Accident & Safety Consultants

Mission

We are a SAFETY ENGINEERING, ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION and INJURY BIOMECHANICS firm

"Handling Difficult and Complicated Matters"

Profile

$140 per hour for initial review. Hourly rate is from Phil.PA, Cherry Hill. NJ, Balt. MD, Wash. DC, Wilm.DE, NYC.NY, No Geographical Limits. Call for a QUOTE or FREE PHONE CONSULTANT.

BSOSH, MSOSH, PhD Safety Engineering & Injury Biomechanics

Information

PRACTICE AREAS:

Accident Reconstruction
Collision Reconstruction
Injury Biomechanics
OSHA Standards & Regulations
Multiple Employer Work Sites
Material Handling:Loading & Unloading
Amusement Rides
Boating Accidents
Computer Animations
Ergonomics & Human Factors
Safety Standards & Regulations
Industrial Safety & Injury
Night Accidents & Vision/Acuity
Vehicle Defects & Recalls
Crash Data Recorder (CDR)
Premisis Liability
Slips, Trips & Falls
Building Codes(BOCA ICC)-Residential, Commercial, Disability & Handicap (ADA)
Federasl Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSA-CFR49 Parts 40,382.101-397.225)
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS-CFR49 Parts 571.101-301)
Lift Truck Operation & Safety
Defensive Driving Safety
Truck Driver Safety
School Bus Safety
Low Speed Impacts
Machine Injuries
Product Safety
Seat Belts, Airbags, Child Seats
Tire Safety
Transportation Hazards, Regulations & Standards

ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED TRAINING:

Harvard University
Texas A&M University
Michigan State University
Delaware University
National Transportation Safety Board GWU
Northwestern University
Columbia Southern University
National Highway Institute USDOT
University of North Florida
Penn State University
Indiana University of PA
Niagara Community College
Rutgers University
Spine Research Institute

Products/Services

ACCIDENT/COLLISION RECONSTRUCTION:
Car, Trucks, Buses, Rollovers, Bicycles, Motorcycle, Recreational Vehicles, ATV, Boats, Pedestrians, Biomechanical Studies, Occupant Injuries, Emergency Vehicles, Defects, Recalls, Crashworthiness, Cornering, Suspension, Human Factors, Night Vision, Driver Expectations, Headlamps, Driver Acuity, Crash Data Recorders (CDR) Analysis, Headlamps, Brakes, Tires, Vehicle Dynamics, Force & Energy, Acceleration, Accident Avoidance, Impact Analysis, Crush Damage Measurements, Low Speed impacts, FMVSS 571.101-301, FMCSA 382.101-397.225, etc.

BIOMECHANICS INJURY:
Seat Belts, Air bags, Child Seats, Low Speed Impacts Injury, Probability of Injury: Spine Cervical Thoracic Lumbar, Upper & Lower Extremeties, Muscles, Skeleton, Tendons, Ligaments, Whole Body Vibration Biomechanics, Occupantional Biomechanics, Knee & Foot Impacts, Whiplash, Occupant Kinematics, Material Handling Limits, Human Body Anthropomorphic Data, Who was the Driver, Falls, Slips, Injury Forces, Occupant Restraint Systems, Anthropomorphic Test Devices, Tissue Stress & Strain, Head & Face Trauma, Fracture Patterns, Engineering Physiology, etc.

OSHA REGULATIONS:
Instructor & Trainer General Industry CFR29:1910 & Construction Industry CFR29:1926, Standards & Regulations, Imminent Danger, Falls, Slips, Inspections, Violations, Citation Mititgation, Multi-employer Job Site Citations & Injuries, Stairs, Ladders, Railings, Scaffolds, Working/Walking Surfaces, Forklift Safety, Mandatory Training Requirements, Cranes, Power Platforms, Manlifts, Personal Pertection Equipment, Confined Spaces, Heavy Vehicle Equipment, Machinery Guarding & Safety, Excavations, Hand & Portable Power Tools Safety & Guarding, 10 hour & 30 hour Training Requirements, Competent and Qualified Persons, Reaserach & OSHA Interpretation Letters, Material Handling & Storage, General Duty Clause, Safety Programs, Habituation, etc.

AMUSEMENT RIDES:
Air Platforms, Slides, Playground Surfaces, Swings, Vehicle Rides, Regulations & Standards, Carnivals, etc.

PREMISIS LIABILITY:
Slips, Trips, Falls, Standards & Regulations, Weather Issues, Bathrooms, Stairs, Ramps, Railings, Ladders, Carpets, Sidewalks, Lighting Areas, Resturants, Retail Stores, Buildings, Residential, Commercial, Stadiums, Railings, Building Code (ICC BOCA), Handicap & Disability Codes (ADA), Duty to Warn, Sidewalks, Curbs, Anti Slip Surfaces, Biomechanics of Walking & Slipping, Human Gait, Human Factors Trip & Fall, Parking Lots, Garages, Floor Cleaning, Mats & Matting, Hospital Falls, Elderly Factors, Ladder Falls, Truck & Bus Falls, Shoes as a Cause, etc.

