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AI occupational ergonomist

Analyses human behaviour and performance to optimise system performance and well-being. Prepares reports summarising results and recommends changes to improve health and safety.

Rachel Dlamini“I analyse human factors and recommend changes to improve health and safety.”An example character, not a real person.
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Occupational ergonomist · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Prepare reports summarising results or conclusions of human factors engineering activities.
  2. Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety using knowledge of harmful factors.
  3. Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis using checklists or surveys.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists” (O*NET 17-2112.01), as O*NET lists them:

  • Prepare reports or presentations summarizing results or conclusions of human factors engineering or ergonomics activities, such as testing, investigation, or validation.
  • Recommend workplace changes to improve health and safety, using knowledge of potentially harmful factors, such as heavy loads or repetitive motions.
  • Perform functional, task, or anthropometric analysis, using tools, such as checklists, surveys, videotaping, or force measurement.

Occupational ergonomist · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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