TYPICAL ISSUES ADDRESSED

• What injury is consistent (or not) with the property damage in an auto accident?

• How do seatbelts and other safety equipment mitigate risks?

• What are the speeds of vehicles involved in traffic accidents?

• What does the vehicle damage pattern tell us about the accident?

• What injuries could be expected from such collisions?

• What forces can be considered equivalent to ones exerted from everyday activity?

• What role does human behavior play in accidents?

• How could the accidents have been prevented?

• How do safety guards factor into the safety of industrial machinery?

• What are the causes of crane, forklift, truck turnovers?

• When is pool-diving safe; when is it unsafe?

• Do facilities conform to standards set forth by building codes?

• What constitutes hazardous conditions?

• Under what conditions are floors dangerously slippery?

• In product design, how safe is "safe enough"?

• Are alternative designs safer; if so, at what cost?

• What kind of configuration can be considered open and obvious?

• When are risks latent; when are they patent?

• Can products ever be risk-free?

• What constitutes adequate warnings?

• Under what circumstances are backup alarms or crossover mirrors needed?

• How can a computer be used to simulate an accident sequence?

• How can a computer be used to demonstrate an injury pattern?