Fosters members' professional growth and promotes human-centered design to optimize performance.

Promotes discovery and exchange of knowledge about assigning appropriate functions for humans and machines.

Promotes and advances through the interchange of knowledge and methodology in understanding human factors.

Organization of ergonomists and human factors specialist promotes the principles and practices of ergonomics.

Encourages immediate exchange of research, ideas and technical innovations, and advance application of human factors principles and methodologies.

Improves human safety and performance in extremely risky and challenging settings, and provides meetings, journal and links.