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ISO 26800

Ergonomics — General approach, principles and concepts

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Organization: ISO
Publication Date: 15 August 2011
Status: active
Page Count: 26
ICS Code (Environment. Health protection. Safety (Vocabularies)): 01.040.13
ICS Code (Ergonomics): 13.180
scope:

This International Standard presents the general ergonomics approach and specifies basic ergonomics principles and concepts. These are applicable to the design and evaluation of tasks, jobs, products, tools, equipment, systems, organizations, services, facilities and environments, in order to make them compatible with the characteristics, the needs and values, and the abilities and limitations of people.

The provisions and guidance given by this International Standard are intended to improve the safety, performance, effectiveness, efficiency, reliability, availability and maintainability of the design outcome throughout its life cycle, while safeguarding and enhancing the health, well-being and satisfaction of those involved or affected.

The intended users of this International Standard are designers, ergonomists and project managers, as well as managers, workers, consumers (or their representatives) and procurers. It also serves as a reference standard for standards developers dealing with ergonomics aspects.

This International Standard provides the basis for other, more detailed, context-specific ergonomics International Standards.

Document History

ISO 26800
August 15, 2011
Ergonomics — General approach, principles and concepts
This International Standard presents the general ergonomics approach and specifies basic ergonomics principles and concepts. These are applicable to the design and evaluation of tasks, jobs,...

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