Tara T. Amenson

Dr. Amenson’s diversified background in impact biomechanics, safety, human factors, public health, and biomedical engineering qualify her to consult, investigate, and analyze various incidents. As a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Dr. Amenson provides consultation on matters including premise liability, human factors, product safety, warnings, and instructions. Her expertise in sports, recreation, aquatic facilities, children’s products, and impact attenuating surfaces allows her to perform biomechanical injury analyses and accident investigations. Dr. Amenson utilizes her expertise to investigate and consult on the following topics:

• Slip, trip, and falls
• Slip resistance, required coefficient of friction, tribometers, pedestrian walkway safety, human gait, and footwear
• Biomechanics and injury risk
• Impact attenuating surfaces including playground surfacing, inflatables, synthetic turf, and mats
• Human perception/ response, vision, and situational awareness
• Human error and decision making
• Consensus standards and regulatory analysis
• Warnings and instructions adequacy, signage, and product safety
• Playground safety
• Sports and Recreation injuries
• Aquatic facility safety
• Trampoline parks
• Family fun centers, and
• Obstacle courses.

She is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI), a TRIAX surface impact tester certificate holder, a Walkway Auditor certificate holder, and a certified English XL tribometrist.