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Personal profile
From 1999-2002 Clare was employed as an Ergonomist at the Health and Safety Laboratory conducting research and providing expert advice to HSE inspectors and producing HSE ergonomics guidance.
Clare was a member of the writing team revising (HSG60)- 'Work-related Upper Limb Disorders: a Guide to Prevention'. Clare has considerable experience in conducting ergonomic workstation and workplace assessments, providing expert witness statements for HSE and advice on a range of topics from musculoskeletal disorders and manual handling to the design of unattended systems such as petrol stations and sun tanning facilities.
While working at ESRI Clare has continued her work in the area of musculoskeletal disorders. Projects include; assessing the layout and design of train driver cabs, assessing the stability and physical demands of physically disabled drivers while driving, assessing the forces for opening taxi doors by older users and investigating the fit of seatbelts used in coaches and minibuses by children.
Clare has also worked on a range of projects that have required her knowledge of cognition and vision. Clare has worked on projects investigating the costs benefits of the use of retro reflective tape on the rear of HGVs, buses and coaches and in the development of high visibility garments to be used by the police.
Clare has recently completed work for IOSH investigating the effectiveness of training in the application of checklist based risk assessment for assessing upper limb disorders in the workplace.
Teaching
Research Group: User Centred Design.
- Work related musculoskeletal disorders
- Vehicle ergonomics
Featured publications
- Graves, R.J., Way, K., Riley, D., Lawton, C. and Morris, L., ''Development of risk filter and risk assessment worksheets for HSE Guidance - upper limb disorders in the workplace 2002'', Applied Ergonomics, 35, 2004, pp475-484, ISSN 00030 6870.
- Lawton, C., Richardson, J.H. and Welsh, R.H., Assessment of the safety benefit of retro reflective markings on HGV's and buses. AR2481, May 2005, pp58, Department for Transport.
- Lawton, C., Elton, E., and Clift, L. Design and Empirical testing of high visibility garments. Home Office Scientific Development Branch. April 2006.
- Lawton, C., Elton, E., Nicolle, C.PHASE 1Review of TRL reports and the Evaluation Summary Snapshots for 2001 and 2004, Mobility and Inclusion Unit, Department for Transport
- A. G., Gale, N., Hunter, C., Lawton, K., Purdy. Ergonomics assessment of mammography units. NHSBSP Equipment report 0708. September 2007. Applied Vision Research Centre, Loughborough University.