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Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE)

The Association of Canadian Ergonomists/l'Association canadienne d'ergonomie (ACE) is an association of persons who have human factors/ergonomics interests. Membership is open to those who will benefit from the application of human factors and ergonomic knowledge, either as individuals or as representatives of organizations.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds.

International Ergonomics Association

The International Ergonomics Association is the federation of ergonomics and human factors societies from around the world.

The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

An international organization for professionals using knowledge of human abilities and limitations to design and build for comfort, efficiency, productivity and safety.

Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory

A laboratory at Ohio State University that specializes in designing systems to support human performance in complex settings.

Center for Resilience

The Center for Resilience at Ohio State University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to improving the resilience of industrial systems and the environments in which they operate.

Centre for Applied Resilience in Healthcare (CARe)

World Health Organization

International System Safety Society

Their mission is to advance the system safety discipline by creating an international, interdependent network of system safety professionals dedicated to the continuous improvement of the art, sciences and technology needed to provide the best total system safety solutions.