Downloadable Resources


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Guidance and standards documents


External link opens in new tab or windowCAL-OSHA A Back Injury Prevention Guide for Health Care Providers (Rev 11, 1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowCAL-OSHA Easy Ergonomics, A Practical Approach for Improving the Workplace (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowCAL-OSHA Fitting the Person to the Task - Ergonomics for Very Small Businesses (2000)

External link opens in new tab or windowCCHS Inherently Safe Operations (ISO) Guidance Document

External link opens in new tab or windowCNSC G-276 Human Factors Engineering Program Plans (2003)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 1 Introductions (1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 2 Body Size (1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 3 Strength & Stamina (1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 4 Workplace Design (1991)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 5 Stresses and Hazards (1992)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 7 Visual Displays (1996)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 8 Auditory Information (1989)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 9 Voice Communication (1991)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 10 Controls (1992)


External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 11 Design for Mantainability (1988)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 12 Systems (1989)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 13 Human Computer Interaction (1996)

External link opens in new tab or windowDEF STAN 00-25 Human Factors for Designers of Equipment Pt. 14 Military Land Vehicle Design (2000)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOD TG 220 Ergonomics in Action - General Program Management (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOD TG 220 Ergonomics in Action - Worksite Analysis (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOD VHA Patient Care Ergonomics Resource Guide - Safe Patient Handling and Movement (2001)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOD-HDBK-743A Military Handbook Anthropometry of  U.S. Military Personnel (1991)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOD-HDBK-791  Maintainability Design Techniques (1988)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOE GPG-FM-027 Human Factors Engineering

External link opens in new tab or windowDOE-HDBK-1140 Human Factors Ergonomics Handbook for the Design for Ease of Maintenance (2001)

External link opens in new tab or windowDOE-STD-1029 DOE Writer's Guide for Technical Procedures (1992)

External link opens in new tab or windowFAA AD-A286 864 Human Factors in the Design and Evaluation of Air Traffic Control Systems (1995)

External link opens in new tab or windowFAA Human Factors Design Guide (1996)

External link opens in new tab or windowFAA Human Factors Job Aid (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowFAA Human Factors Planning Guide

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Design Control Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers (1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Do It by Design - An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices (1996)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Draft Initial Report on Medical Device Labeling Health Care Practitioners’ Medical Device Information and Labeling Needs (1995)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Draft Report on Medical Device Labeling Patients’ and Lay Caregivers’ Medical Device Information and Labeling Need (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Guidance on Medical Device Patient Labeling; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewer (2001)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Guidance on Medical Device Use - Safety Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management (2000)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Human Factors Points to Consider for IDE Devices (1988)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Human Factors Principles for Medical Device Labeling (1993)
External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Pamphlet - Make Sure the Medical Device You Choose Is Designed for You (2000)

External link opens in new tab or windowFDA Write It Right - Recommendations for Developing User Instructions Manual for Medical Devices Used in Home Health Care (1993)

External link opens in new tab or windowIMIA WGP8 (00)E Human Factors in Engineering Risk

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-HDBK-470A Designing and Developing Maintainable Products and Systems Vol 1 (1995)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-HDBK-759C Human Engineering Design Guidelines (1991)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-HDBK-759C Human Engineering Design Guidelines Change Notice 1 (1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-HDBK-764 System Safety Engineering Design Guide for Army Materiel (1990)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-HDBK-1908A Definition of Human Factors Terms (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-HDBK-1908B Definition of Human Factors Terms (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-1472D Human Engineering Design Criteria for Military Systems, Equipment and Facilities (1981)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-1472E Human Engineering (1996)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-1472E Human Engineering Design Standard N1 (1998)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-1472F Human Engineering (1999)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-1472G Human Engineering (2012)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-1695 Minimum Standards for Working Environment (1977)

External link opens in new tab or windowMIL-STD-46855A Human Engineering Requirements for Military Systems, Equipment, and Facilities (2011)

External link opens in new tab or windowNASA 3000 Man-Systems Integration Standards Volume_I (1995)

External link opens in new tab or windowNASA 3000 Volume_II

External link opens in new tab or windowNASA SP-2010-3407 REV1 Human Integration Design Handbook (2014)

External link opens in new tab or windowNASA TP-2014-218556 Human Integration Design Processes (2014)

External link opens in new tab or windowNASA-STD-3001,  Vol 1, Rev A C1 Crew Health (2015)

External link opens in new tab or windowNASA-STD-3001, Vol 2, Rev A Human Factors, Habitability, and Environmental Health (2015)

External link opens in new tab or windowNIOSH 97-117 Elements of Ergonomics Programs (1997)

External link opens in new tab or windowNIOSH 2007-131 Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling (2007)

External link opens in new tab or windowNORSOK S-002 Working Environment (2004)

External link opens in new tab or windowNORSOK Standards for Use in the Oil & Gas Industry

External link opens in new tab or windowNPD A Method for Reviewing Human Factors in Control Centre Design (2000)

External link opens in new tab or windowNPD  A Method for Reviewing Human Factors in Control Centre Design (2001)

External link opens in new tab or windowNUREG 0700, Rev 2 Human System Interface Design Review Guidelines

External link opens in new tab or windowNUREG 0711, Rev 1 Human Factors Engineering Program Review Model

External link opens in new tab or windowNUREG 0800 Standard Review Plan Sect. 18 Human Factors Engineering (2004)

External link opens in new tab or windowUK HSE Inspecting Human Factors at COMAH Establishments - Operational Delivery Guide (2016)

External link opens in new tab or windowUS Army ARN940 DAPAM 40-21 Ergonomics Program (2018)

External link opens in new tab or windowUS Army CHPPM Bulletin - Ergonomics Makes Good Sense

External link opens in new tab or windowUS Army CHPPM Cumulative Trauma Disorders Handout

External link opens in new tab or windowUS Army CHPPM Ergonomics Program Self-Assessment Checklist

External link opens in new tab or windowUS Army CHPPM Information Bulletin Lifting Techniques

External link opens in new tab or windowUSAID Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide (Cogill, 2001)

External link opens in new tab or windowWA DLI P417-129-000 Lessons for Lifting and Moving Materials (1996)