Adam Wooler
London, ENG SO43 7FP, United Kingdom
Office: +011441752401283
Adam Wooler is the lead Director of Beach Safety Consultants, an international team of beach safety experts supported by expert researchers offering services across several areas:
Legal Services - Providing expert witness reports to the legal profession and coroners
Risk Management - Providing risk management services to government, beach owners, hotels and tour operators to help mitigate risk and protect them from litigation
Partner Support and advocacy - Working with companies to reduce injury and drowning
Beach Safety Expert Witness Services - Beach Safety Consultants pride ourselves on providing expert witness opinion based on research & evidence that is independent, which is vital for Coronial Reports and Legal cases.
The areas in which we specialise are:
Beach and Water Safety
• Risk assessments for beaches, resorts and water recreation areas
• Evaluation of lifeguard services, patrolling operations and supervision protocols
• Analysis of signage, public warnings and safety messaging effectiveness
• Hazard identification and incident causation
Lifeguarding Operations and Standards
• National and international lifeguard training, qualifications and deployment
• Equipment use and policies
• Lifeguard fitness standards, eyesight and occupational health benchmarks
• Volunteer versus paid lifeguard operational risks and standards of care
• Drowning incidents and personal injury
Incident reconstruction and root cause analysis
• Evaluation of rescue attempts, lifeguard response and emergency protocols
• Assessment of resort, tour operator or event organiser liability
• Coronial investigations and reporting on drowning deaths
• Governance and compliance
Local authority or third-party operator obligations under H&S law
• Review of compliance with national and international guidelines
• Examination of rescue service provision and coastal safety strategies
- Aquatics
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Plymouth University (UK) 1987-1989
BSc (Hons) Geology, Statistics & Operational Research
Plymouth University (UK) / Atlantic Geoscience Centre (Nova Scotia) / Scott Polar Research
Institute (University of Cambridge, England) 1990 - 1992
MPhil Arctic Geophysics
Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) / University of Western Australia 1993-1996
PhD Antarctic Geophysics (partly completed)
Job Related Training & Personal Development
• CIEH Beach Risk Assessment Certificate
• UNSW Australia Expert Witness Certificate
• RNLI Senior Managers Development & Aspiring Leaders Programme
• Diversity & Inclusion Management Training
• Lean Enterprise Research Centre Certificate
• RNLI & SLSNZ Media / Spokesperson Training
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Current member of the International Lifesaving Federation (ILS) Drowning Prevention Commission, member of the international Drowning Researchers' Alliance and peer reviewer for the Journal ‘Safety Science’.
- 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: 6
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Beach and Coastal Safety
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 5
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Site inspections
Consulting
Report writing
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: GB£150 (US$195) + 25%
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: GB£150 (US$195)
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: GB£150 (US$195)
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: GB£150 (US$195) + 25%
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel time = 50% of hourly rate
Travel expenses = actual cost
Trang van Heugten
Principal Lawyer
Maurice Blackburn
Level 21, 380 La Trobe Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
+61 (0)3 9605 2822
TvanHeugten@mauriceblackburn.com.au
www.mauriceblackburn.com.au
Nina Harrison
Associate Solicitor
Irwin Mitchell LLP
International Serious Injury
The Colmore Building
9th Floor
20 Colmore Circus
Birmingham
B4 6AH
UK
+44 (0)121 2035365
Nina.Harrison@IrwinMitchell.com
www.IrwinMitchell.com