![Are we on the right page when we are trying to prevent misuse in the public / consumer environment? You can’t hang a picture with a toaster, and you […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2012/07/nodiving490_250-487x250.jpg "Behaviour malfunction")
Are we on the right page when we are trying to prevent misuse in the public / consumer environment? You can’t hang a picture with a toaster, and you […]
![TORONTO, June 26, 2012 – As the Canada Day long weekend approaches, many families may be thinking about heading to an amusement park or summer festival for a fun […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2012/06/youmustbe490_250.jpg "Safety first for amusement rides: tips for parents")
![TORONTO, June 26, 2012 – As the Canada Day long weekend approaches, many families may be thinking about heading to an amusement park or summer festival for a fun day […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2012/07/sizzlerkids490_250.jpg "Five amusement tips for kids: how not to have a bad day")
![There is considerable diversity from jurisdiction to jurisdiction about portable carnival ride inspection. However no rides go uninspected. Every time a portable amusement ride is assembled, the crew will inspect […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2012/02/inspect490_250.jpg "Amusement ride safety: who “does” it?")
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Inflatable bounces
Inflatable bounces, bouncy castles and inflatable slides are essentially just big balloons that kids love to jump in, on, and off. The very form of inflatables suggests all the fun […]
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Scary-safe rides
One of the most common questions I receive both in small-talk conversations and media interviews (such as _this one_), is how rides can be scary and safe at the same […]
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Accessible theme parks
I just finished reading “Theme Park Design: Behind the scenes with an engineer” by Steve Alcorn. I picked it up at the Bookstore during the IAAPA Expo in Orlando last […]
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In the queue
Any service involves queueing, whether it is a doctor’s office or public transit. The queue is the area where you wait for service. Sometimes you are literally in a […]
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Trouble signs
For the past five years or so, we have been compiling, reviewing and extending the relatively scant scientific evidence about musculoskeletal injuries and sign language interpreting (SLI). This topic hit […]
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Descriptions and decisions
Who says Twitter is just a waste of time? An interesting debate between @jasonnolan and @LM_Campbell on the use of “chemical free” in product description led to a wide ranging […]
![Inflatable bounces, bouncy castles and inflatable slides are essentially just big balloons that kids love to jump in, on, and off. The very form of inflatables suggests all the fun […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2014/06/inflatable-195x110.jpg "Inflatable bounces")
![One of the most common questions I receive both in small-talk conversations and media interviews (such as _this one_), is how rides can be scary and safe at the same […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2012/04/scarysafe490_250-195x110.jpg "Scary-safe rides")
![I just finished reading “Theme Park Design: Behind the scenes with an engineer” by Steve Alcorn. I picked it up at the Bookstore during the IAAPA Expo in Orlando last […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/12/waltquote1-195x110.jpg "Accessible theme parks")
![Any service involves queueing, whether it is a doctor’s office or public transit. The queue is the area where you wait for service. Sometimes you are literally in a […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/11/queuebees490_250-195x110.png "In the queue")
![For the past five years or so, we have been compiling, reviewing and extending the relatively scant scientific evidence about musculoskeletal injuries and sign language interpreting (SLI). This topic hit […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/07/aslsign490_250-195x110.jpg "Trouble signs")
![Who says Twitter is just a waste of time? An interesting debate between @jasonnolan and @LM_Campbell on the use of “chemical free” in product description led to a wide ranging […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/06/enterprisedanger490_250-195x110.png "Descriptions and decisions")
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![The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer is a moving experience. I keep the framed Obligation on my office wall immediately over my shoulder. Initiated by Prof. Haultain […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2012/07/ironring-115x115.jpg "Engineering, the Obligation")
Engineering, the Obligation
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer is a moving experience. I keep the framed Obligation on my office wall immediately over my shoulder. Initiated by Prof. Haultain […] -
![I would like to thank the Academy, er, the Executive Council of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists for designating me a Fellow of the Association at the 2011 Annual Meeting. […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/10/ACEFellowLg490_250-115x115.jpg "Fellow me")
Fellow me
Posted on October 22, 2011 | No CommentsI would like to thank the Academy, er, the Executive Council of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists for designating me a Fellow of the Association at the 2011 Annual Meeting. […] -
![As Labour Day approaches, thoughts turn to teaching. There are those who think research is what academics really prefer to do, that research entails hiding in the lab or library […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/08/team09_490_250-115x115.jpg "Teaching")
Teaching
Posted on August 12, 2011 | No CommentsAs Labour Day approaches, thoughts turn to teaching. There are those who think research is what academics really prefer to do, that research entails hiding in the lab or library […] -
![Human factors research is focused on solving authentic end-user problems. The first key to solving a problem is to define it and authentically understand the problem. The only way to […]](https://humanfactors.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2011/06/midwaylab490_250-115x115.jpg "Where is the lab?")
Where is the lab?
Posted on June 25, 2011 | No CommentsHuman factors research is focused on solving authentic end-user problems. The first key to solving a problem is to define it and authentically understand the problem. The only way to […]
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Tips for students
Job-seekers 1: Getting professor references
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Job seekers 6: Requesting and using references
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Job seekers 5: Choosing who to ask for a reference
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Job seekers 4: Make a good impression
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Job seekers 3: Understand what a “good” reference is
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Job-seekers 2: The purpose of a reference
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Job-seekers 6: Preparing the reference
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About
Where did I come from and where am I now?
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