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title: Ergonomics
description: Ergonomics is the study of designing workplaces, products, and systems to fit the physical and cognitive capabilities of users. Learners will understand how to evaluate human-machine interfaces, reduce workplace injuries, and optimize productivity.
category: engineering
subcategory: industrial-engineering
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/ergonomics
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# Ergonomics

Ergonomics is the study of designing workplaces, products, and systems to fit the physical and cognitive capabilities of users. Learners will understand how to evaluate human-machine interfaces, reduce workplace injuries, and optimize productivity.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 3 Websites

## Websites

### 1. IISE - Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

The professional society for industrial and systems engineers, publishing ISE magazine, a body-of-knowledge outline, webinars, and its Problem Solved podcast. Useful for mapping what the discipline covers and which specialisations—supply chain, healthcare systems, ergonomics—exist.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.iise.org/

**Tags:** industrial engineering, systems engineering, professional society, career resources

### 2. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Professional society for human factors researchers and practitioners, with technical group pages, conference proceedings, journal access, standards work, and directories of jobs and graduate programmes for people entering the field.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://hfes.org/

**Tags:** ergonomics, human-factors, professional-society, workplace-safety, usability

### 3. osha.gov/ergonomics

OSHA's Ergonomics page provides guidance, resources, and tools to help employers and workers prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including hazard identification, risk assessment, training materials, and best practices for safe workstation and task design.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://osha.gov/ergonomics

**Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, industrial-engineering

## Books

### 1. Ergonomics: Foundational Principles, Applications, and Technologies

**Author:** Pamela McCauley-Bush

A university-level ergonomics textbook covering anthropometry, biomechanics, work physiology, and workstation design, with worked calculations and case studies. Readers finish able to measure human capabilities and apply them to evaluating and redesigning industrial workplaces.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1439804451?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, industrial-engineering

### 2. Fitting the Human: Introduction to Ergonomics

**Author:** Karl H.E. Kroemer

Occupational ergonomics textbook built on human anatomy, physiology, and anthropometry, then applied to manual handling, posture, tool and workstation design, and shift work. Gives engineers the measurement basis for fitting tasks and equipment to real human limits.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1420055399?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, industrial-engineering

## Courses

### 1. Advanced Ergonomics

The course is designed to provide an understanding of how anthropometric and biomechanical information can be used in the design of workstations and products such as footwear with the aim of improving safety, productivity, comfort and health of people.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.edx.org/learn/design/the-hong-kong-university-of-science-and-technology-ergonomics-in-action

**Tags:** courses, engineering-manufacturing, industrial-engineering

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