Bruce Main, P.E., CSP, is president of Design Safety Engineering, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. He holds mechanical engineering degrees from MIT and the University of Michigan. Mr. Main specializes in the risk assessment process and companies and attorneys to achieve or evaluate if risks are reduced to an acceptable level. He has authored two books on the risk assessment process and frequently trains engineers and lectures on the subject. He has worked closely with several industries including: packaging machinery, machine tools, robotics, and consumer products. He is a member of several national and international standards committees addressing risk assessment.
Mr. Main is a industry leader in the area of risk assessment. He is an active expert witness in product liability cases and incident investigation.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. Mechanical Engineering (1987)
University of Michigan, M.S. Mechanical Engineering (1991)
University of Michigan, M.B.A. (1997)
Professional Engineer (Michigan License #40570, Illinois License #062-056508)
Certified Safety Professional
Certification in Product Safety Management (CPSM 1994-1999)
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
ANSI B11 Machine Tool Industry - Primary representative to the Accredited Standards Committee for ASSE
ANSI B11 TR3 Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction for Machine Tools ñ Committee member
ANSI/RIA R15.06 Safety requirements for Industrial Robots - Committee member
Institute for Safety Through Design, (National Safety Council) - Member of Advisory Committee (1995-2005)
ANSI/PMMI B155.1 Packaging Machinery Safety Requirements ñ Committee member
ISO TC199 (Machinery) / Working Group 5 (Risk Assessment) - Technical Expert
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on the risk assessment process and safety. Periodic guest lecturer at Universities on risk assessment and safety.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Aproximately 100
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: various mechanical design, alternate design feasibility, risk assessment, OSHA citations/investigations, machine tools, packaging machinery, product fires, range tip over, various methods to reduce risk including: machine guarding, warnings, alternate designs
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: This varies greatly from 30-70% for the plaintiff
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: This varies greatly from 30-70% for the defendant
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Approximately 20
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2005
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Approximately 20
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Approximately 6
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Approximately 15
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Risk Assessment consultation, Risk Assessment Training, Design Evaluation/Review, Incident Investigation/Litigation Consultation, product safety evaluations, OSHA compliance, standards compliance
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $210/hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $210/hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $210/hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $210/hour
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel Expenses, copy expenses, photographic, test equipment, etc as needed for the project
References
Doug PalendechForan Glennon Palendech & Ponzi PC
150 South Wacker Drive, Ste 1100
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 863-5000
dpalendech@fgpp.com
Ward Morrison
Riddell Williams P.S.
1001 Fourth Avenue Plaza, Ste. 4500
Seattle, WA 98154-1065
(206) 624-3600
wmorrison@riddellwilliams.com
