We offer the following services
- Evaluations to determine whether or not there was a breach in the standard of care, that is, compliance with industry safety standards as well as federal and state regulations, building codes and best practices
- Advice regarding discovery requests
- Proposed questions for interrogatories and depositions
- Expertly researched and written reports
- Testimony at deposition and trial
General Areas of Expertise Include
- The standard of care for worker injury prevention
- Accident investigation and analysis
- OSHA standards and OSHA policy
- OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy
- Safety management – responsibilities of employers, construction project owner, construction manager, general contractor, contractor, subcontractor
- Safety management in non-construction work environments – role of property owner, employer, host employer and contractor in worker injury prevention
- Principles and practices of hazard identification, evaluation and control
- Industry standards and best practices
- Principles and practices of hazard control – hierarchy of controls
- Health and safety programs, policies and procedures
- Methods to conduct workplace safety inspections
- Safety of temporary employees, contractors and subcontractors
- Safety of non-employees on an owner’s premises
- The prevention of injury to the public relative to construction projects
- Standard of care relative to reasonable steps to hire a safe contractor
- Safe work practices
- Compliance with OSHA and state OSHA regulations
Technical Areas of Expertise Include
- The principles and practices of fall hazard identification, evaluation and control
- Falls from elevation
- Falls through roofs, floors & skylights
- Falls from vehicles
- Ladders and stairs safety
- Slips, trips and falls (same level falls)
- Scaffold safety
- Aerial lift safety (mobile elevated work platforms)
- Trench and excavation safety
- Forklift truck safety/powered industrial trucks
- Working safely around power lines/electrical hazards
- Requirements for OSHA safety training and recordkeeping requirements
- Compliance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
- Safety for hazardous waste investigations and clean-ups
- Machine guarding
- Lockout/tagout
Contact us to discuss your needs!