Hu-Tech are a specialist ergonomics and human factors consultancy. We have been established since 1989 and are a registered consultancy with the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors and are accredited to ISO 9001.

We provide ergonomics, human factors and risk management advice to a worldwide client base in all industrial and service sectors. We have undertaken research and developed guidance for regulators including the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Hu-Tech’s have at team of Expert consultants, including Chartered Ergonomists and Chartered Hygienists.

Dr Ian Randle has been providing expert witness services for over 30 years, and the team have prepared well over 1000 reports in cases involving personal injury, product liability, fatal accidents and criminal prosecutions.

We are regularly instructed as single joint experts as well as on behalf of claimant/pursuer and defendant/defender in roughly equal proportions. Our consultants are experienced in giving oral evidence in County, Sheriff’s and High Courts.

Areas include: 

Accident investigation.
Back injury
Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Civil and criminal accident investigation.
Construction hazards identification.
Control room.
Corporate manslaughter
Display screen equipment (DSE).
Display screen equipment regulations.
Ergonomics assessments.
Ergonomics.
Factory and other accident investigation.
Falling, tripping and slipping accident investigation.
Falls from height.
Fatal accidents.
Guarding and guarding systems issues.
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome.
HAVS.
Hazards as personal injury causes (public area, Commercial premises, workplace and domestic).
Health and safety.
Health and safety issues.
Human error.
Human factors engineering.
Human factors.
Industrial accident and injury investigation.
Industrial accidents.
Investigation of accidents in the home.
Lower back problems.
Machine related accidents.
Major accident hazards.
Major accidents.
Manual handling injuries.
Manual handling issues.
Manual handling regulations health and safety.
Manual handling.
Manufacturing ergonomics.
Medical accidents.
Medical negligence.
Mental workload.
MSD injuries / neck injuries.
Musculoskeletal disorders.
Musculoskeletal injury.
Occupational health.
Personal injury accidents.
Personal protective equipment issues and assessment.
Personal protective equipment.
Physical workload.
Playground accidents.
Product failure and defect analysis.
Production line ergonomics.
Pushing and pulling tasks.
Repetitive actions.
Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
Safety issues (sports, leisure, entertainment facilities).
Seating / ergonomic chairs.
Slips, trips and falls.
Upper back problems.
Upper Limb Disorders (ULDs).
Vibration White Finger.
Vibration, whole body and hand arm.
VWF.
Work equipment.
Work-related upper limb disorder, WRULD.