PHASE II CERTIFICATION FOR ERGONOMISTS AND HUMAN FACTORS PROFESSIONALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1993

Contact: Dieter Jahns
BCPE Executive Director
206/671-7601

Bellingham, WA—The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics has revised its certification requirements for Ergonomists and Human Factors Professionals. Starting January 1, 1994, certification criteria will be (1) a master’s degree in ergonomics (human factors) or equivalent educational background, (2) four years of full-time professional practice in ergonomics with emphasis on ergonomic design, (3) submission of a work product demonstrating the application of ergonomics to a product, process, or environment, and (4) a passing score on a written certification examination. These revised requirements, referred to as Phase II of the BCPE’s effort, will replace the current Phase I program which has been in effect since May 1992.

Under Phase I, experienced practitioners are being certified under a "waiver of examination" procedure. Minimum qualifications under Phase I are: MA/MS or equivalent in ergonomics or a closely related field and 7 years of demonstrable experience in the practice of ergonomics. Phase I will end December 31, 1993.

Applications are available for $10 (US) from:

Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics
Office of the Executive Director
P.O. Box 2811
Bellingham WA 98227-2811 USA
phone: (206) 671-7601 fax: (206) 671-7681

The application processing fee is $200 (the $10 application fee may be applied to the processing fee) with an annual renewal fee of $75.

The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics was formed as a nonprofit corporation in 1990. Current members of the Board are: Alphonse Chapanis, PhD; David Meister, PhD; Melvin H. Rudov, PhD; Hal W. Hendrick, PhD; George A. Peters, JD; H. Harvey Cohen, PhD; David J. Cochran, PhD; Jerry R. Duncan, PhD; Steven M. Casey, PhD. The Executive Director is Dieter W. Jahns, MS.