On February 17, 2023, the Latvian Ergonomics Society organised a section entitled “Human factor, ergonomics and Working Environment, industrial Engineering” within the framework of the International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia. More than 100 participants participated in the conference and our society members, Latvian and foreign students and leading professionals in the field...
A new book “LEAN Organized Workplace: 6S Practical Implementation” has been published. The co-authors of the book are LES members. In the book, the authors describe the key principles and practical tips of the LEAN 6S method, which will help improve well-being, safety and health, productivity and business efficiency in today’s organizations.
Digitization has rapidly entered modern life. Human, information and communication technologies (ICT) are an inseparable whole. This is a normal process of technological evolution and it is a reality in our lives. Is it good or bad? The authors have described the most important ergonomic solutions when working with digital devices, incl. working at a...
LES would like to invite you to participate in the meeting of the section “Ergonomics and Work Environment, Industrial Engineering” of the 80th International Conference of the University of Latvia. Those interested have the opportunity to present a conference or report at the conference. Application by February 5, 2022, theses must be submitted electronically in...
October, which is the European Ergonomics Month, is here, so we are planning an interesting seminar on Human-oriented design. We invite you to the seminar organized by the Latvian Ergonomics Society. g. October 21 at 16:00 (in Latvian). The seminar will take place remotely on the Zoom platform. If you are interested, please apply by...
Referring to the great demand, we would like to inform you that additional copies of the book are available: Z.Roja, H.Kalkis “Human factor and ergonomics at work” (in Latvian). If you want to buy, please write to e-mail: info@ergonomika.lv The price of the book is 30 EUR.
The Latvian Ergonomics Society organizes a seminar related to the challenges of teleworking and health promotion. We invite LES members and other interested parties to participate in the seminar. To participate in the seminar, please apply by e-mail:info@ergonomika.lv until June 8, 2021. Members: freeFor other interested parties: 35 Eur, which must be transferred to the...
Henrijs Kaļķis, a member of the Board of the Latvian Ergonomics Society, professor and researcher at the University of Latvia, is conducting a study entitled “Ergonomic stress indicators in contemporary technological work environment and possibilities of its improvement in social-technical system “Human-Machine-Environment””. The main goal of the research is to determine the indicators of ergonomic...
Member of the Board of the Latvian Ergonomics Society, prof. Henrijs Kaļķis is a co-author of the latest book about LEAN (book in Latvian). See more information below: https://efektivs.lv/lv/jaunumi/index.html?news_id=1118
We invite you to participate in the virtual congress organized by the International Ergonomics Association, which will take place June 13 -18, 2021. The congress will discuss current issues related to the human factor and ergonomics, industry 4.0. and the role of new 5G technologies. To apply for this congress, please submit your application on...
