Chang WR Falls Prevention, LLC

Dr. Wen-Ruey Chang is available for consultations on issues related to slips, trips, and falls. His service covers the areas of forensics, expert witness, training and intervention evaluations and developments.

Summary of Major Achievements

Dr. Chang is one of the leading researchers on slips, trips, and falls in the world with the following recognitions:

  1. Fellow, International Ergonomics Association (IEA), 2016
  2. Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005 in recognition of contributions to safety and ergonomics research in slips, trips and falls
  3. Fellow, The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (formerly known as The Ergonomics Society), UK, 2006 in recognition of contributions to safety and ergonomics research in slips, trips and falls
  4. Recipient of the Wiliam Floyd Award, The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (formerly known as The Ergonomics Society), UK, 2003 in recognition of contributions to the measurements of slipperiness
  5. Recipient of National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Partnering Award for Worker Health and Safety, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2006 in recognition of ergonomics interventions to reduce slips, trips and falls
  6. The Best Paper Award in Ergonomics, 2009 (JL Bell, JW Collins, L Wolf, R Grönqvist, SS Chiou, WR Chang, GS Sorock, TK Courtney, DA Lombardi, B Evanoff, 2008, Evaluation of a Comprehensive Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention Program for Hospital Employees, Ergonomics, 51 (12), 1906–1925.)
  7. The Outstanding Alumni Award, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, 2006
  8. Editor, Ergonomics
  9. Leading editor in Measuring Slipperiness—Human Locomotion and Surface Factors (ed. WR Chang, TK Courtney, R Grönqvist, MS Redfern), Taylor & Francis, London, ISBN 0-415-29828-8, 2003.
  10. Organizers and chairmen of international symposia at major ergonomics and safety conferences around the world
  11. Guest Editor of special issues in Ergonomics (2001, 2008), Safety Science (2002, 2005) and Industrial Health (2008, 2014)
  12. Chair (2006–2012), Past Chair (2012–present) and founder, technical committee on slips, trips and falls, International Ergonomics Association
  13. Member of the editorial board, Applied Ergonomics, Safety Science, Journal of Testing and Evaluation
  14. Technical Editor of slip, trip and fall contact group website: www.slipstripsandfalls.org
  15. Summa Cum Laude, National Chung-Hsing University, 1979

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