About 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 (https://thrilllab.blog.ryerson.ca), and to broader occupational and public safety issues of performance, error, investigation and inspection, and to disability and accessibility.

2020 Recap

Note: During the pandemic, exposure to amusement rides has been greatly decreased by closures and facility capacity reduction. For this reason, quarterly recaps for Q2, Q3 and Q4 have not been posted.

Reports posted in 2020 covered 66 unique events in 2020 or previous years, as tabulated below. Reports describing events of earlier years typically arise when a news report covers emerging litigation. These cases have been recapped in the 2020 monthly posts.

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