Safety Expert Susan Longacre Joins SRS
Veteran safety researcher Susan Longacre, formerly of Longacre & Associates, Inc., has joined Safety Research & Strategies as a Senior Researcher. Longacre, of Annapolis, Maryland, headed her own technical safety research company for 27 years before becoming the newest member of the SRS team. Like SRS, Longacre & Associates, Inc. offered services to attorneys, engineers, manufacturers, government, and insurance companies on a range of motor vehicle and product safety matters.
Longacre brings her technical expertise, developed over a 30-year career on a wide array of safety issues, including: medical, industrial, highway, recreational, marine, motor carrier, railroad, consumer product, and vehicle safety. She is fully experienced in the collection, analysis, and preparation of technical safety research, in conducting field investigations and in litigation support.
“SRS has a reputation for their high-quality work and it’s a great place for me to continue my career,” says Longacre.
In addition, SRS has added to its safety library Longacre’s extensive collection of technical, policy and legal documents from such agencies as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Food & Drug Administration.
Longacre has been interested in consumer safety since her undergraduate days at the University of Maryland, where she graduated with a degree in Consumer Affairs. She has worked for the CPSC, where she participated in agency investigations on hazardous products including asbestos, aluminum wiring and hair dryers. Longacre worked for the White House’s Office of Consumer Affairs under the direction of Esther Peterson. She also served as Director of Technical Research for Dr. Robert Brenner’s Institute for Safety Analysis (TISA) and is the co-author of “Product Safety Handbook: The Manufacturer’s Guide to Legal Requirements and Management Strategies” a book written for product manufacturers, designers, engineers, and risk managers that explains compliance with product safety regulations, how to develop safe products, and how to implement safety manufacturing processes.
“Susan certainly knows her way around the safety world,” said SRS President Sean Kane. “We are delighted to welcome such an experienced and knowledgeable person to our staff.”
