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Continue reading “Media coverage (Print)”Author: Kathryn Woodcock
Dr. Kathryn Woodcock is Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching, researching, and consulting in the area of human factors engineering / ergonomics particularly applied to amusement rides and attractions, including broader safety issues of performance, error, investigation and inspection, and assessment of eligibility to participate.
Guest lectures (academic)
Selected guest lectures related to the THRILL Lab program and the attractions domain, presented to academic credit courses. These are available to repeat.
Continue reading “Guest lectures (academic)”Industry workshop topics
These topics are available for presentation, and have been delivered at:
- Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers (AIMS) Safety Seminar
- Technical Standards and Safety Authority, Annual Ride Safety Forum
- National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO)
- International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA)
- Private industry organizations
July 2021 Ride Report Recap
As amusement attraction attendance increases the number of people exposed to rides, we expect the number of media reports to increase. The monthly recap will be updated periodically through the month, until the recaps resume weekly posts.
Continue reading “July 2021 Ride Report Recap”June 2021 Ride Report Recap
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries, as reflected in media coverage. However, as attractions worldwide resume operations, the number of media-reported cases has slightly increased. There were 13 covered events from June and 5 reports from previous periods that had not been recapped.
Continue reading “June 2021 Ride Report Recap”A mountain coaster is not a roller coaster
The case of an injury on the Branson Coaster
Like many reports covered in the RRRR database, multiple media reports used imprecise terminology that has real implications for potential misunderstanding of hazards to the public. While it is understandable that a reporter may not know the difference when beginning to collect information for a report, it is irresponsible to be cavalier about terminology in the published version. Any hazards that may be implicated in this case have no relevance to “roller coasters”.
Continue reading “A mountain coaster is not a roller coaster”May 2021 Ride Report Recap
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries, as reflected in media coverage. There were two (2) reported cases from May, plus two (2) cases from previous periods not previously recapped.
Continue reading “May 2021 Ride Report Recap”April 2021 Ride Report Recap
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries, as reflected in media coverage. Two (2) reported events were recapped and recorded. The media also reported on one excluded event, recapped for general interest.
Continue reading “April 2021 Ride Report Recap”March 2021 Ride Report Recap
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries, as reflected in media coverage. There were three (3) reports recorded and recapped, as well as one occurrence from a prior period that had not previously been recapped.
Continue reading “March 2021 Ride Report Recap”February 2021 Ride Report Recap
The pandemic-suppressed operation of amusement attractions has in turn suppressed the occurrence of patron injuries. There were two (2) cases reported and recapped, plus one case occurring in a prior period that had not previously been recapped.
Continue reading “February 2021 Ride Report Recap”