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between both associations in Florence at the end of March 2017.

In the future, FEES will continue to co-operate with IEA in order to enhance ergonomics in Europe, especially in the Eastern European countries, and with the other regional branches of IEA. FEES will also to prepare the IEA triennal Congress, organized by the Italian Ergonomics society (SIE) in Florence. The next FEES council to be held at the same time will elect a new Chair and a new Secretary General, the mandate of the present officers (Sylvain Leduc, President and Pascal Etienne, Secretary General) coming to its end.

Practical information

  • An informal FEES networking meeting took place on Sunday evening, the 25th of June from 18.00 until 21.00 hours in a location close to the ETUC building (near Brussels North station).
  • The FEES Council meeting was organized in conjonction with the FEES ETUI BES Conference on the ssue „workers and creativity“ which took place on the 26th and 27th June 2017.
  • The Council meeting took place E. Blerot Street 1, 1070 Bruxelles, Room  Van Mieghem, first floor.
  • The council dinner was on Monday, the 26th.

Information on the FEES COUNCIL meeting 2016

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FFES Logo The next council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Amersfoort, Wednesday, 25th November 2016, hosted by HumanfactorsNL. The 2016 Council meeting will be organized in connection with the IEA 2018 Triennial Congress. The draft program is as follows:

FFES Logo The next council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES) will be held in Amersfoort, Wednesday, 25th November 2016, hosted by HumanfactorsNL. The 2016 Council meeting will be organized in connection with the IEA 2018 Triennial Congress. The draft program is as follows:

  • 23rd November: Council meeting
    • 13:30 Welcome
    • 14:00 Beginning
    • Opening, welcome and housekeeping
    • Roll call of the delegates/guests and apologies for absence ; welcome of new members ; call for miscellaneous items;
    • Approval of the draft agenda
    • Approval of the Council Meeting minutes in Paris, September, 26th 2015 (cf doc. attached)
    • Annual FEES Report (to be sent)
    • Report on Standing Committees
    • Financial Report FEES (cf docs. to be sent)
    • Follow up of the seminars preparing IEA 2018 Congress and organization of activities from FEES in 2017 on this issue
    • Membership (proposal of a FEES rules modification)
    • Projects for FEES
    • Next Council meeting : proposals to be made
    • Miscelleanous
    • 18:00 Closing
  • 24th November morning: Round Table discussion on „Ergonomics in design for all“
  • 24th November afternoon: Workshop on „Ergonomics and creativity“
  • 25th November morning: visit to KLM company, Schiphol

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Report 2015

Gyula Szabó

What has been done in 2015?

Ergonomics for managing the work related stress’

Our main event, the European Month for Ergonomics provided food for thought on the issue ‘ergonomics for managing the work related stress’.

Standardization

Attendance to CEN meetings concerning ergonomics and standards:

  • CEN TC 122 in Prag

  • PPE and ergonomics in the Netherlands

What has been done in 2015?

Ergonomics for managing the work related stress’

Our main event, the European Month for Ergonomics provided food for thought on the issue ‘ergonomics for managing the work related stress’.

Standardization

Attendance to CEN meetings concerning ergonomics and standards:

  • CEN TC 122 in Prag

  • PPE and ergonomics in the Netherlands

Letter sent to the EU Commission on the FEES involvement in the ergonomics standards and asking for support by the EU Commission (to be uploaded on the FEES website ?).

PPE and ergonomics

Attendance to PPE Directive working group in Brussels

Ergonomics and creativity

We had symposiums In Lisbon with APERGO and in Paris with SELF on the issue “ergonomics and creativity” in order to initiate a debate on this issue at the European level and to prepare the congress of the International Ergonomics Association organized by the SIE in Florence in 2018.

