Human Factors Package

Ensure safe and user-friendly product designs.

Is your design team applying knowledge of human abilities, characteristics and limitations?

Want a one-stop source for technical knowledge on human factors and ergonomics?

The Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) field has growth in size and influence as direct man-machine interaction increases in both frequency and complexity. Computer-based control systems, used in everything from military aircraft to buildings to coffee makers, have created a need for product designs that consider the physicality and behaviors of human beings.

The IHS Markit Human Factors Package is the ultimate one-stop source for technical information and guidance on human factors and ergonomics, pulling together the latest standards and reference works from the world’s most respected publishers and leading authorities.

Augment over-extended Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) experts and resources
Reduce design rework and improve time to market
Improve regulatory compliance with agencies such as the FDA and FAA
Avoid costly and potentially deadly design errors
Improve efficiency of design, development and manufacturing

The IHS Markit Human Factors Package is the ultimate one-stop source for technical information and guidance on human factors and ergonomics.

Over 140 titles/documents from the world’s most respected publishers and leading authorities.

Leading Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs)

These professional societies, trade associations, military and government agencies, and national and international standards bodies develop and publish consensus standards and best practices through technical committes of the world's leading experts.

Three critical documents from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
Over 100 documents from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Five documents from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
Additional essential documents from ANSI, ASTM, IEC, IEEE and more

Leading Regulatory Agencies

Guidelines and standards that regulate safety by ensuring uniform development, evaluation and certification for systems, procedures and equipment.

Food & Drug Admininstration (FDA)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Leading Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) Publishers

The latest, hottest titles from the world’s most respected publishers and leading authorities.

Nine titles from John Wiley & Sons
Two titles from Taylor & Francis
Two titles from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
One title from ITG

ISO Working Groups

Technical committees on the fields of human factors and ergonomics, including principles, anthropometry and biomechanics, ergonomics of human system interaction and ergonomics of the physical environment, addressing human characteristics and performance, and methods for specifying, designing and evaluating products, systems, services, environmments and facilities.

ISO TC 159/SC1 - Ergonomic Guiding Principles - WG5 Ergonomic Process Standards

A sampling of topics in the IHS Markit Human Factors Package

Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems
Managing Risk: The Human Element
Human Factors in Systems Engineering
Human Factors Methods for Improving Performance in the Process Industries
The Measure of Man and Woman: Human Factors in Design Revised Edition
Computer Access for People with Disabilities: A Human Factors Approach

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