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	Bad Human Factors Designs URL: http://www.baddesigns.com/ ODP description: A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles. Page description: A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles.
	FDA: Reducing Use Error URL: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/humanfactors/ ODP description: U.S. Food and Drug Administration advice for reducing use error. Design and labeling of medical devices, checklists, guidance documents, standards and reporting. Page title: Human Factors Page description: Human Factors Engineering
	The Board of Certified Professional Ergonomists URL: http://www.bcpe.org/ ODP description: Information regarding credentialing in Ergonomics including the requirements for certification, contact information, upcoming exams, application kit and a search feature to locate CPE/CHFP, CEA and AEP/AHFP professionals by name, state, expertise and products. Page title: Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics Page description: Welcome to the web site of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE). This site was created as a resource for obtaining information about BCPE and its certification programs.
	NASA: Human Factors Research and Technology Division URL: http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/ ODP description: NASA's Human Factors Research and Technology Division supports human-centered design in complex aerospace information systems using experiments and models of human capabilities and human-machine interaction to enhance system safety, reliability and performance. Current projects, reports, history and organization. Page title: Human Systems Integration Division at NASA Ames Page description: The Human Systems Integration Division at NASA Ames Research Center, advances human-centered design and aerospace systems to make dramatic improvements in safety, efficiency and mission success.
	Do It By Design: An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices URL: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/humfac/doit.html ODP description: US FDA Publication: An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices. By Dick Sawyer, Office of Health and Industry Programs. Page title: Do It By Design
	To Err Is Human URL: http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068371/html/ ODP description: On-line access to Institute of Medicine publication "To Err is Human, Building a Safety Health System" (2000). Page title: To Err Is Human:
	Medical Device Use--Safety: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management URL: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/humfac/1497.html ODP description: US FDA guidance document for industry and FDA premarket and design control reviewers. Medical Device Use-Safety: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management. Page title: Medical Device Use--Safety: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management Page description: Medical Device Use--Safety: Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management
	Passivity in the Workplace URL: http://www.mdpme.com/passivity.htm ODP description: Passive thinking finds no safe place in the workplace, especially among professional decision makers. An article by Michael Gaspard. Page title: MDPME: Passivity In The Workplace Page description: Passive thinking finds no safe place among professional decision makers.
	FAA Research Development & Human Factors Laboratory (RDHFL) URL: http://rdhfl.tc.faa.gov/ ODP description: The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Research Development and Human Factors Laboratory (RDHFL), located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is a state-of-the-art research facility designed specifically to support research in aviation human factors. Information on facilities and equipment and virtual reality research.
	Ergonomist Guide - rmLibrary URL: http://www.rmis.com/guides/guergo.htm ODP description: Ergonomics and human factors professionals resources regarding workplace hazards, medical management, laws and standards, tools, and training. Subscription required to access full text of documents. Page title: rmis.com Resource Library - Professional Guides
	Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance and Inspection URL: http://hfskyway.faa.gov/ ODP description: From the Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aviation Medicine. Documents, research and development, training, job aids, and conference information. Page title: HF Maintenance > publications-articles > Aviation Maintenance Page description: hfmaintenance
	Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10032.html ODP description: National Academy Press publication (2001) available on-line for search, review or ordering. Page title: Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace: Low Back and Upper Extremities
	Examples of Human Factors/Ergonomics in Design URL: http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_ergo.htm ODP description: An illustrated collection of Human Factors/Ergonomics in design. Examples include room numbers, nuclear power plant control rooms, aircraft warnings, sidewalks, aircraft instruments. Page title: Ergonomics Page description: Ergonomics; Human Factors; Man-Machine Interface.
	Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique URL: http://www.alexandercenter.com/teacherspage/index.html ODP description: An interview with ergonomist Joyce Stenstrom about how ergonomics relates to the Alexander Technique as a field of study and as a profession. Page description: Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique. The Insiders' Guide to the Alexander Technique.