Participation on Voluntary Committees for Standards and Codes by Forensic Practitioners - A Win-Win Combination

Abstract

This alternative format session synthesizes the experiences of five, diverse, forensic human factors practitioners who have actively participated in widely varying voluntary committees for standards and codes and found similar benefits of performing this work. Although such work is typically non-compensated, actively participating on voluntary standards committees can benefit society by improving safety standards and codes and simultaneously benefit the forensic human factors professional through contacts and networking, increased knowledge, technical expertise, and professional credibility. A strong need exists for more human factors input on voluntary committees. It is the authors’ hope that sharing their individual experiences will persuade other forensic human factors practitioners to similarly join in this mutually beneficial volunteer work.