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What human factors standards are there?

Human Factors (or Ergonomics) standards provide both legislative and best practise advise to designers and operators.  The following are a selection of the main standards available (in no particular order).

International Standards
ISO 9241 - Ergonomics requirements for office work with visual display terminals
ISO 6385 - Ergonomics principles in the design of work systems
ISO 10075 - Ergonomics principles related to mental work-load
ISO 11064 - Ergonomics design of control centres
ISO 13406 - Ergonomics requirements for work with visual displays based on flat panels
ISO 18529 - Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Human-centred lifecycle process descriptions
ISO 8995 - Lighting of Indoor Work Stations
ISO 9355 - Ergonomics requirements for the design of displays and control actuators
ISO 10741 - Dialogue interaction - Cursor control for text editing
ISO 11581 - Icon symbols and functions
ISO 18789: Ergonomics requirements and measurement techniques for electronic visual displays

ISO TR 16982 - Usability methods supporting human centred design

ISO 13407 - Interactive Systems
ISO 10551 -  Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Assessment of the influence of the thermal environment using subjective judgement scales
ISO DTS 16071 - Guidance on accessibility for human-computer interfaces
ISO 11399:2000 Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Principles and application of relevant International Standards
ISO 13731:2001 Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Vocabulary and symbols
ISO 14738:2002 Safety of machinery - Anthropometric requirements for the design of workstations at machinery
ISO 14915-1:2002 Software ergonomics for multimedia user interfaces
ISO 15005:2002 Road vehicles - Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems - Dialogue management principles and compliance procedures
ISO 15008:2003 Road vehicles - Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems - Specifications and compliance procedures for in-vehicle visual presentation
ISO 15265:2004 Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Risk assessment strategy for the prevention of stress or discomfort in thermal working conditions
ISO 15535:2003 General requirements for establishing anthropometric databases
ISO 17287:2003 Road vehicles - Ergonomic aspects of transport information and control systems - Procedure for assessing suitability for use while driving
ISO 7250:1997 Basic human body measurements for technological design
ISO 9921:2003 Ergonomics - Assessment of speech communication
ISO/IEC 18021 - Information Technology - User interface for mobile tools
ISO/IEC CD 14598-1 - Information Technology - Evaluation of Software Products
ISO/IEC 14754 -  Pen-based interfaces - Common Gestures for text editing with pen-based systems
IEC TR 61997 - Guidelines for the user interfaces in multimedia equipment for general purpose use
IEC 61508 - HSE report 373/2001 - Proposal for addressing human factors in IEC 61508
ISO/AWI 23973 - Software ergonomics for World Wide Web user interfaces
 
European Committee for Standardisation - CEN
EN 1005-1:2001 - Safety of machinery - Human physical performance
EN 12515:1997 Hot environments - Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal stress using calculation of required sweat rate
EN 13202:2000 Ergonomics of the thermal environment - Temperatures of touchable hot surfaces - Guidance for establishing surface temperature limit values in production standards with the aid of EN 563
EN 13861:2002 Safety of machinery - Guidance for the application of ergonomics standards in the design of machinery
EN 28996:1993 Ergonomics - Determination of metabolic heat production (ISO 8996:1990)
EN 547:1996 Safety of machinery - Human body measurements
EN 614-2:2000 Safety of machinery - Ergonomic design principles - Part 2: Interactions between the design of machinery and work tasks
UK Defence standards and guides
Defence Standard 00-25, Human Factors for Designers of Equipment
A Practical Guide to Human Factors Integration - a guide for IPTs and CWGs
US Defence standards and guides
MIL-STD-1472F, Human Factors Design Criteria for Military Systems, Equipment and Facilities

MIL-HDBK-46855, Human Engineering Requirements for Military Systems, Equipment Facilities.

MIL-HDBK-759C, Handbook for Human Engineering Design Guidelines
MIL-HDBK-763, Human Engineering Procedures Guide
MIL-STD-1908B, Human Factors Definitions
Rail standards
E1035/A1 - LUL Human Factors Engineering Standard
M1035 - LuL Manual of Good Practice
ESM AN3 - Engineering Safety Management Application Note 3 - Causes, Consequences and mitigations
Others
EEMUA191 - Alarm Systems - A Guide to Design, Management and Procurement - EEMUA Publication No.191, 1999
RSEST02701A1 - General Requirements for Audible Warning Devices
 
Other guides
INUSE 6.2 - Handbook of User-Centred Design
Legislation & regulation
European Community Directive 90/270/EEC (Display Screen Equipment)
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Approved Code of Practice and Guidance on Regulations; HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 0413 6
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992, Approved Code of Practice; HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 1412 8
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992, Guidance on Regulations; HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 0414 4
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, Guidance on Regulations; HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 0411 X
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, Guidance on Regulations; HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 0415 2
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, Guidance on Regulations; HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 0410 1
 
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