Brian Kleiner, PhD
Professor/Director
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Brian Kleiner, PhD
1990, PhD, Industrial Engineering: Ergonomics, University at Buffalo
Previous Professional Experience
Founding Director, Center for Industrial Effectiveness, New York State
Biography
Brian M. Kleiner is professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and founding director of the Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health, a core research unit affiliated with the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. He is immediate past director of the Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics Center, and currently directs the Macroergonomics and Group Decision Systems Laboratory in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His interest in the socio-technical nature of work systems and safety is supported by his educational training in both psychology and engineering. Dr. Kleiner's research interests focus on systems or macro-ergonomics (human-systems integration) for improved safety, health and performance.
Achievements and Awards
Institute of Medicine Committee to Review NIOSH Traumatic Injury and Safety Program
National Academies' Committee on Human-Systems Integration
College of Engineering Faculty Fellow
Research Interests
Dr. Kleiner is currently interested in the socio-technical systems issues associated with safety, health and performance, including a focus on function allocation in automation and collaborative and organizational aspects of engineering and design.
Current Projects
NIOSH/CDC “Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health: A Socio-Technical Systems Integrated Approach to Safety and Health†Total Project - $3.4 million
NIOSH/CDC "Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant". Total Project - $620,448
United Parcel Service (UPS) “System Safety Approach for Driver Comprehension and Safety Training Total Project - $500,000
Selected Publications
Kleiner B.M., Smith-Jackson T., Mills, T, O’Brien, M. and Haro, E. (in press). Design, Development and Deployment of a Rapid Universal Safety and Health (RUSH) System for Construction. Submitted to Construction Engineering and Management.
Smith-Jackson, T. Kleiner, B.M., Baldev, D., Artis, S.* and Price, C. (2007). Influence of Familial Relationships on Safety and Health in Informal Construction Work Systems. IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007.
Thongsamak-S and Kleiner, B.M., (2007).The Effects of Incentives and Risk Perception on Construction Risk-Taking Behavior IIE Annual Conference and Expo 2007.
Kleiner, B.M., Smith-Jackson, T.L. and Haro, E.* (2006). Formative Evaluation of a Rapid Universal Safety and Health (RUSH) System for Construction. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. San Francisco, CA.
Kleiner, B.M. (2006). Sociotechnical systems approach to large-scale construction health and safety improvement. International Ergonomics Association Biennial Meeting. Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Kleiner, B.M. (2006). Using MEAD to analyze the safety training needs of self-employed construction companies. International Ergonomics Association Biennial Meeting. Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Courses Currently Taught
Project Management and System Design
Courses Previously Taught
"Macro" Ergonomics