Ergonomics and machinery

Organization with ETUI and attendance of two meetings in Brussels in order to prepare the project “ergonomics and machinery”

Attendance in European conferences

  • SAFERA meeting in Paris

  • ETUI conference on women at work and health in Brussels;

  • ESF conference in Brussels;

  • CREE Council and seminar in Riga;

  • ERGOWORK conference in Poland;

  • KETs (Key enabling technologies) conference in Strasburg

  • A+A meeting in Dusseldorf

  • OSHA campaign closing event in Bilbao

Organization of the FEES Council in Paris on the 26th September 2015:

11 ergonomics societies attended or were represented (from Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland) and the chair of CREE.

During the meeting have been adopted:

  • The comeback of the Croatian ergonomics society in FEES.

  • The financial and the activity report.

  • The renewal of the executive for a new three years mandate of the chair Sylvain Leduc and the secretary general, Pascal Etienne.

The main projects to be developed in 2016

FEES will continue regular activities mentioned above. Detailed plans:

Ergonomics and creativity

The aim of the project is to organize events in the frame of national congresses or separately, in order to federate at European level the initiatives decided by the members societies: symposiums are under preparation this year in Italy, the Netherlands, …

The main challenges of this project is to question the participants about:

  • Are ergonomists able to be creative and to produce work that is both original and appropriate?

  • How can ergonomists contribute to design work environments for creativity?

  • How can ergonomics help organizations to better use its internal resources for product and process innovation?

  • Can the existing ergonomics knowledge on work environments for comfort, health and safety be applied to foster creativity and innovation in organizations?

Ergonomics and machinery

This is a FEES / ETUI joint project on the issue ‘workers representatives and ergonomists cooperation in Europe’ in the field of the design and use of machines: the feedback methodology used recently on products such as forklift-trucks, agricultural machinery by ETUI will be used in the project.

The main results expected of this Ergonomics and Machinery project are:

  • the mapping of ergonomics and machinery in Europe in order to enrich the different existing networks

  • to consider the social dialogue on these OSH issues,

  • to consider the possibility to have some national relay via FEES in European countries, according to the different national backgrounds.

Information is gathered on the activities conducted by ergonomists in the field of machines and ergonomic in their countries, for example:

  • Academic and expert resources in the field of machines and ergonomics,

  • Debates inside the standardization groups on ergonomics issues,

  • Innovative projects / symposiums in the field of ergonomics design of machines.

A questionnaire is under preparation and a new meeting on this project will take place in March 2016 in Paris.

The joint FEES + CREE project.

The aim of the project is to promote ergonomics and to support the ergonomic practice. A joint project group has been set up in order to decide the joint actions to put in place, such as:

  • The coordination of information exchange with other competent bodies in Europe ;

  • The gathering of information on ergonomics training in Europe ;

  • The organization of experiences sharing on the work of ergonomists practitioners ;

  • The setup of an ergonomics promotion action plan, such as the workshops that are organized before the CREE meetings.

Ergonomics and ergonomists in global companies

FEES intends to organize a workshop with ergonomists in big European companies on issues of common interest for ergonomists working inside these companies, such as:

  • How theses global companies manage the ergonomics programs and allow ergonomists to cooperate in the various production sites?

  • What is the implementation and the impact of the various reporting systems in the field of OHS (including the ISO 26800 and ISO 6385 standards)?

  • The working conditions evaluation and improvement in the production sites outside Europe.

  • FEES representatives have been in touch with several ergonomists in global companies that are interested and associated in this project.

Participation in Conference and seminars

  • Attendance to the Ergonomics conference in Croatia in April 2016: lecture on behalf of FEES.

  • Attendance of the IEHF conference in April (?) in Leeds (?)

  • Standardization activities: attendance to the CEN TC 122 /CAG meeting in June (Delft)

  • An ESF / FEES initiative is under preparation on the issue “personal protective equipment”

  • A seminar will be organized jointly with CREE with the Slovenian ergonomists at the end of the year in order to develop ergonomic knowledge and competencies in Slovenia.

