:: david hitchcock ::

Who is David Hitchcock?

David is a Fellow of the Ergonomics Society and a registered European Ergonomist, he holds full corporate membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Health. He is also Head of CEDS Research and a Director of the Expert Research & Consultancy Group.

David has a particular interest in ensuring holistic and inclusive ergonomics principles are applied throughout systems and designs.

With his network of ergonomics, psychology, design, management, usability and safety professionals; working as independent consultants or as part of multi-disciplinary teams, project work ranges from short trouble-shooting commissions to long-term research contracts and ongoing training programmes for a wide variety of clients.

“I have known David for 8 years and am pleased to say that he is an excellent organiser and presenter. He not only knows his subject well but has the rarer quality of being able to communicate technical issues in a very interesting and enthusiastic way.”
Dr David Wenham
Centre for Hazard & Risk Management

“The Rail Systems Engineering MSc includes eight taught modules, each of five day duration. The Ergonomics module, led by David Hitchcock, was by far the most enjoyable, but not due to lack of relevant content. Although much of the material can be found in various text books, the value of the module was in identifying and explaining the issues and their relevance, with particular emphasis on the railway context. The high proportion of participative and practical activities proved successful in enhancing understanding and retention of the theoretical elements of the module. David's teaching style is relatively informal, but appropriate for a subject that is best taught with enthusiastic participation from the students."
Gordon Utting
Docklands Light Railway

"The training course in ergonomics was informative, interesting and will be very useful. David Hitchcock was an engaging trainer who was most open and ready to answer detailed queries regarding specific projects as well as general ergonomics."
Genevieve Suich
English National Opera

"David has a very positive approach when training, I find his style of training informative and interesting. A great coach who is passionate about what he does. He is approachable, a good listener and comes up with good ideas.”
Audrey Akuffo
Diageo

“David Hitchcock has supported undergraduate projects and provided the ergonomics teaching for the MSc module ‘Industrial Design and Human Factors’ in recent years. This module is attended by between 20 and 30 students ranging from new graduates to mature professionals from industry. I can confirm that David’s lecturing skills are excellent and he has always received very good feedback from the students. As well as providing good understanding of the principles of ergonomics he is able to relate the theory to practice in a diversity of real-world situations. I have no hesitation in recommending his services to anyone who requires ergonomics teaching or training.”
Andrew J. Taylor
Woolfson School

“David Hitchcock has worked as a consultant and lecturer for the Engineering Employers Federation (East Midlands Association) for a number of years. He is not only reliable but produces extremely interesting and thought provoking presentations of the highest standard. The feedback from clients, when working in a consultancy capacity and delegates are always very complementary towards his work.”
Ian Taylor
Engineering Employers Federation

"David is a highly gifted speaker who engages his audience with knowledge and humour and gets key points across in ways they don't easily forget. His training is always interesting and highly effective as he is sensitive to his audience needs and capabilities and he connects well with the people that he trains.”
Richard Holmes
The King’s Trust

“David Hitchcock brings a unique approach to the practical application of ergonomic theory, he is able to apply his expertise in way which considers the whole context of a project, which makes him an invaluable member of any team developing new retail equipment or environments.”
Matthew Lyons
Boots

"David always managed to bring the subject of ergonomics alive so that the trainees remained switched on, participating in the sessions and demonstrating they had picked up the fundamentals. He is enthusiastic and he gets through to people! He can relate to all levels and types of people and his advice is always helpful and realistic."
Sarah Broomfield
Buyingteam