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ERGONOMIST [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2022-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Workplace Organization
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Collaboration with the OQLF
DEF

A professional concerned with the interactions between people and other elements of a system to optimize the well-being, health and safety of people as well as overall system performance.

OBS

An ergonomist contributes in particular to the design, evaluation and modification of machines and workstations, with one of the aims being to adapt these machines and workstations to the abilities and needs of users, as well as to their physiological, physical and psychological characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation du travail et équipements
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
  • Collaboration avec l'OQLF
DEF

Professionnel qui s'intéresse aux interactions entre les personnes et les autres éléments d'un système afin d'optimiser le bien-être, la santé et la sécurité des personnes ainsi que le rendement du système dans son ensemble.

OBS

Un ergonome contribue notamment à la conception, à l'évaluation et à la modification des machines et des postes de travail, le but étant, entre autres, de les adapter aux capacités et aux besoins des utilisateurs, de même qu'à leurs caractéristiques physiologiques, physiques et psychologiques.

Key term(s)
  • ergonomiste

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Organización del trabajo y equipos
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
  • Colaboración con la OQLF
DEF

Persona especializada en ergonomía.

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