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.
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Table of Contents:

Hazard analysis and hazard control hierarchy / Michael S. Wogalter
Communication-human information processing (c-hip) model / Michael S. Wogalter
Parent life-saver or infant death-trap? / Shelly Waters Deppa and Elaine D. Allen
A hazard hanging at the window / Carol Pollock Nelson
Case of baby seat with no restraint / Chris Mayhorn and Michael Wogalter
Not a step / Michael J. Kalsher and Michael S. Wogalter
Colorful rounded-tip scissors : too sharp for children / Alison Q. Vredenburgh, Ilene B. Zackowitz, and Alexandra N. Vredenburgh
Following the lead : duped by pipe dope / Michael Wogalter and Michael Kalsher
This game had a bad ending / James M. Miller & Bradley T. Cook
A close brush with death / Michael S. Wogalter
The medium is the message : warning presentation matters / David R. Lenorovitz
Heavier than air / Michael Wogalter, Ken Laughery, and Chris Mayhorn
Over-reaching consequences / Michael S. Wogalter and Tatyana Kildisheva
A step for reasonable expectation / H. Harvey Cohen and Cindy Larue
Don't walk : hazardous to cross mid-block / Ilene B. Zackowitz, Alison G. Vredenburgh & Alexandra N. Vredenburgh
Beginning with a malfunctioning fuel gauge and ending with a pedestrian casualty / Rudi Mortimer
A truck driver's dilemma / Joseph Cohen and H. Harvey Cohen
ROPS, seatbelts, and the unexpected rollover / David R. Lenorovitz, Edward Karnes, and Mike Wogalter
Don't recline that seat / Kenneth R. Laughery and Michael S. Wogalter
Out of view worker / William Vigilante Jr.
Some final comments / Michael S. Wogalter.