Wogalter, Michael S.

Forensic Human Factors and Ergonomics : Case Studies and Analysis. - Milton : Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2018. - 1 online resource (395 pages) - Human Factors and Ergonomics Ser. .

Subject Index

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Human Factors and Ergonomics Book Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Editor; Contributors; Section I: Introductory Chapters; 1. Introduction; 2. Hazard Analysis and Hazard-Control Hierarchy; 3. Communication-Human Information Processing (C-HIP) Model; Section II: Case Study Chapters; 4. Alternative Infant Sleep Products: Parent Lifesavers or Infant Death Traps; 5. A Hazard Hanging at the Window; 6. Case of the Baby Sitter with No Restraint; 7. Not a Step!; 8. Colorful Rounded-Tip Scissors: Too Sharp for Children 9. Following the Lead: Duped by Pipe Dope10. This Game Had a Bad Ending; 11. A Close Brush with Death; 12. The Medium is the Message: Warning Presentation Matters; 13. Heavier Than Air; 14. Over-Reaching Consequences; 15. A Step in the Right Direction; 16. Don't Walk: Hazardous to Cross Mid-Block; 17. Beginning with a Malfunctioning Fuel Gauge and Ending with a Pedestrian Casualty; 18. A Truck Driver's Dilemma; 19. ROPS, Seatbelts, and the Unexpected Rollover; 20. Do Not Recline That Seat; 21. Working Out of View; Section III: Concluding Chapter; 22. General Final Comments; Author Index

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Forensic engineering--United States.
Human engineering--United States.
Design--Human factors.
Product safety--Law and legislation.
Personal injuries--United States.
Evidence, Expert--United States.

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