Resources and standards

COVID 19 resources

HSA – The Authority published guidance on home working for a temporary basis during the crisis, which can be accessed here.

EU-OSHA prepared an overview of methods to deal with challenges of workers returning to the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the website or download the guidance EU COVID19 guidance document (pdf)

Japan Ergonomics Society guidance on working from home – The Japan Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (JES) has created a 13-page booklet, “Seven Practical Tips for Teleworking/Home-Learning using Tablet/Smartphone Devices.” The booklet, published by IEA Press is downloadable here. The booklet is an open access document under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Editable files are available for the document and its figures.

IEA and WHO articles associated with COVID

Work at the Sharp End: Human factors/ergonomics for protecting healthcare workers and patients by Sara Albolino, IEA Vice President and Secretary-General and Kathleen Mosier, IEA President
Work from home: Human factors/ergonomics considerations for teleworking by Michelle M. Robertson, Chair, IEA Communications and Public Relations Committee, and Kathleen Mosier, IEA President
The new world battleground with Covid-19: Challenges, partnerships, impact and business by Lode Godderis – Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Belgium
A summary PowerPoint presentation by the ILO on World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020 is available here.

HFE standards

ISO 1503:1977	Geometrical orientation and directions of movements
ISO 6385:1981	Ergonomic principles in the design of work systems
ISO 7243:1989	Hot environments — Estimation of the heat stress on working man, based on the WBGT-index (wet bulb globe temperature)
ISO 7250:1996	Basic human body measurements for technological design
ISO 7726:1998	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Instruments for measuring physical quantities
ISO 7730:1994	Moderate thermal environments — Determination of the PMV and PPD indices and specification of the conditions for thermal comfort
ISO 7731:2003	Ergonomics – Danger signals for public and work areas — Auditory danger signals
ISO 7933:1989	Hot environments — Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal stress using calculation of required sweat rate
ISO/CIE 8995:2002	Lighting of indoor work places
ISO 8996:1990	Ergonomics — Determination of metabolic heat production
ISO 9241-1:1997	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 1: General introduction
ISO 9241-1:1997/Amd 1:2001
ISO 9241-2:1992	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 2: Guidance on task requirements
ISO 9241-3:1992	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 3: Visual display requirements
ISO 9241-3:1992/Amd 1:2000
ISO 9241-4:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 4: Keyboard requirements
ISO 9241-4:1998/Cor 1:2000
ISO 9241-5:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 5: Workstation layout and postural requirements
ISO 9241-6:1999	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 6: Guidance on the work environment
ISO 9241-7:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 7: Requirements for display with reflections
ISO 9241-8:1997	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 8: Requirements for displayed colours
ISO 9241-9:2000	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 9: Requirements for non-keyboard input devices
ISO 9241-10:1996	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 10: Dialogue principles
ISO 9241-11:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 11: Guidance on usability
ISO 9241-12:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 12: Presentation of information
ISO 9241-13:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 13: User guidance
ISO 9241-14:1997	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 14: Menu dialogues
ISO 9241-15:1997	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 15: Command dialogues
ISO 9241-16:1999	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 16: Direct manipulation dialogues
ISO 9241-17:1998	Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) — Part 17: Form filling dialogues
ISO 9355-1:1999	Ergonomic requirements for the design of displays and control actuators — Part 1: Human interactions with displays and control actuators
ISO 9355-2:1999	Ergonomic requirements for the design of displays and control actuators — Part 2: Displays
ISO 9886:1992	Evaluation of thermal strain by physiological measurements
ISO 9920:1995	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Estimation of the thermal insulation and evaporative resistance of a clothing ensemble
ISO 9921:2003	Ergonomics — Assessment of speech communication
ISO 10075:1991	Ergonomic principles related to mental work-load — General terms and definitions
ISO 10075-2:1996	Ergonomic principles related to mental workload — Part 2: Design principles
ISO 10551:1995	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Assessment of the influence of the thermal environment using subjective judgement scales
ISO 11064-1:2000	Ergonomic design of control centres — Part 1: Principles for the design of control centres
ISO 11064-2:2000	Ergonomic design of control centres — Part 2: Principles for the arrangement of control suites
ISO 11064-3:1999	Ergonomic design of control centres — Part 3: Control room layout
ISO 11064-3:1999/Cor 1:2002
ISO/TR 11079:1993	Evaluation of cold environments — Determination of requisite clothing insulation (IREC)
ISO 11226:2000	Ergonomics — Evaluation of static working postures
ISO 11228-1:2003	Ergonomics — Manual handling — Part 1: Lifting and carrying
ISO 11399:1995	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Principles and application of relevant International Standards
ISO 11428:1996	Ergonomics — Visual danger signals — General requirements, design and testing
ISO 11429:1996	Ergonomics — System of auditory and visual danger and information signals
ISO 12894:2001	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Medical supervision of individuals exposed to extreme hot or cold environments
ISO 13406-1:1999	Ergonomic requirements for work with visual displays based on flat panels — Part 1: Introduction
ISO 13406-2:2001	Ergonomic requirements for work with visual displays based on flat panels — Part 2: Ergonomic requirements for flat panel displays
ISO 13407:1999	Human-centred design processes for interactive systems
ISO 13731:2001	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Vocabulary and symbols
ISO/TS 13732-2:2001	Ergonomics of the thermal environment — Methods for the assessment of human responses to contact with surfaces — Part 2: Human contact with surfaces at moderate temperature
ISO 14738:2002	Safety of machinery — Anthropometric requirements for the design of workstations at machinery
ISO 14915-1:2002	Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces — Part 1: Design principles and framework
ISO 14915-2:2003	Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces — Part 2: Multimedia navigation and control
ISO 14915-3:2002	Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces — Part 3: Media selection and combination
ISO 15005:2002	Road vehicles — Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems — Dialogue management principles and compliance procedures
ISO 15007-1:2002	Road vehicles — Measurement of driver visual behaviour with respect to transport information and control systems — Part 1: Definitions and parameters
ISO/TS 15007-2:2001	Road vehicles — Measurement of driver visual behaviour with respect to transport information and control systems — Part 2: Equipment and procedures
ISO 15008:2003	Road vehicles — Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems — Specifications and compliance procedures for in-vehicle visual presentation
ISO 15534-1:2000	Ergonomic design for the safety of machinery — Part 1: Principles for determining the dimensions required for openings for whole-body access into machinery
ISO 15534-2:2000	Ergonomic design for the safety of machinery — Part 2: Principles for determining the dimensions required for access openings
ISO 15534-3:2000	Ergonomic design for the safety of machinery — Part 3: Anthropometric data
ISO 15535:2003	General requirements for establishing anthropometric databases
ISO/TS 16071:2003	Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Guidance on accessibility for human-computer interfaces
ISO/TR 16982:2002	Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Usability methods supporting human-centred design
ISO/TR 16982:2002	Road vehicles — Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems — Procedure for assessing suitability for use while driving
ISO/PAS 18152:2003	Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Specification for the process assessment of human-system issues
ISO/TR 18529:2000	Ergonomics — Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Human-centred lifecycle process descriptions
ISO/TR 19358:2002	Ergonomics — Construction and application of tests for speech technology