Company History
In 1991 Dr David Usher founded InterAction of Bath to provide consultancy in all aspects of ergonomics. In 1994 the business was incorporated as a limited company.
Initially, InterAction of Bath provided services to Nuclear Electric in the field of human-computer interface design and user training. Subsequently the company has worked for many UK blue-chip companies, in both the public and private sectors, such as Babcock Nuclear Services, Royal Mail, Honda UK and Devonport Management Ltd.
The projects we have undertaken range from workstation assessments, to power station control-room design, from usability testing to Human Factors Integration in large military contracts. We continue to expand our portfolio, in recent years developing expertise in safety and reliability.
At present, safety case work constitutes the majority of our portfolio. Safety case management is in many ways a natural extension of our Human Factors consultancy services: as systems become more complex, the ramifications of human error can become severe. In most safety cases there is some element of Human Factors assessment, particularly in military equipment.
Meet The Team
Our Consultants
Our consultants come from a multi-disciplinary background, giving us the necessary expertise to provide clear, practical and effective solutions to any human factors problem. D ave UsherDave Usher is Managing Director and principal consultant at InterAction of BathDave is a Fellow of the Institute of Human Factors and Ergonomics and holds a BSc and DPhil in Physics. He had many years experience in the field of human-machine interaction before founding the company in 1991. Since then he has carried out a large variety of ergonomics work, including: - Designing the workspace for a mine detection vehicle
- Acting as expert witness in ergonomics to many legal cases
- Delivery of Human Factors Integration Plans for the Ministry of Defence
- Developing safety cases for weapon systems and other military equipment
Being a chartered physicist as well as a registered ergonomist, Dave has an analytical approach to solving ergonomics problems. He is particularly interested in developing tools and methodologies for task analysis and human reliability assessment. Click here to view Dave Usher's CV Our Associates InterAction of Bath recognises the importance of being able to offer our customers a wide range of services whilst ensuring our usual high standards. The consultants below are our Associates. Click on the logos to view their websites. Between us, we can offer a huge range of services and experience.  Ali AntonelliAli is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, trained to both Level A and Level B in psychometric testing. She has extensive experience within the rail and transport industries and high hazard environments. Of particular interest to her is the assessment of safety culture and how this translates into human behaviour. Alongside this, her experience includes: - Survey design
- Statistical analysis
- Advising on organisational change programmes, and
- Designing and implementing personnel selection and development programmes.
Her interests are as wide ranging and diverse as the people she meets.  Dave O'NeillDave O'Neill is an ergonomist working to improve productivity and welfare in agricultural and food production (and other rural industries). He has over 30 years experience in farm power issues - the use of human, engine (particularly tractors) and animal power sources in large scale commercial farming systems and in small-scale commercial and subsistence farming. More recently he has gained expertise in the application of ergonomics to food production and processing, particularly concerning hygienic practices and safe working systems in the meat industry. Key skills:- - Improving livelihoods through the systematic application of ergonomics principles to enhance welfare, safety and performance (particularly in natural resource management and rural development);
- Recognising and differentiating between technical and organisational constraints on system performance;
- Working successfully as a technologist in an interdisciplinary mode on multidisciplinary projects with other technologists, veterinarians, crop scientists, sociologists and economists;
- Application of physical work and ergonomics principles to (working) animal welfare issues;
Iain MacLeod After working as a military air navigator, Iain accrued a vast amount of experience in aircraft cockpit and flight support ergonomics, including interface design, workload assessment, and human error analysis. In the last 13 years, he has assessed the human factors of the Merlin Mk 1 helicopter, Link trainer, Canberra PR9 and the Nimrod. He has worked on ground support systems for the Apache and developed a number of human factors tools, including the Cognitive Activity and Analysis Tool Set for the European Space Agency. He has a distinguished list of publications and a wide knowledge of the aviation and defense industry. He is a Fellow of the Ergonomics Society, a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Occupational Psychologist. InterAction of Bath is very pleased to be working with him. |
