Consulting Services
We provide ergonomics and safety consulting services to manufacturers, government agencies, and attorneys in the following areas:
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Warnings and Risk Communication
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Warning labels and Safety Symbols
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Instructions, manuals, and product documentation
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Risk perception
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Chemical Labeling and MSDS
- Consensus safety standards (e.g., ANSI, ASTM, UL)
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US Government safety regulations (OSHA, MSHA, CPSC)
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Ergonomics/Human Factors
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Biomechanics and work physiology, including force measurement
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Hand-arm and whole body vibration measurement
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Fatigue and environmental stressors
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Human factors issues relating to visual inspection tasks
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Vigilance and habituation issues
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Age-related human performance
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Visibility, including light measurement
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Audibility, including sound measurement
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Backup alarms
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Industrial Safety
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OSHA compliance and industry benchmarking
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Machine guarding and lockout/tagout
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Construction safety
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Accident investigation
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Job analysis and design
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Oil field and refinery safety
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Forklift safety
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Welding safety
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Personal protective equipment (training and use issues)
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Product Safety
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Hazard analysis and risk assessment of new and existing products
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Accident analysis and evaluation
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Product safety management
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Traffic/Rail Safety
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Perception/reaction time issues
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Visibility issues
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Audibility issues
- FELA litigation
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The service for most clients begins with a thorough review of the product or system to evaluate potential hazards, assessment of the risk of injury or illness from exposure to these hazards and the application of the principles of safety engineering to deal with the hazards identified. Other services have involved the design of interfaces between products and the expected user to consider both the information aspects as well as the forces applied and the response of the body to these forces. There is the potential for these analyses to be applied in a litigation matter for which we may provide consultation and testimony.