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Principles
of Forensic Human Factors/Ergonomics
Wesley E. Woodson
and
H. Harvey Cohen, PhD, CPE
8.5"
x 11", casebound, 275 pages
2005, Lawyers
and Judges
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Table of Contents
A
wealth of information on the real world of machines, consumer
products and operational environments.
Human factors engineering
is a ground-breaking area too often ignored or misunderstood by
lawyers. Often a designer's error encourages mistakes or misuse.
Unfortunately, when trying these personal injury cases, legal
professionals often pre-determine the "human factors"
based on their own ability to use a product or operate in a particular
environment. Since lawyers are human, they feel that they intuitively
know about all human factors. The result? Many lawyers fail when
trying personal injury cases, even though a thorough knowledge
of human factors engineering could have meant a successful verdict.
Human Factors Engineering
for Forensic Applications (revised edition of Human Factors
Engineering for Forensic and Safety Specialists) is an excellent
resource because it takes you step-by-step over the areas of concern.
You'll get an in-depth look at the fields of architecture, transportation,
consumer products, and furniture; areas in which questions of
safety are most frequent. In addition, you'll discover how to
separate the situation in which the product design is at fault
from those situations where the injured is at fault due to carelessness
or misconduct.
Topics covered:
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Architectural
systems
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How
to uncover issues that require the assistance of a human factors
specialist
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What
types of specialists should be sought?
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What
types of investigation, tests and/or experiments might be useful
to a case?
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Determine
if there is a significant consideration to be investigated
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What
to expect from a human factors expert witness
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Consumer
products and tools
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Graphics
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Home
and work furnishings and equipment
•
Human
factors tests
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Personal
safety and the concept of design-induced human
error/misuse
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Roadway,
ground, and air vehicular systems
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User
limiting characteristics that designers must consider in design
of
consumer products
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User/product
interface and environmental influences that interact to
produce safety scenarios
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Mechanical
failure
Review (of previous edition):
This
book would be wonderful for those in early career development.
It would also be marvelous for opening the eyes...to the reality
of design implications for human safety and human error.... Ergonomics
in Design
Table
of Contents
Chapter 1:
Personal Safety and the Concept of Design-Induced Human Error
and Product Misuse
Chapter 2:
User/Product Interfaces and Environmental Influences
Chapter 3:
User-Limiting Characteristics That Designers Must Consider in
Design of Consumer Products
Chapter 4:
Architectural Systems
Chapter 5:
Vehicular and Roadway Systems
Chapter 6:
Consumer Products and Tools
Chapter 7:
Home and Work Furnishings and Equipment
Chapter 8:
Graphics
Chapter 9:
Human Factors Tests
Related books:
Human Factors in Traffic Safety
Roadway Safety and
Tort Liability
Traffic
Safety
Workplace
Injuries |
