Three Things HFE Professionals Should Practice:

Learning from the Revised Core Competencies in Human Factors and Ergonomics by International Ergonomics Association

Abstract

The International Ergonomics Association （IEA） has revised the core competencies in Human Factors and Ergonomics （HFE）. The revised HFE core competencies are integrated into seven essential units defining the profession and cross-sectionally emphasizing the systems approach. The revised HFE core competencies also provide us with the following new insights for understanding and responding to societal demands on HFE professionals: 1） proposing solutions based on stakeholder engagement, 2） harmonizing interactions between system elements based on a systems approach, and 3） taking initiatives in creating an HFE-driven future vision of work and life style. These are important research and practice issues that HFE researchers, practitioners, and professionals in Japan should learn and implement while responding to the global HFE trends.