50 Health Exposure Expert Witnesses Found

Results Sorted Below by State

Stanley C Haimes, MD, MPH, CIH, CSP, CIME, FACOEM

Alabama
Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene - Toxicology, Mold, Indoor Air, OSHA, metals (arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury), ethylene oxide, ethylene dibromide, chemical exposure, Medical Standards, Workers Compensation, Firefighter, Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Disability Evaluation, Return to Work, MD, CIH.
...Medical Officer for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Member of the national committee that determines safe exposure levels to chemicals in the workplace (Threshold Limit Value Committee (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)). Member of Scientific Review Panel for the Hazardous Substance Data Base (HSDB) maintained by the National Institutes of Health. Member of the national committees that develop medical guidelines for employment as a firefighter (NFPA 1582 Technical Committee) and a law enforcement officer (ACOEM LEO Medical Guidance - for a police officer or deputy sheriff). Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) for federally mandated drug testing.

Lucy H Fraiser, PhD, DABT Lucy Fraiser Toxicology

Fayetteville, Arkansas
Toxicology, Environmental - risk assessment, public health, air quality, NAAQS, risk-based corrective action, ozone (O3), nitrogen oxides (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), particulate matter (PM), chemicals
...Lucy Fraiser is a board-certified toxicologist with over 25 years of experience in the areas of exposure and risk assessment, health effects and toxicology evaluations, development of quantitative toxicity criteria, development of risk-based air quality guidelines and soil cleanup criteria, and risk communication. Dr. Fraiser has conducted hundreds of exposure assessments for chemicals used in pharmaceutical laboratories and industrial processes, chemicals applied to control pests and unwanted vegetation, and chemicals released as unwanted by-products of chemical and product manufacturing, combustion of fossil and waste-derived fuels, generation of electricity, petroleum refining, smelting, rock crushing, and activities at military installations. Dr. Fraiser has been qualified as an expert, deposed, and has provided expert testimony in contested case hearings, criminal case hearings, Federal Civil suits, and toxic tort litigation on numerous occasions.

Rodney G. Richmond, MS, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP The Mackenzie Group, LLC

Searcy, Arkansas
Pharmacist, Pharmacology- Clinical - Nursing homes, geriatric pharmacist, alcohol, recreational drugs, drug interactions, opioid pain management, hospital pharmacy, drug levels, medication errors, pharmacy law, toxicology, pharmacy standards of care
Pharmacy Standards of Care (nursing home/long-term care, acute care, hospice, home health); Pain Management; Geriatric Drug Therapy Management (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, psychoactive medications, psychotropic drug reactions, polypharmacy); Clinical Pharmacy Services (drug information services, patient assessment & counseling); Drug Safety/Misadventure (interactions, adverse reactions, medication errors, death/overdose, product liability); Pharmacology (causal relationship between drug exposure and subsequent effects, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacokinetics); Pharmacy Operations (3rd-party payment, managed care, controlled substance/narcotics, drug distribution systems, pharmacoeconomics)....

Dr. Eric N Brown, CIH, CSP Indoor Environments

Los Angeles , California
Mold, Industrial Hygiene - Asbestos, Bad Faith, Construction Safety, Environmental, Ergonomics, Hazardous Materials, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Hygiene & Mold, Landlord / Tenant, Lead Poisoning, Occupational / Environmental Health, OSHA, Safety, Wrongful Death
...Brown holds a Doctorate in Public Health with an Industrial Hygiene specialization from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in Public Health with an Occupational Health specialization from the Medical College of Ohio. He has over 20 years of experience in: Health and Safety Industrial Hygiene Indoor Air Quality Exposure Assessments Heat Stress Litigation Support Dr. Brown has been a designated expert in hundreds of cases, been deposed dozens of times, and has testified successfully in both trials and arbitrations. His services are available to attorneys representing both plaintiff and defendant.

