THE BOARD OF CERTIFICATION IN PROFESSIONAL ERGONOMICS (BCPE) CELEBRATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2000

Contact: Kris Alvord
BCPE Executive Administrator
360/671-7601

Bellingham, WA—The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) marked its tenth anniversary earlier this year. Incorporated as an independent, non-profit organization in 1990, the BCPE provides voluntary certification to ergonomics/human factors professionals whose education, training, and experience indicate broad competence in the application of ergonomics to products, processes and environments for the purpose of safe, comfortable, and effective human use. To date, close to 1,000 professionals have been awarded the BCPE designations of CPE/CHFP (Certified Professional Ergonomist/ Certified Human Factors Professional), AEP/AHFP (Associate Ergonomics Professional/ Associate Human Factors Professional), or CEA (Certified Ergonomics Associate).

Instrumental in the formation of the BCPE were Steven M. Casey, PhD, CPE, Alphonse Chapanis, PhD, CHFP, David J. Cochran, PhD, CPE, H. Harvey Cohen, PhD, CPE, Jerry R. Duncan, PhD, CPE, Hal W. Hendrick, PhD, CPE, Dieter W. Jahns, MS, CPE, David Meister, PhD, CPE, George A. Peters, MS, CPE, and Melvin H. Rudov, PhD, CPE. The dedication of these individuals, and others over the years, has been vital to the success of BCPE. The organization also credits its success to the professionals seeking BCPE certification. "Without the commitment of these individuals to professional development," states Kris Alvord, BCPE Executive Administrator, "the BCPE could not have achieved its current level of recognition."

Presently, the BCPE is a member of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA), maintains a cooperative agreement with the Center for Registration of European Ergonomists (CREE), and recently formalized a reciprocal relationship with the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) whereby each organization recognizes the other as the premier certifying body for its profession.

For more information on BCPE and its certification process, please contact BCPE at PO Box 2811, Bellingham, WA, 98227-2811, 360/671-7601 (ph.), 360/671-7681 (fax), bcpehq@aol.com, www.bcpe.org.