| Rimkus
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3015 Miller Road
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Ann Arbor,
MI 48103
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United States |
| Phone:
734-994-9400
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| Toll Free Phone:
800-580-3228
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| Web: https://rimkus.com/practice-areas/product-safety/
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| Blog: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/rimkus-life-sciences/
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| Primary Contact: Andy Schaudt
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| Email: [email protected]
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| Years in Business: 40
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| Industry:
Litigation Support
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| Services:
In 2020, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. (Rimkus), a worldwide provider of forensic engineering and technical consulting services, announced the strategic acquisition of Applied Safety and Ergonomics (ASE), expanding the service offerings and capabilities of the global team related to human factors, product safety, and related practice areas. The Rimkus Product Safety team offers services in both consultation and expert witness capacities, including performing hazard analyses and risk assessments, developing and testing safety symbols, providing custom training in product safety and warnings, evaluating warnings and instructions, implementing consumer product safety management strategies, developing industry-wide warnings and standards, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and assisting clients in developing product safety labeling, warnings, and user instructions.
Since 1983, Rimkus has provided engineering and technical consulting services for a wide range of clients. The Product Safety team has decades of experience answering technical questions about human factors in product safety, incident investigation, and warnings design and evaluation. Rimkus consultants have been involved in projects or worked for clients in all 50 U.S. states and multiple countries around the world. Rimkus consultants have been involved with ANSI Z535 for more than 25 years and also contribute to international safety communication standards. Roles have included Z535 committee vice-chair, chair of the subcommittees for product safety labels and for owner's manuals, membership in all Z535 subcommittees, and U.S. delegate for ISO safety symbol standards.
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| Industries Served:
Rimkus experts have experience across a wide range of products, including industrial and household chemicals, children’s products, toys, cosmetics, consumer electronics, flooring, furniture, industrial equipment, helmets and other protective equipment, medical devices, bicycles and accessories, power tools and equipment, recreational vehicles, sporting goods, hunting equipment, automotive products, home appliances, watercraft, and many others. Rimkus experts have worked with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission by conducting research responsive to their technical questions during administrative actions and by presenting on behalf of manufacturer and industry groups.
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