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TC 159

Ergonomics

• Secretariat: DIN
• Secretary: Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Krebs
• Chairperson: Dipl.-Physiker Georg Krämer (Germany) until end 2012
• Creation date: 1974

• Work programme
  (drafts and new work items of TC 159)

• Business plan (TC)
• Working area on ISOTC

Scope:

Standardization in the field of ergonomics, including terminology, methodology, and human factors data.

Total number of published ISO standards related to the TC and its SCs:	104
Number of published ISO standards under the direct responsibility of TC 159:	1
Participating countries:	25
Observing countries:	32

ISO committees in liaison:

TC 20, TC 22, TC 23, TC 43, TC 59, TC 94, TC 94/SC 4, TC 96, TC 101, TC 106, TC 108/SC 4, TC 110, TC 110/SC 4, TC 118, TC 118/SC 3, TC 127/SC 2, TC 133, TC 136, TC 137, TC 173, TC 199, TC 205

IEC committees in liaison:

IEC/TC 56, IEC/TC 65

Organizations in liaison:

CIE, EC, Ecma International, IEA, ILO, WHO

Subcommittees/Working Groups:

Subcommittee/Working Group	Title
TC 159/CAG	Chairman Advisory Group The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 159/AG	AGAD: Advisory Group for Accessible Design The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 159/WG 2	Ergonomics for people with special requirements The convener can be reached through the secretariat
TC 159/SC 1	General ergonomics principles
TC 159/SC 3	Anthropometry and biomechanics
TC 159/SC 4	Ergonomics of human-system interaction
TC 159/SC 5	Ergonomics of the physical environment