Certification, Ethics, and Globalization

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Certification, Ethics, and Globalization

• TM 655
• Dr. Carter Kerk
• SDSMT
• Summer 2008

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Assignment

• MacLeod
• Read Chapters 10 and 11
• Gabriel
• Read Chapter 7

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Outline

• Certification
• Ethics
• Globalization

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Why Should You Care About Ergonomics
Certification?

• You might want to achieve certification
• Better or different employment opportunities
• As a Technical Manager, you might want to hire a
  professional ergonomist
• As an employee (How can you be sure?)
• As a consultant (How can you be sure?)
• As a Technical Manager, you might want to
  encourage your employees to achieve certification

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The Value of Professional Certification in
Ergonomics

• People in the field want the recognition of being
  professionally certified
• Employers want to see professional certification
• Certification should be comprised of formal
  education, applied experience, examinations, and
  recertification

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Other Key Certification Points

• 60 of job ads specify professional certification
• Annual salary difference 15,000
• There are currently over 170 certification titles
  in Safety, Health, Environment, Ergonomics
• Only 11 are nationally accredited

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Certification in Ergonomics

• BCPE
• CPE, CHFP
• Oxford Research Institute
• CIE
• EU, CREE
• Australian, CPE
• New Zealand, CNZErg
• Canada, CCPE
• Japan, CPE
• Brazil, ABERGO (in process)

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Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

• Established in 1990
• Voluntary process
• Seeks to validate an individuals qualifications
  in professional practice in ergonomics
• Demonstrates to employers, clients, and peers
  that one has knowledge and experience
• Not nationally accredited (primarily because of
  the lack of a recertification requirement)
• www.bcpe.org

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BCPE Three Levels

• Professional (CPE, CHFP)
• A career problem solver who applies and develops
  methodologies for analyzing, designing, testing,
  and evaluating systems
• Associate (CEA)
• An interventionist who applies a general breadth
  of knowledge to analysis and evaluation
• Interim Designation (AEP, AHFP)

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BCPE Professional Designation

• CPE Certified Professional Ergonomist
• CHFP Certified Human Factors Professional
• Masters degree in HF/E or equivalent in life
  sciences, engineering, behavioral sciences
• 3 years of full-time professional practice in
  HF/E
• Passing score on CPE/CHFP written examA
• Note A See next slide

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Note A

• The exam is a two part exam
• A person that graduates from an accredited IEA
  Federated Society degree program is not required
  to take Part I (Basic Knowledge) of the exam
• See website for listing of accredited schools

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BCPE Associate Designation

• CEA Certified Ergonomics Associate
• Bachelors degree from an accredited university
• gt200 contact hours of ergonomics training
• 2 years of full-time practice in HF/E
• Passing score on CEA written exam

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BCPE Interim Designation

• AEP Associate Ergonomics Professional
• AHFP Associate Human Factors Professional
• Meets the education requirement for CPE/CHFP
  certification
• Passing score on Part I (Basic Knowledge) of the
  CPE/CHFP written exam
• Is currently working toward fulfilling the 3
  years full-time experience requirement in HF/E

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Ergonomist Formation Model (EFM)

• Exams, experience, and education are judges
  against the EFM, adopted in 1995
• A) Ergonomic Principles
• B) Human Characteristics
• C) Work Analysis Measurement
• D) People Technology
• E) Applications
• F) Professional Issues

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EFM (A) Ergonomic Principles

1. Ergonomics Approach
2. Systems Theory

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EFM - (B) Human Characteristics

1. Anatomy, Demographics and Physiology
2. Human Psychology
3. Social Organizational Aspects
4. Physical Environments

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EFM - (C) Work Analysis Measurement

1. Statistics Experimental Design
2. Computation Information Technology
3. Instrumentation
4. Methods of Measurement Investigation
5. Work Analysis

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EFM - (D) People Technology

• Technology
• Human ReliabilityB
• Health, Safety and Well-BeingB
• Training InstructionB
• Occupational HygieneB
• Workplace DesignB
• Information DesignB
• Work Organization DesignB
• Note B CPEs must be competent in at least one
  design domain and at least three areas

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EFM - (E) Applications

• Projects pursued by the individual during
  education / training

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EFM - (F) Professional Issues

• Ethics
• Practice Standards
• Marketing
• Business Practice
• Legal Liabilities