Lyle D. Burgoon, PhD, ATS Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd

California
Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort
...Burgoon served as a senior leader in various roles from leading teams of biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in designing and analyzing toxicology studies, to supervising toxicologists and public health scientists in the development of toxicological and dose-response assessments in support of the US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). At the US Army, Dr. Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk assessment, especially in the area of establishing causal relationships of chemical exposures to human effects and the development and application of mathematical modeling, machine learning solutions for computational pharmacology and toxicology. Dr....

Sarah Burney, LCSW, CEDS-S Burney Therapy Group

Newport Beach, California
Mental Health, Substance Abuse - eating disorder, trauma, PTSD, anorexia, bulimia, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, substance abuse, substance use, overdose, treatment, social work, cognitive behavioral therapy, family based treatment, addiction, anxiety, depression, suicide, EMDR, psychology
...Her experience includes providing intensive therapy at inpatient & outpatient treatment centers for eating disorders, mental health, and substance abuse. She is also a former director of one of the nation's largest and leading adult eating disorder treatment center, giving her extensive experience with acute cases and working with a multi-disciplinary team. Sarah has also presented at international conferences and universities, and trained a variety of mental health professionals. Sarah utilizes humanistic and psychoanalytic therapeutic approach, and implements various evidence based therapeutic interventions, including, but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), & Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).

Paul Damian, PhD, MPH, DABT, ERT Board Certified Toxicologist/European Registered Toxicologist - Damian Applied Toxicology, LLC

California
Toxicology, Environmental - Evaluation of chemical risks to public health and the environment; toxicology; adverse effects of chemicals, drugs, and nutritional supplements. Proposition 65 compliance, indoor air and vapor intrusion, chemical contamination of food and dietary supplements, drug-induced liver toxicity.
...He has a PhD in Toxicology and Pharmacology from the University of California-Davis, a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Environmental Health (Environmental Chemistry) from the University of Michigan and 40 years of experience in the quantitative evaluation of health risks related to all types of chemicals and exposure circumstances. DAT provides expert-level health risk assessment services related to chemically contaminated property, chemical exposures in the workplace, and chemical exposures from consumer products. Specialty areas include mine and smelter site health and ecological risk assessments, vapor intrusion and indoor air risk assessments related to solvent release, hazardous waste site risk assessments, workers' compensation cases, drug-induced liver toxicity, adverse effects of drugs and nutritional supplements, Proposition 65 compliance evaluations, food and drug safety, and chemical contamination of food and nutritional supplements. Dr....

Teo Ernst, PsyD, ABPP Pacific Forensic Group

Alameda, California
Forensic Psychology, Neuropsychology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury, Testamentary Capacity, Undue Influence, Personal Injury, Forensic Psychology, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Violence Risk, Mitigation, Resentencing, Sex Offenders, Employment Discrimination & Harassment, False Confession, Juvenile Evals
...Our bench of experts in forensic psychology, neuropsychology, and neurology represent a substantial depth and breadth of knowledge relevant to civil and criminal matters involving Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence (with related Dementia or Complex Medical Presentations), Employment Discrimination and Harassment, Standard of Care, Nursing Home Care, Toxic Exposure, Child and Adult Personal Injury, Fitness for Duty, Disability, Parenting Evaluations, IME's, Mitigation and Resentencing, Veterans and Active Duty Military, Threat Assessment, Filicide, Juvenile Transfer Hearings, Franklin Evaluations, NGRI, Violence and Sexual Violence Risk Assessment, Malingering, Stress Response (Fight or Flight), Diversion, Defense Base Act, Standard of Care (Psychology, Neurology), Military Court Child Witness Credibility, Disputed Confession, and Adolescent Brain Development. Our group of colleagues include: -Dr....

Pamela J Hall, PhD Forensic MED Experts

Fontana, California
Forensic Psychology, Legal Medicine - PTSD, Forensic Psychology, Trauma, Sexual Assault, Discrimination, Warzone, Harassment, Standard of Care, Product Liability, Co-Occurring disorders
...Hall has been committed to consultation in the workplace as a requested speaker and employee assistance provider to improve occupational mental health. While operating her own private practice from 1997-2013, Dr. Hall collaborated with community providers and law enforcement in family violence cases, conducting a diversion education program for convicted offenders. Dr. Hall was a member of the Domestic Violence Intervention Consortium for the County of San Bernardino. She was honored to serve as chair of the committee from 2010-2012. In 2008, Dr. Hall began to provide disability examinations for veterans and service members as a contracted provider with QTC Management. To date, she has conducted over 7,500 benefits examinations. PTSD was the question in the bulk of these examinations. Traumatic brain injury and/or chronic pain were often overlapping questions. For the past ten years, Dr....

