Past, Present and Future in Ergonomics
Past, Present and Future in Ergonomics

Summary/Abstract: The International Ergonomics Association, founded in 1957, represents the springboard for Ergonomics to develop as an independent science. Its fundamentals derive from scientific management, developed by F. Taylor and L. Gilbreth, who have ascertained that productivity can be improved by redefining the way work is carried out rather than by using high-fi machines and equipment. The analysis of changes recorded within the field of ergonomics, in the last 40 years, continuous rapport and exchange of experience will bring ergonomics into focus. Future development of ergonomics as an independent science emphasizes the way research outcomes are put into practice. Eventhough the International Ergonomics Association together with its affiliations substantially contribute to the designing of a framework, its long-term development will greatly depend on the extent to which education will have developed within the field of ergonomics as well as on the way scientific research outcomes have been put into practice.

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