ABSTRACT
Over the last half of a century, ergonomics, a term that is used here synonymously with human factors (and jointly denoted as HFE-human factors and ergonomics), has been evolving as a unique and independent discipline. Today, HFE is the discipline that focuses on the nature of human-artifact interactions, viewed from the unified perspective of science, engineering, design, technology, and management of human-compatible systems (Karwowski 2005). Such systems include a variety of natural and artificial products, processes, and living environments. Research in ergonomics covers two broad domains (Caple 2010). The first is research on human abilities and limitations as well as human-system interactions. The second domain researches methodologies in ergonomics. These research analyses work situations for the design of more suitable technical and organizational outcomes. Transitioning research into practice is a challenge that researchers and practitioners are tackling on a day-to-day basis.
