Common use of Human Factors Engineering Clause in Contracts

Human Factors Engineering. The systematic application of relevant information about human abilities, characteristics, behavior, motivation, and performance to provide for effective human- machine interfaces and to meet Human System Integration (HSI) requirements. Where practicable and cost effective, system designs should shall minimize or eliminate system characteristics that requires excessive cognitive, physical, or sensory skills; entail extensive training or workload-intensive tasks; result in mission-critical errors; or produce safety or health hazards. (▇▇▇▇ 5000.02) See Human Systems Integration (HSI). (DAU Glossary)

Human Factors Engineering. The systematic application of relevant information about human abilities, characteristics, behavior, motivation, and performance to provide for effective human- machine interfaces and to meet Human System Integration (HSI) requirements. Where practicable and cost effective, system designs should shall minimize or eliminate system characteristics that requires excessive cognitive, physical, or sensory skills; entail extensive training or workload-intensive tasks; result in mission-critical errors; or produce safety or health hazards. (▇▇▇▇ 5000.02) See Human Systems Integration (HSI). (DAU Glossary).