1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

HFES - The Presidents Perspective - An interview with Chris Reid

1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

Show Notes

Chris Reid is the Human Factors and Ergonomics Boeing Technical Fellow within the Environment, Health and Safety organization at Boeing. He is also the current President at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). In this interview, he tells Barry how he fell into ergonomics, some of his achievements and ambitions for HFES and a few hints and tips for Barry for when he takes on the Presidency of the CIEHF.

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