Safety Risk

Workplace and Occupational Safety

Our expert witness services cover most areas of occupational
and ergonomic risk including:

• workplace accidents,
• stress
• working practices and task design,
• computer based working;
• workflow and tool design
• environmental designfitness for purpose
• equipment and software design

We offer a full analysis from identifying issues to providing
expert witness testimony for the courts. Reports may cover:

• the tasks and equipment in question
• environmental and cultural factors
• existing health and safety policies and procedures
• personnel processes
• training and competence issues
• policy implementation and enforcement
• management actions and attitudes
• benchmarking against best practice.

Technical systems

Expert analysis and testimony on physical equipment and systems are also available. These may address single machine issues or larger systems. Reports may cover:-

• physical design and layout of the machine/system
• fit to operators
• operator performance issues
• suitability for general environment
• effects on other processes and procedures

Information Systems and Software

Hais offers audit and assessments of software fitness for purpose and usability. These may be either both pre or post purchase and include bespoke systems or proprietary systems.

Reports may cover:-

• usability
• accessibility
• compliance with functional specification
• fit to user requirements
• suitability for intended user group and intended environment
• compliance with health and safety and other statutory legislation