OBJECTIVE This article places the 50th anniversary edition of the Human Factors journal in a historical context. BACKGROUND It is appropriate to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Human Factors and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, but in so doing, we celebrate only the recent history of ergonomics. METHOD By digging into the history of ergonomics, we can better under...

Regular use of computers in the workspace contributes to suffering from many risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Ergonomic principles is a determining factor comfort and increased worker productivity at work. Ergonomics also very important for workers who computers. Working high variety complaints, including having three biggest factors: back posture, repetition, stat...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to investigate the connections between voice ergonomic risk factors found in classrooms and voice-related problems in teachers. METHODS Voice ergonomic assessment was performed in 39 classrooms in 14 elementary schools by means of a Voice Ergonomic Assessment in Work Environment--Handbook and Checklist. The voice ergonomic risk factors assessed included wor...

Recent major accidents have shown that the human element is not adequately treated in current risk assessments and during facility operations. A novel approach is described which combines barrier based risk assessment (the bow tie risk model) with a nuclear industry approach “Success Pathways” which provides more thorough treatment of human factors and organizational objectives. In operations, ...

Risk is the major reason for the failure of software development projects. The risk measurement can provide the decision-making data for the risk management and control. The traditional risk measurement method usually assesses in terms of the occurrence probability and the loss of the risk factors, which usually are assessed by experts subjectively. Therefore, they are greatly influenced by art...

Risk assessment methods are one of the most important elements in the process of risk management. These methods consider numerous aspects while assessing and estimating the risks. Since software development is a human intensive activity, diverse factors related to human behavior also play a key role in this situation. Software risk assessment methods should take into account all these factors i...