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 ...

I am a human factors practitioner. I’ve been a member of a human factors society for about 40 years, and I’ve attended almost all of its annual conferences. What is human factors? That’s exactly the ...

Chamberlain was an economics major, but he says he was always interested in learning about many different fields. After ...

Safety, reliability, and productivity in the nuclear industry result from a systematic consideration of human performance. A plant or other facility consists of both the engineered system and the ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — How do you ensure Soldiers of different heights and body types can both reach all the needed instruments in a cockpit to safely fly a helicopter? That’s where human factors ...

Last fall, while filling out the tiny ovals on my mail-in ballot for the state of Florida, I found myself questioning everything. As I scanned Question 4, I read, “Amendment to Limit Government ...

Earlier this week, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two organizations plan to ...

Medical Device Company Lazurite Announces Agreement with UH Ventures to Conduct Formative Human Factors Study on its ArthroFree™ Wireless Surgical Camera The novel ArthroFree™ platform, when approved, ...

Humans as we are, “Homo sapiens,” can be traced back around 300,000 years. Our large and complex brains work continuously to develop tools, devices, and complex technologies. We build teams, start ...

Humans are great at solving certain types of problems. Machines are better at solving others. Tomorrow needs integrators who understand how humans use, interact with, and think and feel about ...