Publications

“The role of standards in design” (with M Galley & A Ferguson) in “Human Factors and Ergonomics  in Consumer Product Design” – ed. W. Karwowski  et al – CRC Press/Taylor & Francis 2011

Commissioned review of the book “Ergonomics for Children- designing products and places for toddlers to teens” by Lueder & Rice – Ergonomics- Volume 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1623 – 1624

“Standards and defects in product liability claims after Tesco v Pollard” – PI Focus Sep 2008

 “Mind the gap? – What gap!” (with S Bower)  - Contemporary Ergonomics 2006, p635

“Instructions for use of products of consumer interest” – ISO Focus  2 (7) Jul/Aug 2005, p27-28

Commissioned review of the book “Warnings and Risk Communication” by M Wogalter et al.  – Ergonomics 46(5) 2003 p533-534

"Bite tests for products in contact with children" Netherlands Consumer Safety Institute, Report #242,  October 2000

"Domestic and personal accidents-prevention in the absence of professional supervision" - Accident Analysis and Prevention 32 (3) 2000, p329-335

 

 “Safety instructions – a best practice guide” (with J Croft et al) Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1999

“Helping judges judge safety” – Solicitors Journal 11 Dec 1998 p22-26

“Quantifying the risks of sports injury in Great Britain” – 4th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Control – Amsterdam, May 1998 p52

“Keeping children in and keeping children out – exploring the factors that make barriers effective and safe” – 6th International Conference on Product Safety Research - Amsterdam, May 1998 paper 20

“No standard need not mean no safety” – TSweb – Institute of Trading Standards Administration web site, 1998

“Risk of injury per hour of exposure to consumer products” – Accident Analysis and Prevention 28 (1) 1996, p115-121

“Fatal home accidents – a product database” - Accident Analysis and Prevention 20 (5) 1988, p399-410

 “Electric blanket safety campaign – evaluation of Avon pilot 1986” - Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1988

“Cost benefit analysis of proposed match test for upholstered furniture” - Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1986

“Electrical products - fatal home accidents 1979-1983” - Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1986

“Cost benefit analysis for proposed child-resistant packaging regulations” - Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1985

“Cots, beds, prams and pushchairs - fatal strangulations/trappings of infants” –Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1984

“Accidents to babies under one year old” - Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1984

“Non-fatal poisonings of infants: comparison of 6 year’s data, 1977-1982” - Consumer Safety Unit Report - Department of Trade and Industry, 1984

 “Cost benefit analysis and consumer safety” (with G France) in “Product Safety”, OECD, Paris, 1983, ISBN 92-64-12510-8

“Two hypothetical problems in radioactive waste disposal: a comparison of cost/benefit analysis and decision analysis” (with S Watson)– Technical report CUED/F – CAMS/223– Cambridge University Engineering Department, 1982

“Problems in making decisions about hazard” – Technical report CUED/F – CAMS/TR209– Cambridge University Engineering Department, 1981

“A review of some formal methods for decision making” (with S Watson) – Technical report CUED/F – CAMS/TR208– Cambridge University Engineering Department, 1981

“Overload effects in the fatigue of an aluminium alloy” – PhD thesis, University of Birmingham, 1980