Sites of Interest

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NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

US Coast Guard - Prevention through People - Initiative to reduce accidents caused by human error

Professional Certification:

Board of Professional Ergonomics

Oxford Research Institute

The Harvard Group

The Board of Certification of Safety Engineers

Design Data:

Human Systems Information Analysis Center (Human Systems IAC) formerly the Crew System Ergonomics/Human Systems Technology (CSERIAC) - material on crew system ergonomics

Microsoft User Interface Design and Development

Apple HCI Design Guidelines

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development

Trace Research Center - design for disability

Society of Automotive Engineers - anthropometric data and simulation references (use "anthropometry" as search term)

General Human Factors Sites:

Ameritech Library - for Human Factors and User Interface Topics

Ameritech Library - Human Factors Sites (links to)

Crew System Ergonomics Information Analysis Center (CSERIAC)

Information Access and User Interfaces Division - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Embedded Design Articles - on MicroSol Corporation's web site (new web site under construction as of 4/00)

Enabling Technology for Users with Special Needs - on the ACM, SIG CHI web site

E-ZWEB ErgoMall - listings of Ergonomics Resource Links (select Ergo Links) and Diabilities Information and Resources (select Diablity Links) as well as limited glossary of terms and fact sheet regarding RSI Prevention

Liberty Mutual Research Center - ergonomics research

ErgoWeb: The Place for Ergonomics - ErgoWeb, Inc. (site includes ergonomics news ["Ergonomics Today"], and "Featured Resources" [case studies, reference materials -- standards, guidelines, concepts, references, organizations])

HCI Resources: Jobs - contains links to several general and HCI job sites

Human Factors and Human Ecology (Engineering and Technology) - Galaxy page of associated sites

Human Interface Technology Laboratory - at the University of Washington

Institute of Industrial Engineers - National Capital chapter

List of USENET FAQs - Internet FAQ Consortium

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) Specification - W3C Technical Reports & Publications

Ergoworld - Ergonomics and Human Factors meta site divided into six areas: three devoted to ergonomics (office ergonomics, industrial ergonomics, injury prevention/treatment) and three devoted to human factors (HCI/usability, air & ground HF, product design); also has information on products, jobs available, consultants/organizations, university programs, and industry events

Bad Human Factors Designs - great examples of bad human factors/ergonomics in all areas

Human-Computer Interaction Sites:

HCI Bibliography - Human-Computer Interaction Resources containing over 23,500 records

Interface Halls of Shame and Fame - irreverent look at how software should not be designed; interface design solutions that are both creative & effective

User Interface Design Principles and Methodology from Microsoft

Apple HCI Design Guidelines

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development

Jakob Nielsen's Website for usable information technology - includes his bi-weekly column on Web usability (Alertbox)

CHI-Web mailing list - CHI-Web is a companion list for discussing the HCI issues of the Web.

HCI Sites compiled by the ACM - 579 links in 14 categories

Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland

Human-Computer Interaction Resources on the Net

IBM User Engineering: Ease of Use

HCI Bibliography - HCIBIB is a free-access online bibliographic database on Human-Computer Interaction

UsabilityFirst - Online resources related to usability

Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at Virginia Tech Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering