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You will find Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) expert witnesses and consultants by clicking on one of the following categories. The experts found here may consult regarding construction industry standards, safety design, safety hazards, job hazards, and protective equipment. These professionals may provide reports on workplace safety, hazard communications, pathogens, and the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). They may also testify regarding permissible exposure levels (PEL), personal protective equipment (PPE), hazardous chemicals, goggles, face shields, ear protection, hazard communication (HazCom), and process safety management (PSM), as well as related topics.
You may limit your search for OSHA expert witnesses to a specific area by selecting a state from the drop down box.
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Dr. Abraham has over forty years of international experience consulting to insurance companies, municipalities, government agencies, and the legal profession. He has consulted in more than 3,500 matters involving human factors, safety, personal injury...
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A former OSHA Area Director and District Supervisor, I am now a consultant with OSHAware, LLC. OSHAware is a firm providing assistance to counsel regarding OSHA regulations, worksite safety/hazard analysis, accident investigation, cause determination...
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Dr. John Murphy is founder and president of REA, an occupational, environmental and public health consultancy with offices in Boston, Toronto, Ottawa and the Caribbean. He has 35 years career experience involving more than 17,000 projects for 3,500+ organizations....
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Since 2010, the President and Managing Member of CLM Engineering Associates, LLC, which concentrates its focus on forensic engineering/expert witness work for the insurance industry and legal community. In addition, we offer construction management,...
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MORRIS FARKAS, Professional Safety Engineer, has 39 years of experience in construction, demolition, industrial and electrical safety, with the following credentials: Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, Master of Science Degree in Safety,...
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Texas
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Board-certified and chartered safety & health executive and consultant, holding designations in the United States (CSP), Canada (CRSP), and the United Kingdom (CMIOSH).
Expert in interpretation, application,...
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Colorado
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Nationwide Environmental Services, Inc. (NES) specializes in CERCLA/SARA site project management and in litigation support and expert witness work. Our staff also has considerable experience in providing...
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Multiple Locations
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Location: South Carolina **Available Nationwide**
Jennifer Morningstar is President and Senior Consulting Engineer of The Warren Group. A licensed professional engineer in several states and a NAFI...
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New York
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Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. serves New York City & the counties of Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Suffolk (Long Island), Nassau, Bronx (N.Y.), Queens, Brooklyn / Kings County,...
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Oklahoma
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Leslie Smart has 50 (fifty) years of experience in trucks, truck equipment, related equipment, distribution by truck and tractor trailer (conventional and Hazmat), specifications, procurement, vehicle...
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Michigan
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Larry Dunville is a University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School graduate. For almost 40 years, he was the President and Owner of Dearborn Overhead Crane and is presently the President and Owner...
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Multiple Locations
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Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
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Florida
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Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine of the University of Central Florida. Board Certified in Occupational Medicine, Residency Trained at Johns Hopkins, and a Fellow of the American College...
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Texas
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GEO Associates provides litigation support services and expert witness testimony for civil and criminal investigations and insurance industry cases (both plaintiff and defendant) that involve Groundwater...
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Washington
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Daniel J. Maple is an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA Municipal Specialist, ASCA Tree & Plant Appraisal Qualified (TPAQ), ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified...
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Multiple Locations
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($180ph review NY, NJ, MD, PA, DE, VA, DC, WV)
• Accident Reconstruction: Car, Bus, Truck, Pedestrian, Bicycle, Motorcycle, Rollovers
• Biomechanics,Occupant Injury
• Safety Standards, Falls
• Building...
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Multiple Locations
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Jeffrey Tedder, P.E. is a Civil Engineer & Construction Safety Expert with nearly two decades of professional engineering and construction experience. He has worked in complex, industrial construction...
Mark A Webber (Mark Webber’s Arboricultural & Horticultural Consultancy, LLC (Available Nationwide))
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Ohio
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Mark A. Webber holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and twenty different certifications, qualifications, accreditations, and licensures in arboriculture and horticulture. Most notably, Mr. Webber...
Location:
Florida
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Premises Safety and Liability
· Retail Store Safety
· Retail Display Safety
· Falling Merchandise/Top Stock Accidents
· Slips/Trips and Falls
· Negligent Maintenance
·...
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Texas
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Dr. Michels is a logistics/supply chain expert with in-depth experience in logistics, transportation, warehousing, inventory control, procurement and business operations. He is a retired U.S. Air Force...
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Illinois
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Premises Safety and Liability
· Retail Store Safety
· Retail Display Safety
· Falling Merchandise/Top Stock Accidents
· Slips/Trips and Falls
· Negligent Maintenance
·...
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California
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Mr. Stoneburner received his Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation/Vocational Evaluation from the University of Arizona and completed additional graduate work in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology at the...
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Multiple Locations
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Food Manufacturing & Food Safety Expert
Dawn Hill is a Chemical Engineer & Food Safety Expert. She has 15+ years of experience relevant to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) of food products, with...
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New Mexico
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PCC Founder and Principal, Scott Orr, has having more than 35 years of “Hands On” experience in construction and industrial work environments and extensive knowledge concerning OSHA’s Multi-Employer Work...
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Indiana
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Dr. Hastak is Professor at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University. He recently completed his term as the Associate Dean of Engineering for Facilities and Planning in...
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Connecticut
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SW Debs, LLC is a trusted and experienced real estate and construction consulting firm based in North Grosvenordale, CT. With a deep understanding of the industry and a commitment to excellence, we provide...
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Pennsylvania
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Vincent Richardson is an experienced expert witness with over 35 years in the coal industry and 14 years as an underground mine manager. His expertise includes operational and engineering challenges in...
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Florida
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Dr. Eason combines experience from academia, industry, and consulting to address a variety of engineering and forensic subjects. His broad based materials engineering education allows him to examine product...
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Multiple Locations
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For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
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Multiple Locations
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Mark Respass
Commercial Trucking Expert
Mark Respass is a Commercial Trucking Expert with nearly 40 years of diverse experience as a driver, fleet safety director, and transportation risk manager for...
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Pennsylvania
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Keystone Engineering Consultants, Inc. is a multi-discipline, broad-spectrum firm providing comprehensive and qualified forensic engineering, architecture, scientific, biomechanics, and fire/arson investigation...
Location:
Indiana
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Seasoned Safety and Health Professional with experience managing complex safety operations across diverse industries, including construction, general industry, chemical plants, military, and federal projects....
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Illinois
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A Licensed Professional Engineer in 21 states and former licensed electrician, Tom Burtness specializes in electrical and lighting engineering for cases involving death and personal injury, industrial...
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Texas
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Since 1988, Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC (“RWFE”) has provided engineering services to industries and government labs, as well as litigation support to both plaintiff and defense attorneys practicing...
Location:
Delaware
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Dr. McCartney is a Senior Safety Engineer and Expert Witness. Dr. McCartney holds certifications as a: Certified Safety Professional, Registered Professional Industrial Hygienist, and Certified Safety...
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Multiple Locations
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During over 35 years of Forensic Engineering work Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E. has:
- completed over 1100 cases
- prepared and issued over 700 written reports
- prepared and issued...
Location:
New York
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H2M Architects + Engineers: H2M’s multi-disciplined staff provides multiple lines of cause and origin (C&O) related work. In addition to the traffic accident/slip and falls fields Steven Schneider is involved...
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Multiple Locations
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Howard Cannon has 40+ years Exclusive in the Restaurant and Bar Industry specializing in Slips, Trips & Falls, Coffee Burns, Alcohol & Dram Shop, Acts of Violence, Negligent Security, Customer & Employee...
Location:
California
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Dan Napier, CIH is a California based Industrial Hygienist providing Litigation Support, Case Evaluation and Laboratory Services, and Expert Testimony on a Nationwide basis. My Los Angeles office is located...
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North Carolina
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Serving insurance companies and law firms since 1999, A. D. Stokes, LLC, (ADS) is a forensic consulting firm that specializes in accident investigation and accident reconstruction, as well as diagrams,...
Michael A. Wolfson, M.D., M.P.H. M.S. (Syracuse Occupational and Environmental Medicine Consultants)
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New York
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Dr. Wolfson has been fellowship-trained and board certified in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, board certified in Family Medicine, and certified by examination in Addiction Medicine. He received...
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Pennsylvania
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Mr. Pina has forty plus years of experience in safety, health, Personal protective equipment, PPE, and environmental management/loss prevention for construction, demolition, coal, chemical, steel, environmental...
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Pennsylvania
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Highly experienced, articulate Professional Engineer (PE) in several states (IL,PA,DE,NJ,TX,MD,FL) and Prof. Planner (PP) NJ. Engineering expert with 50 years' experience in Engineering and Environmental...
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New York
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I am a railroad expert and ACTAR-accredited Railroad Accident Reconstructionist. Electrical Engineer and former Supervisor of Signal Construction & Maintenance for a major Class I railroad. Have handled...
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Multiple Locations
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Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., heads Intertox Inc., the scientific research and consulting company he founded in 1995. Within Intertox, he brings deep knowledge of toxicology to assist in protecting public health....
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Multiple Locations
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Gregory H. Pestine, PE
Construction, Construction Safety, Quality Control / Assurance, and Civil Engineering Expert
Greg has nearly 30 years of experience in various roles in many types of construction...
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Texas
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MET Associates provides litigation support services and expert witness testimony for civil and criminal investigations and insurance industry cases (both plaintiff and defendant) that involve Air Quality...
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Arkansas
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Ryan Forensics division of Ryan Engineering, Inc. is a full-service firm that provides quality, value-adding, professional services at competitive rates. We are a team of professional engineers licensed...
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Multiple Locations
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Robson Forensic is a national leader in expert witness consulting, providing technical expertise across many fields within engineering, architecture, science, and a broad range of specialty disciplines.
We...
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Colorado
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Dr. Purswell has been qualified as an expert in Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Industrial Safety (including OSHA issues) and Product Safety. He has testified in numerous cases with respect to the adequacy...
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California
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David Ortiz is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in the facade access industry, holding a specialized Cal/OSHA Scaffold Inspection and Testing license. He is also the vice chair...
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Michigan
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BUILDING & PREMISES EXPERT, Review and research to render opinions on correct building codes and life-safety standards concerning construction, ADA & OSHA issues. Opinions on causation & foreseeability,...
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Michigan
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Forward-thinking Executive with 55 years of in-depth hands-on leadership in construction management and project turnaround of major capex programs. A proven expert and resource to Fortune 500, EPC, and...
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Multiple Locations
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Who is The Kilpatrick Group, PA?
Our mission is to provide to you forensic mechanical design engineering services. We are dedicated to the application of the art, science and methodology of forensic...
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Pennsylvania
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Marlin E. Buckley, P.C., provides technical expert assistance to contractors, owners, attorneys, architects and other construction professionals, from the initial stage of the project, to the completion...
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New York
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Personal injury analyst. BA, MS, SM, PhD in physics & psychology (including MIT); 45 yrs R&D, teaching, trial testimony, industrial training, 'in the trenches'. Perception, vision, warnings, equipment/product...
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California
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Peter Petrovsky, PE, earned registrations as Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering, as well as, in Mechanical Engineering. Additionally, he earned licenses as a General Engineering Contractor, General...
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Florida
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Mr. Thomazin is a board-certified engineer (DFE) with extensive expertise in mechanical and electrical systems. As a forensic engineer specializing in complex and unusual cases, he conducts vehicle accident...
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New York
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Mr. Ryan's expertise includes evaluation of citizen and professional responders who provide First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillation (AED) treatment, employer responsibility in the work place...
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South Carolina
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William S. Howard PhD specializes exclusively in the area of Industrial Machines, Equipment, Automation, and Manufacturing. With 30+ years of experience in machinery, robotics, and automation (as well...
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New Jersey
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I am a construction subject matter expert with more than 18 years of professional experience. I have a Ph.D. in construction management and have master's degrees in civil engineering as well as industrial...
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North Carolina
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Thank you for providing a space to present information that may need to be more explicit within my CV. I have 24 years of experience as a toxicologist in the pharmaceutical, bio-agricultural, consumer...
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Multiple Locations
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Kristopher J Seluga, M.S., P.E. (CT & NY)
Our staff of experienced engineers are ready to apply established scientific and engineering knowledge and techniques to your case. Our staff has published...
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Multiple Locations
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Ernest P. Chiodo, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.B.A., C.I.H. is a physician, an attorney, a Certified Industrial Hygienist (C.I.H), toxicologist, and a biomedical (biomechanical) engineer. Dr. Chiodo received...
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Multiple Locations
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Civil Engineer & Construction Safety Expert
With 50 years of hands on experience in the design, construction and maintenance of buildings, bridges, highways, utilities and cell towers, Ed is an expert...
Location:
California
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Mr. Norris is a licensed Architect, Engineer and Contractor, whose litigation experience includes forensic analysis of large scale residential, commercial, industrial and public works projects. During...
Location:
New York
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Carl Berkowitz, Ph.D., PE, AICP is a transportation and traffic engineering expert and serves as a litigation consultant. He is frequently consulted at the initial stages of a potential litigation for...
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Multiple Locations
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Jason Randle P.E., LEED AP
Civil Engineer & Construction Safety Expert
Jason Randle is a Civil Engineer with 20 years of professional construction and engineering experience. During his career he has...
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Pennsylvania
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Margaret van Naerssen, PhD, (Applied Linguistics) is an Expert in Second Language Development, English Language Proficiency Assessment, and Language in Social Contexts). Since 1997, her forensic linguistics...
Location:
Florida
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G. Robert Salisbury III provides consulting through planning, construction and post-construction phases of institutional, multi-family, commercial and industrial projects, including cost estimating,...
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Connecticut
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Badia, "Buddy" Ontra has been working with natural stone since 1982. First as a union commercial installer in the early to mid '80's. He worked as a residential countertop fabricator 1985 to present....
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Multiple Locations
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Ron Schaible, CIH, CSP, P.E. is Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), a Registered Professional Engineer #36714-Safety (Massachusetts),...
Location:
Colorado
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Mr. Gerganoff, CSP, Esq. Safety Expert Witness has 18 + years of experience handling safety (OSHA & MSHA) field audits and safety compliance in mining, oil and gas, manufacturing and construction. U.S.A....
Location:
California
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Water, Wastewater and Sewer industry – John Shaw has a unique combination of an operations and an engineering background.
Sanitary engineering including water (potable) and wastewater (industrial...
Location:
California
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PhD Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, MS Mechanics from Illinois Institute of Technology, BS Civil Engineering from Cooper Union. Licensed Professional Engineer (Safety) State of California.
Accident...
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New York
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Yarmus Engineering, P.C. has been providing Engineering services throughout the tri-state area since 1974. Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE, President of the firm, has worked in various engineering and...
Location:
California
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I am an industrial hygienist with over twenty years of experience in health and safety, industrial hygiene, and indoor air quality exposure assessments. I am a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and...
Location:
New York
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Mr. Levine is a Professional Engineer in NY and NJ in private consulting practice since 1983. He has worked in the field of Traffic, Highway and Civil Engineering since 1970. He has a BSCE from Michigan...
Location:
Ohio
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Location: All 50 states. Kevin A. Rider, PhD, PE, CPE is a human factors expert, providing forensic engineering in the areas of driver behavior/attention, cell phone distraction, motor vehicle and pedestrian...
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Illinois
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I have consulted in matters involving industrial and consumer products, industrial work practices, and premises liability since 1980. I've been retained on several hundred occasions by both Defense and...
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Multiple Locations
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Diane Trainor, Ph.D., CHCM
Certified Hazard Control Manager & Workplace Safety Expert
Dr. Trainor is an expert in the fields of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health, and Occupational Ergonomics....
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Multiple Locations
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Patrick Finn is a Registered Architect with over 35 years of professional experience throughout the New England region. His background covers the complete lifecycle of properties, from initial concept...
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Multiple Locations
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Facilities Engineering and Workplace Safety Expert
Brian has 30 years of experience in Facilities Engineering and Workplace Safety. His expertise reaches nearly every aspect of Facilities Management,...
Location:
Connecticut
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Over 400 catastrophic injury and fatality cases, federal and state court, plaintiff and defense. Connecticut attorneys and law firms have voted Safety Priority one of "The Best" 9 times in annual surveys....
OSHA FAQs
What is an osha expert witness?
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) expert witness is an individual who has specialized knowledge and experience in OSHA regulations and workplace safety. They may testify on regulations, compliance, and injuries, among other topics.
What is the role of an osha expert witness?
The role of an OSHA expert witness is to give expert testimony on safety regulations and best practices in the workplace.
How much can a person make as an osha expert witness?
OSHA expert witnesses can make between $150-$400 per hour, and even more depending on their skills, knowledge, and experience.
What are the qualifications of an osha expert witness?
The qualifications necessary to be an OSHA expert witness in legal proceedings include knowledge of OSHA regulations, industrial safety standards, and accident investigations, as well as exceptional analytical and communication skills.
For a lawsuit, what type of evidence is gathered and reviewed by an osha expert witness?
An OSHA expert witness would gather and review evidence related to workplace safety violations, including inspection reports, accident reports, training records, and any other relevant documentation or testimony.
What type of legal proceeding might require the testimony of an osha expert witness?
A legal proceeding involving workplace safety violations or accidents may require the testimony of an OSHA expert witness to provide insight and expertise on OSHA regulations and standards.
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