Safety Expert Witnesses in Ohio

This highly qualified aquatic safety expert is an honors graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and holds a PhD from Saint Louis University. He served as a Coast Guard officer for 21 years, retiring as a Commander in 1981. His service experience encompassed numerous shore and ship commands, plus Search and Rescue, Aids to Navigation and Boating Safety duties. His last assignment was as Chief, Boating Safety Division, Second C.G. District, St. Louis, MO. His work in improving aquatic and boating safety has been repeatedly recognized in a number of national and international awards, recognitions and citations. Upon retirement he initiated an aquatic safety consulting firm to present water and boating safety seminars on a national basis to fire, police and EMS personnel.

This expert has an extensive list of certifications and qualifications in health and safety. His work experience includes 30 years in occupational safety. He is the currently the President and founder of an environmental health and safety (EHS) services firm and provides expert witness services. He is a frequent trainer / presenter and has been an OSHA Authorized Instructor for General Industry and Construction Safety Courses since 1990. He provides instructor-trainer programs for the OSHA Training Institute Outreach Program. He has conducted research in the area of slip-resistance and regularly evaluates walking surfaces, floor treatments and footwear for slip-resistance for manufacturers, facility owners and legal cases. He has experience evaluating various chemical and other health exposures in occupational and residential settings.

This highly qualified expert has 20+ years of safety administration and leadership experience. He earned his BS in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University and his MS in Occupational Safety and Health from Columbia Southern University. He is OSHA certified as an Occupational Safety & Health Manager and Health Professional and he belongs to the American Society of Safety Engineers. His expertise includes rollout safety policies and procedures, prevent or correct unsafe working conditions, design work areas & policy procedures, address hazard and compliance issues, and develop and benchmark safety standards program. He formerly served as Safety Leader in the gardening department at Home depot.

This extremely qualified expert has years of experience in human factors, machine design and systems methodologies as they apply to the prevention of injury involving industrial and agricultural equipment. He received his MEA degree from George Washington University and his PhD degree in industrial engineering from West Virginia University. He is a member of multiple professional associations, including the American Society of Safety Engineers and the System Safety Society. He has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles. He lectures both nationally and internationally and has received several honors for his impressive work, including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's "Performance Award," which he received on 13 years. He is a former safety engineer specializing in occupational safety and health administration at the Office of Mechanical Engineering Standards Development and a former research safety engineer at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Currently, he is an associate professor of industrial and management systems engineering at a major university and the director of a major engineering research and development company.

This certified Construction Site Safety Technician and Construction OSHA Outreach Trainer has led a 23+ year career in construction safety. He previously served as the Deputy Director of Safety at Hitt Contracting and now serves as the Director of Construction Management Services at a firm in close collaboration with the US Army Corps of Engineers. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University and served in the US Marine Corps for two decades, retiring at the rank of Major.

This expert has experience in Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS) operations specializing in developing and revitalizing EHS cultures to meet regulatory, organizational, and employee needs for significant EHS improvements. He is a certified OSHA Technical Institute (OTI) Trainer for General Industry and Construction, and an Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Studies, Public Safety Management at a University in Philadelphia. His specific trainings include: machine guarding, Chemical Safety assessment, HAZMAT, biosafety, and EHS compliance.

This Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer has significant experience ensuring the safety of construction sites. His clients have included ExxonMobil, Dow AgroSciences, and Noble Energy. He is highly adept in the areas of hazard analysis, incident investigation, crisis management, and compliance. Additionally, he has specific experience with multilingual construction projects, having ensured construction safety on-site in throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Equatorial Guinea.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in the transportation industry as a driver, driver trainer, and safety manager. She received her AAS in business administration from Erie Community College before earning her BS in business administration and marketing from the State University of New York at Fredonia. This expert holds a CDL Class A license and is certified as a director of safety and driver trainer. She is active in her field as a member of several associations, including the North American Trucking Management Institute, the American Trucking Association, and the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association. She has formerly worked as a driver for multiple companies over the course of her career, including Consolidated Freightways, Roadway Express, Midland Asphalt Materials, and Ron Hartman Trucking, where she also served as a manager. Currently, this expert serves as a driver, trainer, and safety director of a trucking company in Pennsylvania and runs her own transportation and trucking safety consulting firm.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years in the Safety, Health and Risk Management field. After receiving his BS in Occupational Health and Safety from Columbia Southern University, this expert went on to receive Master Certificates in Project Management and Executive Leadership for Safety Professionals from Boston University and Harvard University respectively. He also received his law degree from Champlain College. This expert is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the National Association of Safety Professionals, and he is a certified Safety Consultant and Safety Specialist. He previously worked as a Safety Director at Swinerton and Walberg Company, Delco, Inc and James Construction group. This expert then went on to be a Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality, and Security Director at Foster Wheeler Global Power Group, before becoming Vice President of Health and Safety at Polisico Civil Inc, a utility company located in New York. Currently, this expert works as the President and Chief Safety Consultant of a safety management company where his specialties include environmental remediation, civil, heavy highway, bridge, drilling, sewer treatments, electric utilities, and manufacturing.

This highly-experienced monument sculptor has over 30 years of experience in his field. He received his BFA in fine arts from Syracuse University and later was trained by master artisans in all facets of mounting, constructing, and finishing marble work. This expert is very active in his field holding a membership in the National Sculpture Society and frequently traveling the country lecturing at universities on the design and construction of marble projects. As a sculptor for firms like Alabama Power, Gewiis SPA, and Monumentos Duran, this has expert has worked on countless projects which required following rigid safety standards. Through his work, he has also developed new techniques for the support of marble monuments. Currently, this expert owns his own marble design studio in Kentucky and serves as a private consultant on various public art projects in which he provides expertise on safety standards, design, and construction.

This expert has more than 35 years of experience in safety, industrial hygiene, OSHA, construction management, chemical plant, pipefitting, warehouse operations, forklifts, and slip, trip, and falls. He earned a masters degree in safety management from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a certified safety professional. He is currently a private consultant for an environmental health and safety company and Retired Faculty, OSHA Consultation Program at a Indiana University in PA

This expert is an independent safety consultant out of the UK. For the past 27 years, he has worked in a variety of engineering environments to ensure that UK/EU safety standards were upheld. He is familiar with the UK factory safety standards and product safe design standards and has the appropriate experience to help with this case. He has worked large engineering companies to ensure their compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, CE Marking Directives and PUWER.