  • Initiatives to promote actions for Eur. Erg. are to be held in Netherland in November

  • Participation to the OHS wiki platform

  • Attendance to the PPE and machines Directives working groups

  • Participation in the OSHA initiatives on the issue « ageing at work »

  • Participation of FEES in the SAFERA network (interventions et researches on industrial safety) and in the financial support of ETPIS project (European technological platform for Industrial safety)

FEES Council Meeting Paris, 26th September 2015

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The Council Meeting will be held on Saturday, 26th September 2015, Paris, France.
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The 2015 meeting will take place after the symposium on the issue „Ergonomics and creativity“ organised on Friday, the 25th September in the frame of the SELF Congress which will take place in Paris from the 23rd to the 25th September 2015.

If you have any questions or comments please contact the secretary general Pascal Etiennepascal.etienne@dbmail.com.

Download the program of the SELF 2015 Conference here.

Action Points 2014 August

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Action points adopted by the FEES COUNCIL July 20th 2014

Yes, this is a very short version, but I hope you can use this list as a reminder or a check list. We believe that the following actions will advance both the federation and all member societies:

Action points adopted by the FEES COUNCIL July 20th 2014

Yes, this is a very short version, but I hope you can use this list as a reminder or a check list. We believe that the following actions will advance both the federation and all member societies:

  • Distribute the FEES bookmark – request additional copies from C&P Standing Committee
  • To send ergonomics-related information in order to improve the content of the website and to allow to issue a newsletter
  • European Month of Ergonomics

    • To send remarks to presentation
    • To set up links between the websites : FEES / CREE / OSHA
    • To update the websites
    • Ask for endorsement of conferences
    • To organize events to celebrate EME.
    • To become partners of EU- OSHA focal points.
  • Use website RSS feed on your website
  • Use FEES Calendar on your website
  • In relation to IEA 2018 Congress – set up national initiatives on creativity in practice in 2014 and 2015
  • Develop links between FEES and Ergomach
  • Discuss FEES – CREE collaboration
  • To express concerns about UK FEES membership
  • Next Council meeting in 2015 – Proposals to be made on :

    • Location, date of the FEES council meeting and associated event
    • Candidates for the President and the Secretary General positions
  • Organize debates at national level on the name of IEA : “Ergonomics” or “Ergonomics and Human Factors”

Information on the FEES COUNCIL meeting held on July 20th, 2014

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At the recent council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), hosted in Krakow with the support of the Polish Ergonomics Society, 15 delegates from 11 European ergonomic societies were present (coming from Austria, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Switzerland).

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At the recent council meeting of the Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), hosted in Krakow with the support of the Polish Ergonomics Society, 15 delegates from 11 European ergonomic societies were present (coming from Austria, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Switzerland).

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Representatives from CREE and the Ergomach working group also attended. The Austrian ergonomics society was welcomed as new member of FEES. The treasurer, Reinier Hoftizjer was re-elected and a newly published FEES bookmark was distributed.

Several debates took place in the Council meeting:

  • How to improve the exchange of information between the member societies?
  • How to improve the cooperation with bodies acting at the European level, such as
    • the Centre for Registration of European Ergonomists (CREE),
    • Ergomach working group in support of the implementation of the European Ergonomics and Machinery Directive) and
    • EU institutions, particularly EU-OSHA and the standardisation bodies?

Initiatives were agreed to reinforce the collaboration between the member societies:

  • These extended from the improved linking between the websites (FEES / CREE / EU-OSHA / Ergomach), to the
  • organization of events to celebrate the European Month of Ergonomics (EME), and
  • the organization of seminars at national and European level in order to prepare the IEA Congress on “Creativity in Practice”, which will be held in Florence, Italy in 2018 and organised by the Italian ergonomics Society – SIE.

Additionally, the CREE made some proposals for future collaborative projects with the aim of fostering the development of the ergonomics profession in Europe: These include establishing quality criteria for publishing case studies, providing information about ergonomics education and training in Europe and providing more support for newer societies in the form of experience exchanges. The idea of a “think-tank” for the future of the profession was also proposed.

The FEES Council had also a first discussion on the issue of a possible name change: “Ergonomics” or “Ergonomics and Human Factors” but there was no consensus amongst the participants.