History

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History Chris Dunk May 10, 2022

Highlights from the history of The Interaction Group

1960s

Psychologists Dr. Daniel A. Johnson, Ph.D. and Dr. Beau Altman are hired by Douglas Aircraft Corporation to research aircraft safety.

pictogram
1971

Interaction Research Corporation (IRC) is incorporated to improve airline passenger safety, by incorporating research findings into an easy-to-comprehend, pictogram format.

Archival photo from the first safety briefing film
1973

IRC produces the first-ever passenger safety briefing films for the Chrysler Corporation’s FAR Part 91 aircraft.

IRC brochure 1977
1970s

Interaction begins publishing data analytic reports that lead to the creation of improved passenger safety requirements. To include Department of Transportation FARs, SAE ARP1384 & ARP577B, and many more.

congressional
1977
Interaction owners testify before the United States Congress, urging the state Senators to create a standard for passenger safety. This resulted in a set of passenger information and safety laws being created, all of which are still used today.
First-braille-2
1978

IRC partners with the National Federal of the Blind and the Washington State School for the Blind to test braille/tactile aviation safety cards.

1980-Olympia-WA
1980

IRC relocates to Olympia, Washington.

1984
1984

Dan Johnson’s seminal book, “Just In Case: A Passenger’s Guide to Airplane Safety and Survival,” is published.

braille
1990

 IRC begins to publish braille safety cards.

1992 Burlington Northern
1992

Partnership with Burlington Northern to create and study railway placarding.

2002-Print
1995

Trisha Ferguson joins the IRC team.

2001 Trisha
2001

Trisha Ferguson assumes ownership of IRC.

2002 IRC logo
2002

IRC acquires a commercial-printing company and turns it into a subsidiary, IRC Print & Design.

sos
2004

State of Washington Secretary of State Office partners with IRC to educate the public on a new voting system.

In-house printing services
2005-2022

IRC creates educational and safety related materials for inventions, machinery use, public use transportation, the healthcare industry, facilities, and safety/security industry.

2007

Move and expansion to a new facility.

arp1384D-4-1-2011
2009

Trisha Ferguson updates and sponsors the SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice 1384D “Passenger Safety Materials.”

Maritime Placarding
2016

 Maritime safety placarding is expanded internationally.

2020

IRC partners with one of the largest security firms in the world to create evacuation and safety related manuals for all employees and building tenants.

The Interaction Group
2022

"IRC" Interaction Research Corporation rebrands to The Interaction Group.

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