Index to experts

Expertise in particular types of hazard or safety issues

Expertise in suppliers' responsibilities

Expertise in a particular scientific discipline or technical investigation

Expertise in consumer behaviour, use or misuse

Expertise in a particular type of product

Expertise in a particular type of consumer facility

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Quick links to common needs for safety expertise:

Mechanical hazards

Chemical hazards

General duties of diligence and care

Electrical hazards

Warnings. Instructions.

Incident reports and recall

Accident data

Foreseeable use/misuse

Injury liability

Expertise in particular types of hazard or safety issues

Physical/mechanical features

Chemical/biological effects

Other safety aspects

Strength of materials Design and production. Construction. Failure of glass, metalsplastics, rubberadhesives and textiles.

Safety in storage andsupply of food, drink and medicinesChild resistant containers.

Instructions, warnings or labelling. Signs and symbols

Rigid element hazards: gaps, edges, moving parts, snagging

Safety requirements of substances applied to the body

Electrical safety of components, wiring and appliances.Prevention of electrical fires

Height hazards and prevention of falling, etc. Steps, stairs and walking surfacesStability

Toxic effects of gases, liquids, volatile emissions and ingested objects

Noise. Vibration. LightingRadiation (sunburn, UV, laser, electro-magnetic, etc).

Protection against falling objects, ejected debris or projectiles,
Elastic forces..

Skin contact hazards with caustic substances.Chemical leaching from surfaces.

Hot or cold temperatures, burns and scalds Safety of plumbing and sanitation.

Pressurised containers and explosive materials. Pressure jets or suction forces.

Hygiene: (micro)biological contamination hazards in products other than food

Child access restriction. Safe access, mobility and aids for people with disabilities.Safe opening of packaging.

Manual lifting and handling risks.

Abnormal reactions, allergies and epileptic effects

Drowning, submersion & water accidents

Flammability of liquids, gases, textiles, upholstery and solid substances

Protective clothing, helmets and safety harnesses used by consumers

Choking and suffocation hazards

Safety of open flames: liquid and solid fuels.

Fire spread and evacuation precautions

Safety of gas in appliances,installations and cylinders
Ventilation of combustion

Waste disposal. Product life expiry.

Expertise on foreseeable behaviour, use and misuse by consumers

Consumer ability and performance generally

Special situations

Children and young people

Dimensional and strength data

Informed acceptance of activities involving some risk

Child development -physical and cognitive.

Knowledge of hazards

Acceptance of risks and tolerable injuries in sports activities

Age appropriateness of toys, etc Age restrictions on purchases and activities.

Understanding of key words

Different expectations of consumers and professional users

Learning to use products and facilities designed for adults

Recognition of warning symbols

Self assembly of products. DIY maintenance and repairs.

Reasonable expectations of child supervisors

Human reliability

Range of ability from novice to competent amateur

Reasonable expectations of teenagers and young people

Effects of ageing

Consumers with specific disabilities- sight, hearing, mobility

Children biting/swallowing hazardous objects or substances

Effects of alcohol, drugs, tiredness or illness on safety

Crowd behavior

Effectiveness of restraints, barriers and
child-resistant devices

Animals' interactions with people and products

Expertise on suppliers' responsibilities

Retailers' and wholesalers' responsibilities

Identifying standards and regulations that apply

Importers' responsibilities

Certification to standards and regulations

Equipment hirers' and tool hirers' responsibilities

Quality assurance in production

Consumer facility and service providers' products. Recreation management.

Product safety files and records

National subsidiaries of overseas producers

Written due diligence procedures

Designer and manufacturer responsibilities

Product recalls or withdrawals.

Product installers and repairers' responsibilities. Local authority maintenance work

Notification of authorities and after-sales warnings

Second hand and antique product suppliers. Historical and museum machinery.

Additional duties to be imposed under revised EU Directive

Consumer products used by employees

Responsibility for safety of visitors to premises

Responsibility for self-assembly, installation, maintenance, repair and disposal.

Expertise in particular scientific disciplines or technical investigations

Chemical toxicology

Injury statistics

Bacteriology

Forensic engineering

Ergonomics of seating, posture and reach, etc

Forensic chemical analysis

Anthropometrics (body measurements) and biomechanics (performance)

Production sampling

Ergonomics of controls

Fire investigation

User trials

Flammability testing

Crash testing

Accuracy of measurement

Psychology

Causality - linkage of defect to injury. Conditional risks

Child development

Metallurgical and Materials examination and testing