Mason D. Harrell, III, MD, MPH, FACOEM

San Diego, California
Occupational Medicine, Public Health - Chemical Exposures, Heat Injuries, Asbestos, Dust, Mold, Air Quality, Heavy Metals, Radiation, Toxicology, Fitness for Duty, Return to Work, Malingering, Stress, Violence, PTSD, Personal Injury, Disability, Chronic Pain, Telemedicine, Primary Care, Urgent Care, Public Health and Coronavirus COVID-19
Harvard Instructor of Physicians, Harvard-trained (Residency & MPH), double board-certified, full-time practicing physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Public Health, and General Preventive Medicine. Medical expert work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the World Health Organization (WHO), American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), and MDGuidelines®. Published original research on Long Term and Short Term Disability in ACOEM’s Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and chapter author of Psychological Factors and Workforce Health in ACOEM’s Occupational Health Guide. Published with the World Health Organization in the Journal of Infectious Disease on Ebola infections in health care workers....

Peter Jaramillo, CIH Delta Bay Consultants, LLC

Antioch, California
Industrial Hygiene, OSHA - Industrial Hygiene, Health & Safety, Occupational Health, Indoor Air Quality, Biological Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Construction Safety, Valley Fever, COVID-19, Noise, Environmental, Laboratory Safety, Emergency Preparedness, OSHA, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Workers Compensation
Peter Jaramillo, CIH has 35+ years of experience in the fields of Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety. As co-owner and Principal Industrial Hygienist of Delta Bay Consultants, LLC, Peter provides the following services: (1) air & noise monitoring; (2) indoor air quality investigations; (3) health & safety programs; (4) hazard/risk assessments; (5) ergonomics surveys; (6) assessments of work practices, engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and emergency preparedness; (7) confined space and ventilation evaluations; (8) employee training/mentoring; (9) acting as a technical resource, subject matter expert, and regulatory liaison; and (10) Expert Witness Testimony and other Litigation Support on legal claims related to occupational health & safety. Peter has provided expert witness services for numerous cases involving exposures to Coccidioides immitis (the "Valley Fever" pathogen) in the Central Valley of California....

Bhaskar Kura, PhD, PE i2Care, Inc.

California
Environmental Engineering, Industrial Hygiene - Air Quality Modeling, Indoor Air Quality, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Public Health, Cancer Risk, Worker Health, Worker Injury, Workplace Injury, Pollution, Pollution Prevention, Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, Medical Waste, Exposure Assessment, Emissions Modeling, Water Pollution, GHG Emissions.
...His core areas of expertise include, but not limited to: (1) Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling (2) Indoor Air Quality (3) Exposure Assessment (Public and Worker Health Risk Evaluation) (4) Water and Air Pollution Assessment (5) Waste Management (6) Pollution Prevention (7) Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Assessment (8) Evaluation of Toxicity and Hazard of Materials and Wastes (9) Green House Gas Emissions Assessment / Management (10) Compliance Evaluation with Federal, State, and Local Regulations (11) Inverse Dispersion Modeling to Evaluate Source Strength (12) Design and Development of Best Management Plans (13) Evaluation of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

Tracy A. Cushing, MD MPH

Boulder, Colorado
Emergency Medicine - Wilderness and environmental medicine, event medicine, remote medicine, emergency search and rescue, climate medicine, Emergency Medical Services, lightning, electrical injuries.
...I have provided expert witness work to organizations, institutions, and individuals for cases related to exposure/heat illness, lightning and electrical injuries, and many clinical cases of serious bodily injury resulting in felony charges. I am comfortable preparing specialty-specific expert witness reports, and with providing testimony through depositions or in court. I enjoy providing support to physicians facing malpractice charges, as well as holding organizations accountable that do not have appropriate health and safety protocols in place for remote or exposed events. I have knowledge of emergency medical services, event medicine, and extensive research and society guideline development in wilderness medicine.

