UTILIZING HUMAN FACTORS ANALYSES IN PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
Human Factors is the scientific study of human interaction with their environment, based on the scientific understanding of human capabilities and limitations (e.g., cognition, perception, biomechanics, etc.). A human factors expert should provide an objective analysis of relevant facts and offer insight into human behavior under specific circumstances. While the explanation of these principles may appear familiar to even a layperson due to their personal experiences in similar contexts, they can fail to fully appreciate the complexity of how the environment affects human behavior. Human factors practitioners can examine aspects of the environment and the human independently, and they are uniquely qualified to analyze the interaction between the two. [...]