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BCPE Scope of Practice

• The Scope of Practice identifies the breadth
  and depth of the profession
• Compares difference in scope between the CEA and
  the CPE/CHFP
• See www.bcpe.org for more detail

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CPE Exam Content
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Outline

1. Certification
2. Ethics
3. Globalization

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Ethics

• Like many professions, the ergonomics profession
  also has a code of ethics
• We will look at the BCPE Code of Ethics

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BCPE Code of Ethics - Intro

• BCPE is dedicated to protect the consumer of
  ergonomists professional services by
• A) establishing, promoting, revising standards
  for the profession
• B) evaluation of credentials for applicants
• C) maintain a directory of certificants
• D) advancing the field of ergonomics
• Certificants shall sustain and advance the
  integrity, honor, and prestige of the ergonomics
  profession by adherence to the following
  principles

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Ethics Principle 1

• Certificants shall practice their profession
  following recognized scientific principles and
  practices. The lives, health, and well-being of
  people depend upon their professional judgment.
  They are obligated to protect the health and
  well-being of the public.

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Ethics Principle 2

• Certificants shall be honest, fair, and
  impartial. They shall act with responsibility
  and integrity in all professional actions. They
  shall adhere to high standards of ethical conduct
  with balanced care for the interests of the
  public, employers, clients, employees,
  colleagues, and the ergonomics profession. They
  shall avoid all conduct or practice which is
  likely to discredit the profession or deceive the
  public.

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Ethics Principle 3

• Certificants shall undertake assignments only
  when qualified by education or experience in the
  specific technical fields involved. They shall
  accept responsibility for their continued
  professional development by acquiring and
  maintaining competence through continuing
  education, experience, and professional training.

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Ethics Principle 4

• Certificants shall avoid deceptive acts which
  falsify or misrepresent their academic or
  professional qualifications. They shall not
  misrepresent or exaggerate their degree of
  responsibility. They shall not misrepresent
  pertinent facts concerning employers, employees,
  associates, or past accomplishments.

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Ethics Principle 5

• Certificants shall conduct their professional
  relations by the highest standards of integrity
  and avoid compromise of their professional
  judgment by conflicts of interest.

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Ethics Principle 6

• Certificants shall act in a manner free of bias
  with regard to religion, ethnicity, gender, age,
  national origin, or disability.

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Ethics Principle 7

• Certificants shall keep confidential personal and
  business information obtained during the conduct
  of their services, except when required by law.

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Ethics Principle 8

• Certificants shall seek opportunities to offer
  constructive service in civic affairs and work
  for the advancement of the safety, health, and
  well-being of their community and their
  profession by sharing their knowledge and skills.

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Outline

1. Certification
2. Ethics
3. Globalization

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Globalization

• We have touched on various aspects of global
  perspectives throughout this course.
• Certification
• Standards and Guidelines (e.g., ISO, OSHA, NIOSH,
  etc.)
• International consumers
• International workers and companies
• International clients
• Organizations IEA, HFES

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IEA

• International Ergonomics Association
• www.iea.cc
• 42 Federated Societies (including HFES)
• Promotes exchange of scientific and technical
  information through conferences and meetings
• Supports ergonomics in developing countries
• Directory of Educational Programs
• Guidelines on Core Competencies in Ergonomics
• Produced an agreed definition of ergonomics
• Is establishing a program of certification in
  Ergonomics Quality in Design (EQUID)
• Awards Program

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IEA Definition of Ergonomics

• Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific
  discipline concerned with the understanding of
  interactions among humans and other elements of a
  system, and the profession that applies theory,
  principles, data and methods to design in order
  to optimize human well-being and overall system
  performance.

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HFES

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• www.hfes.org
• Founded in 1957
• 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.
• The primary ergonomics society in the US

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HFES Continued

• 22 Technical Groups
• Numerous local and student chapters
• Publications, Standards, Meetings
• Awards program
• Code of Ethics
• Strategic Plan and Bylaws
• Speakers Bureau
• Career Center
• Member and Consultant Directories

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HFES Continued

• 4500 members in US and worldwide
• Members from industry, universities, government,
  consulting, military, public utilities, etc.
• 40 hold doctoral degree, 33 masters degree, 15
  bachelors degree (as highest degree)
• Regular membership (185/year)
• 15 of the society are students (35/year)

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Assignment

• MacLeod
• Read Chapters 10 and 11
• Gabriel
• Read Chapter 7