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Forensic human factors and ergonomics : case studies and analysis /

This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis. Each injury scenario derives from one or more similar lawsuits (but names, places and some of the details are fictionalized). The scenarios describe a 's...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Wogalter, Michael S., 1955- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
Series:Human factors and ergonomics.
Subjects:
Forensic engineering > United States.
Human engineering > United States.
Design > Human factors.
Product safety > Law and legislation.
Personal injuries > United States.
Evidence, Expert > United States.
Human engineering.
Ergonomics
Ingénierie légale > États-Unis.
Ergonomie > États-Unis.
Design > Facteurs humains.
Dommage corporel > États-Unis.
Expertises > États-Unis.
Ergonomie.
ergonomics.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LAW > Forensic Science.
TECHNOLOGY > Industrial Health & Safety.
Design > Human factors
Evidence, Expert
Forensic engineering
Human engineering
Personal injuries
Product safety > Law and legislation
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis. Each injury scenario derives from one or more similar lawsuits (but names, places and some of the details are fictionalized). The scenarios describe a 'slice of life' of people interacting with products, equipment, tasks, and environments before they are seriously hurt. The forensic analyses that follows each scenario gives a background of prior similar events and systematically examines potential causes leading up the injury event, with emphasis on the person-machine interface, human error, hazard analysis, hazard control and a model of communication-human information processing (C-HIP). Chapter authors are highly experienced expert witnesses in HFE. The methods used are general techniques that can be applied to other injury scenarios, but would be better if employed earlier in a product's life cycle to prevent or limit injury. The last chapter offers some broad take-away points that cut across several of the case studies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 372 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780429869167
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9780429869150
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9780429869143
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1498780725
9781498780728