L'Ergonomie au Chili.

In this paper we present a brief review of the positioning of Ergonomics in Chile and a reflection on what the future challenges. Historically, the formal start of Ergonomics in Chile, is in the 80s, and is attributed to two professional doctorates in Ergonomics conducted in Europe, and began his research work and training of ergonomists. From that time until today have created laws, international standards incorporated, established institutions, and formed a large group of ergonomists. From the epistemological and axiological perspective, we can say that ergonomics is embodied in the rules but we can not say that is built into the making ergonomic. Today one Egonomía is mainly descriptive and lack conditions for achieving a broadest level, integrating the complexity and ambiguity of an intervention in the analysis and design of work systems. Instances need to be developed to install a reargumentation of concepts, methodologies and analytical models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]