Member Societies - Finnish Ergonomics Society

Foundation and Members

The Finnish Ergonomics Society was founded in 1985. Among the founders there were not only active ergonomists, but also institutions including the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and Center for Occupational Safety.

In the end of the year 2004, the number of members was 161 and the number of member organisations was 22.

FEES Council Representative

Kristiina Juvas

Finnish National Rescue Association (SPEK)
Ratamestarinkatu 11
FI-00520 Helsinki
Finland

Phone: +358 40 5786284
Email: k.juvas@luukku.com

Mission

The main objective of the Finnish Ergonomics Society is to promote the application of current knowledge of ergonomics in the design of safe and convenient, as well as productive and efficient human work systems. This includes improving machines and tools as well as work methods, work environment, and management.

Activities

Participatory ergonomics is one of the most powerful processes currently used in Finland for improvements in work and environment - both in research and development. The possibilities of ergonomics are widely admitted for the ageing work force and the promotion of work ability.

The Finnish Ergonomics Society has the following main principals in activities of the society:

• to place a special emphasis on the application of ergonomics for the improvement of working conditions and environment,
• to advise on netted collaboration in providing information in the field of ergonomics,
• to publish a newsletter for members and to hold a homepage to guarantee the maintenance of the ergonomics information network,
• to support a national CREE committee for certifying European Ergonomists,
• to participate in preparing ergonomic standards,
• to organize an annual national meeting and every 5th year a Nordic conference on ergonomics.
• to cooperate in organizing with universities postdoctoral courses and congresses, and
• to work in co-operation with other organisations to create a basis for long term development in education and research in ergonomics world wide.

Affiliations

The Finnish Ergonomics Society is member of the Nordic Ergonomic Society (NES) together with the Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Ergonomics societies and via NES member of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). The Finnish Ergonomics Society is one of the charter members of the Federation of European Ergonomics Societies (FEES).

Mail Address

Finnish Ergonomics Society
c/o Työturvallisuuskeskus,
Lönnrotinkatu 4 B
FI-00120 Helsinki, Finland

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Page created 2005 by Kristiina Juvas - last revision 30.04.2008 by Dietmar Gude