Mr. Jared Frantz is a Certified Human Factors Professional who specializes in human factors/ergonomics, warnings, and product, occupational, and premises safety. He holds a B.S.E. and M.S.E. from the University of Michigan in Industrial and Operations Engineering and continuing product safety training through St. Louis University.

Mr. Frantz teaches a safety management course in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research and teaching include product and occupational safety, risk assessment and communication, human factors in accident causation, and assessment of walking surfaces.

Mr. Frantz has extensive experience developing and evaluating warnings and safety symbols for a wide variety of consumer and commercial products. He has been involved in the development of national standards for product warnings and is a member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z535.4 Subcommittee on Product Safety Signs and Labels and Z535.7 Subcommittee on Product Safety Information in Electronic Media.

• Certified XL Tribometrist (CXLT): Excel Tribometers LLC Certified XL Tribometrist Certification Program (2022)

• Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP): Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics, Inc. (2019)

• Industrial and Operations Engineering, M.S.E.: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2015)

• Industrial and Operations Engineering, B.S.E.: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (2014)