ERGONOMICS & HUMAN FACTORS:
Work Areas, Seating, Equipment, Switches, Handles, Hand Tools, Power Tools, Safe Designs, Ladders, Staris, Ramps, Vehicle Design, Standards & Regulations, Human Strength, Equilibrium, Product Design, Controls, Handals, Dials, Knobs, Fatigue, Visual Displays, System Analysis, Human Acceleration, Duty to Warn, Habituation, etc.

LIFT TRUCKS:
Required OSHA Training, Safe Operation, Workplace Setup, Safety Manuals, Maintenence, Site Views, Standards & Regulations, Unloading, Loading & Stacking, Material Handling, Backup Alarms, Habituation, Loading a Truck, Handling a Pallet, Inspections, Narrow Aisles, etc.

LOW SPEED IMPACTS:
Injury Analysis, Biomechanical Studies, Probability of Injury, Mechanisms of Injury, Forces, Injury Threshold, Spine Herniations & Bulges, Knee Impacts, Extremeties Injury, Foot, Head, Seat Belt review, Air bag review, Vehicle Crush Stiffness & Restitution, Photos Reliability, Injury Prevention, Rear & Sideswipe Impacts, Seats & Head Rests, CTS & TMJ, Whiplash, Bumper Regulations, etc.

INDUSTRIAL INJURIES:
Machines Guarding, Conveyer Belts, Sliceing Machines, Hand Tools, Tool Defects, Falling Objects, Air Quality, Noise & Vibration Hazards, Safety Standards, Folding Machines, Pallet Machines, Packing Machines, etc.

TIRE SAFETY:
Blow Outs, Defects, Worn Tires, Wrong Size Tires, Tire Deflation & Inflation, Standards, etc.

TRANSPORTATION ROADWAY SAFETY & WORK ZONES:
Traffic Signage, Roadway Markings, Roadway Reflective Surfaces, Work Zone Setup, Traffic Accident Roadway Divertion, Flaggers, Traffic Lights, Traffic Light Timing, Crosswalks, Traffic Control Devices, Street Lighting, Bus Stop Markings & Standards, Roadway Hazards & Defects, Standards & Regulations, Parking Lots, Pedistrian Safety, Vehicle Types, Cornering, Geometric Design, Sight Design, etc.

PRODUCT DEFECTS:
Helmets, Face Protection, Cars, Seat Belts, Air Bags, Toys, Consumer Products, Child Seats, Tires, Hand & Power Tools, Recalls, Ergonomics, Human Factors, etc.

BUILDING CODES;
ICC, BOCA, ADA, Disability & Handicap, Stairs, Ramps, Commercial, Residential, Carpets, Overhead Fixtures, Railings, Sidealks, Air Quality, Noise & Vibration Hazards, Lighting, Property Maintenance, Use Classifications, Accessibility, Egress, Windows, Glass Doors, etc.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Society of Automotive Engineers-Chairs Accident Reconstruction & Human Factors Committees, Research & Technical Papers Team Evaluator
Institute of Transportation Engineers- Exe Board Ed Council, Expert Witness Council, TSC Peer Reviewer
Canadian Society of Bomechaincs
International Society of Biomechanics
Peer Reviewer Journal of Biomechanics
Peer Reviewer Accident Reconstruction Journal
Peer Reviewer Accident Reconstruction Quarterly
International Building Code Council (ICC BOCA)
Peer Reviewer Injury, Trauma and Occupational Biomechanics Committee Community of Science (ASME)
Accredited Standards Committee on Motor Vehicle Fleet Operations ASSE ANSI Z15
Safety Lit Injury Prevention Literature Update-Reviewer affiliated WHO & SDSU
American Trucking Association-Safety Cirriculum Committee & Accident Investigation Technical Editorial Committee
Co-Author Safety Professional Handbook-Applied Science & Engineering, Engineering & Ergonomics, ASSE
Forensic Professional Group Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
American Society of Safety Engineers-Professional Member
ASSE Falls Committee
International Traffic Medicine Association
Center for Auto Safety
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Testing & Materials Committees-Forensic Science, Forensic Engineering, Standards & Practices of Accident Reconstruction,
Occupantional Safety Health, Practice for Evidentiary Electronic Control Units (CDR), Safety & Traction for Footwear, Biomechanics & Footwear Construction, Mechanical Testing, Walking Surfaces, OSHA Ergonomics, Consumer Products
International Municipal Signal Association
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
National Committee Motor Fleet Supervisor Training (ATA)
OSHA & DOL Instructor Trainer in Construction & General Industry

PUBLICATIONS:

Author of articles, books and computer programs

HISTORY:

30+ years in business, handled thousands of matters for Plaintiffs, Defendants, Insurance Companies, and Federal & State Governments accross the USA.

INSTRUCTOR:

Universities, Colleges & Seminars