The Safety Technical Group consists of individuals interested in research and applications concerning safety-related human factors issues. Example application areas include transportation, aerospace, offices, public areas and buildings, and home environments.
Human factors specialists in the field of safety are involved in the mitigation of hazards from human, machine, and environmental sources.
Hazard identification, evaluation, and management are the basic steps toward a goal of providing safe and healthful working conditions and products.
Practitioners may be involved in job studies and design, equipment design, personnel protection, and environmental controls, among other functions.
To find out more about HFES and their technical groups, visit https://www.hfes.org (HFES.org).