ISO 26800:2011介绍了一般工效学方法，并规定了基本工效学原则和概念。这些标准适用于任务、工作、产品、工具、设备、系统、组织、服务、设施和环境的设计和评估，以使其与人的特征、需求和价值观以及能力和局限性兼容。 ISO 26800:2011给出的规定和指南旨在提高设计成果在整个生命周期内的安全性、性能、有效性、效率、可靠性、可用性和可维护性，同时保护和增强健康- 对参与或受影响的人的信任和满意。 ISO 26800:2011的预期用户包括设计师、工效学家和项目经理，以及经理、工人、消费者（或其代表）和采购商。它还可以作为标准开发人员处理人体工程学方面的参考标准。

ISO 26800:2011 presents the general ergonomics approach and specifies basic ergonomics principles and concepts. These are applicable to the design and evaluation of tasks, jobs, products, tools, equipment, systems, organizations, services, facilities and environments, in order to make them compatible with the characteristics, the needs and values, and the abilities and limitations of people. The provisions and guidance given by ISO 26800:2011 are intended to improve the safety, performance, effectiveness, efficiency, reliability, availability and maintainability of the design outcome throughout its life cycle, while safeguarding and enhancing the health, well-being and satisfaction of those involved or affected. The intended users of ISO 26800:2011 are designers, ergonomists and project managers, as well as managers, workers, consumers (or their representatives) and procurers. It also serves as a reference standard for standards developers dealing with ergonomics aspects.