Welcome to the SEMAC’2007 Conference on Behalf of the IEAPascale CarayonSecretary-General

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IEA Overview

Federation of 42 CountriesAround 18,000 membersFormed 50 years agoTheme “Fit the task to the worker”Active NGO with WHO Activity Areas in 2006 -2010 Strategic PlanAdministered by international team of volunteers from Federated Societies

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New Ergonomic Societies - 2006

TunisiaNigeriaMalaysiaArabian

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Pending IEA Applicants

IndonesiaThailandSingapore

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IEA Executive

Elected Positions

2006 - 2009

PresidentDavid Caple

Secretary GeneralPascale Carayon

TreasurerMin Chung

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IEA Executive Committee

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IEA Standing Committees

Science, TechnologyAnd Practice (STP)

International Development(ID)

Ergonomics Quality in Design (EQUID)

Professional Standards and Education (PSE)

Development

Awards

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Science Technology and Practice

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STP - Technical Committees

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Activity Theories for Work Analysis & DesignAgingAgricultureAuditory ErgonomicsBuilding & ConstructionErgonomics for Children & Education EnvironmentsErgonomics in DesignGender and WorkHealthcare ErgonomicsHuman Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing

Human ReliabilityMusculoskeletal DisordersOrganizational Design And Management Process ControlPrimary IndustriesPsychophysiology in ErgonomicsQuality ManagementSafety & HealthSlips, Trips and FallsStandardsWork With Computing Systems

STP -Technical Committee Promotions

Each TC has developed an overview;Key areas of technical interestJournals and conferencesKey members for contactsEmerging issues Case studies or compendium of articlesAnnual report to the IEA Council

Check www.iea.cc for details

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Professional Standards and Education

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ID - Ergonomic Checkpoints projects

ILO joint Initiative2nd Edition of “Ergonomic Checkpoints”“Ergonomic Checkpoints in Agriculture”Participants - Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, IndiaPossibly Africa in 2007Future Checkpoints:

Children and EducationHealthcareConstruction

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ID - Outreach programs

Federated Ergonomic Society Programs e.g. UK websiteTranslation is being arranged into Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese

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ID - WHO/ ILO/ ICOH/IOHA

Joint statement on ErgonomicsReview the Control Banding materials from IOHA and develop Toolkit combining ergonomics guidanceWHO 2006 – 2010 Strategic Plan includes ergonomics projects in Activity AreasJoint conference on Agriculture – Malaysia 2007

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EQUID- Ergonomic Quality in Design

Development of the generic ergonomic design process for products and systems Potential for the certification of companies who meet the ergonomic design criteriaInvolvement of an Ergonomist a key elementBenchmarking against ISO Standards

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Development - Future of Ergonomics

Program of consultation with key stakeholders. These include;Community GroupsGovernmentsUniversitiesEmployers / UnionsFederated Society members

Includes the Ergonomic Road Map from Japan Ergonomics SocietyWorkshops planned for IEA 2009 Congress

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IEA 2009 Congress17th International Congress

Hosted by the Chinese Ergonomics Society – CESAssisted by the Ergonomics Societies of Taiwan and Hong Kong, ChinaBeijing from 9th – 14th August 2009Expecting 1000 – 2000 participantsElection of new IEA Executive

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IEA Communications strategyMonthly letter from President to the IEA Council members introduced July 2006Redesign of the IEA Website (2007):

Focus on ergonomicsStudents needsCommunity interestsPractitioner issuesPromotion of journals and conferencesFederated SocietiesIEA activitiesWHO/ ILO/ IOHA/ICOH projects

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IEA - Sustaining Members

Open to Universities, Government Departments, Companies or Individuals who support ergonomicsLevels dependent on benefitsLink 50% of funds to IEA activities in developing countriesLink 50% to specific IEA program areas e.g. Website, EQUID

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Thank You

Pascale Carayon

IEA Secretary-General

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