Limit potential hazards in products to protect children
Exponent recognizes that each stage of product development presents specific concerns for child safety as well as the need for thorough evaluation. Our team of human factors scientists gauges the effectiveness of strategies intended to identify child safety hazards and curtail them, enabling clients to make informed decisions about their products — including those intended for use by children, such as toys and car seats, and products that are not, such as lighters and motor vehicles.
Conducting experimental and observational studies about how children and their parents interact with products can help our clients reduce the risk of dangerous products entering the market.
Services
For 50+ years, we’ve thrived on solving unstructured problems that require bespoke solutions. Some of our services include:
• Design, conduct, and analyze child-product interaction studies
• Advise on the recall of children's products
• Conduct hazard analysis for child safety-related scenarios
• Evaluate child-resistance in packaging and product design
• Review and analyze consumer complaints
• Assess developmental and age appropriateness of products or activities
• Evaluate caregiver supervision
• Review and analyze child injury and fatality data to identify behavior patterns associated with accidents
• Use risk analysis to quantify safety of a product or activity
• Measure child performance and abilities (e.g., motor skills, strength)
Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled
With expertise in over 90 disciplines and hundreds of capabilities, tools, and methodologies — we get to the root of even the most complex challenges and give you the objective answers you need.
Accident Investigation & Reconstruction: Human Factors
Multidisciplinary accident reconstruction to identify root causes, reduce risk, and improve safety.
Improve User Research & Testing
Human factors investigations for data-driven product and process design decisions.
Occupational & Process Safety
Expert consulting support for mitigating human behavior-related work and process safety risks.
Product Design & Safety
Human factors and risk analyses to help clients improve designs for a range of products.
Centers for Scientific User Research (CSUR)
Pioneering scientific user experience research across the full lifecycle of consumer, industrial, automotive, and medical device products.
Experts
Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.
Corporate Vice President, Practice Director and Principal Scientist
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