General Health & Safety Services Corp is an independent consulting firm providing litigation support in the area of safety and industrial hygiene. Our principal consultant has over 30 years experience in a wide variety of cases involving personal injury and property damage. Experience includes issues of warnings, indoor air quality, mold, asbestos, noise, machine guarding, OSHA compliance, human factors and safe practices. Recognized internationally as an expert in product safety and warnings.
We serve clients throught the U.S. through offices in Wisconsin, Missouri and Florida.
Visit us at www.4safetyandhealth.com
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Environmental Engineering Science degree from University of Wisconsin
Certified Safety Professional
Certified Industrial Hygienist
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member of: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists; American Society
of Safety Engineers, American Industrial Hygiene Association; American Academy of Industrial Hygienists, National Safety Council
Past Member, Safety and Health Advisory Committee, Madison Area Technical College
Past Chairman, OS&H Advisory Committee of the Wisconsin Council of Safety
Past member, Board of Directors, Madison Area Safety Council
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Have extensive speaking experience including presentations at the National Safety Congress, The American Society of Safety Engineers and the American Industrial Hygiene Assn. Also taught safety and industrial hygiene courses at a two-year college in WI and guest lectured at the University of WI - Platteville and University of WI - Whitewater
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: Dozens. Exact number is unknown
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: I have utilized my wide variety of safety experience in cases involving: chemical exposure, noise exposure, construction site falls, conveyors, electrocution, slips and falls, environmental contamination, mold, asbestos, farm implements, machine guarding, product hazards, warnings, regulation compliance, safe practices and woodworking
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 65%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 35%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Dozens but the exact number is unknown
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: I have been qualified in over 15 states over the past 30 years and I do not remember the number of occasions
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: About 8 times.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: My first time was in 1971
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Details are provided on our web site.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Our standard fee schedule is not distributed on the web. Please contact us.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: See answer above
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: See answer above
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: See answer above
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: We do not bill for incidental costs. Travel expenses, etc. are billed at cost.
References
Testimonials can be found on the "Litigation Support" page of our web site.Please contact us and we will be happy to provide references.
