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Pieter Rookmaaker (FEES President)

Preface

  • “What are you planning to do in order to promote the European Month of Ergonomics/EME in October?”
  • “Nothing! Why should I?”

Well, because it is important that people have a correct understanding of what ergonomics really is. Not only sitting posture, chair design, workplace layout (although all this is important enough!), but in order to make it very clear that the scope of ergonomics is much wider than this! To emphasise that ergonomics can contribute to more usable products; that ergonomics can contribute to healthier and safer environments, to a better quality of life, to more productive organizations, to more economic production processes, etc., etc. . . .

Ergonomists are, of course, absolutely convinced about the “added value” of their discipline. However it is a pity that the outside world often does not recognise this too! It is mainly in our own hands as ergonomists to disseminate a deeper and more balanced understanding of our discipline – our profession!
Together - Europe-wide - we must start to make some small steps forward.
The FEES EME campaign in October is an ideal way to achieve this!

I wish you - and all of us - much success!

Pieter Rookmaaker Eur.Erg., President of FEES

Member Societies

Belgium Belgian Ergonomics Society
Czechia Czech Ergonomics Society
Finland Finnish Ergonomics Society
France Société d'Ergonomie de Langue Française
Germany Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft
Great Britain Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors
Greece Hellenic Ergonomics Society
Hungary Hungarian Ergonomics Society
Ireland Irish Ergonomics Society
Italy Società Italiana di Ergonomia
Latvia Latvian Ergonomics Society
Norway Norwegian Society of Ergonomics and Human Factors
Poland Polish Ergonomics Society
Portugal Associação Portuguesa de Ergonomia
Russia Inter-Regional (Russian) Ergonomic Association
Spain Asociación Española de Ergonomia
Sweden Ergonomics and Human Factors Society of Sweden
Switzerland Swiss Ergonomics Association
The Netherlands Dutch Ergonomics Society
Ukraine All-Ukrainian Ergonomics Association
See the member societies page for detailed contact data.

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