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The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) is an interdisciplinary nonprofit professional organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, covering the fields of human factors and ergonomics. Founded in 1957,[1]HFES claims 4500 members worldwide.[2]HFES has 67 active chapters throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. 42 of these are student chapters, and 23 are technical groups.[3]
HFES publishes the ANSI/HFES-100 standard for ergonomic workstation setups, approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 2007.[4]