Jenifer S. Heath, Ph.D.

Denver, Colorado
Toxicology, Environmental - Public Health, Chemical Products Liability, Mining, Toxic Chemical Exposure, Lead Poisoning, Hydrogen Sulfide, Health Impact Assessment (HIA), Consumer Chemical Product Safety, Health Risk Assessment, Environmental Regulatory Agency Negotiations, Contaminated Properties, Superfund (CERCLA)
Toxicologist who helps attorneys understand potential health impacts or human health risks of chemical exposures. Deposed and testified at bench and jury trials. Lead paint, blood lead levels, environmental contamination, pesticides, animal health products, mammalian toxicology. Over 50 publications. Metals, solvents, organic chemicals, petroleum products, industrial chemical release. Superfund / CERCLA, RCRA, state voluntary closure. Registered Nurse (R.N.) licensed to practice in over a dozen states.

DIANA M BARRATT, MD, MPH, FAAN Board-Certified Neurologist with Fellowship Training in Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine

Boca Raton, Florida
Neurology, Brain Injury Medicine - Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, Maritime Injury, Decompression Sickness, Arterial Gas Embolism, Diving Injury, Decompression Illness, Dysbaric Osteonecrosis, Undersea Medicine, Hyperbaric Oxygen, Spinal cord, Diving Accidents, Traumatic Brain Injury TBI, Concussion, SCUBA, Saturation, barotrauma
...She earned a BS in engineering and an MD from the University of Florida; she earned a Master’s in Public Health degree from Harvard. Her national awards include the American Academy of Neurology Clerkship Director Teaching Award, the American Academy of Neurology Clerkship Director Innovation Award, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Faculty Innovation Award, and the Association of American Medical College’s MedEdPORTAL Editor’s Choice Special Distinction for an EEG and Sleep publication. She has also published on increased intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Barratt is a reviewer for Neurology, the most widely read and highly cited neurology journal. Dr. Barratt completed a two-year fellowship in hyperbaric and diving medicine at LSU in New Orleans; she joined the faculty after graduation. She received injured saturation divers from the Gulf of Mexico and sport divers from Divers Alert Network....

David C Brodner, MD

Boynton Beach, Florida
Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine - Sinus Surgery, Traumatic Hearing Loss/Vertigo, Defense Base Act, DBA, Mold Exposure, Sleep Apnea, insomnia, sleep deprivation, sleep medications, sinusitis, balloon sinus dilation, Balloon Sinuplasty, ENT, snoring, tonsils, CPAP, driver fatigue, ear nose and throat, hearing loss, tinnitus, VA NEXUS.
...Over ten years of consulting and forensic experience: expert witness for Plaintiff and Defense cases - traumatic hearing loss/vertigo, mold exposure, class-action tobacco/oil spill/3M, medical device patent, sleep deprivation accidents, and medical malpractice. Dr. Brodner also performs VA Nexus letters, utilization and disability review, IMEs (in-person and Zoom - Domestic and International), and Industry clinical research/R&D. National thought leader on Balloon Sinus surgery. Served on the Medical Advisory Board for Entellus Medical charged with developing and implementing a physician education program for teaching balloon sinus surgery to other ENT surgeons. Duties included lectures, small-group conferences, live demonstrations during surgery, webinars, and hands-on cadaver labs. Published original research on the safety and efficacy of balloon sinus surgery and presented data at numerous national meetings....

William H Chapman Air by CCSquared Inc

Deerfield Beach, Florida
Chemistry & Chemicals, Safety - Expert Witness Chemist, Industrial Hygiene, Indoor Air Quality, Analytical Chemistry , Vapor Exposure Simulation, Air Testing Laboratory, Air Quality Testing, Serivice Laboratory, Air by CCSquared, William H. Chapman, PhD, Hazardous Environment Simulation, Scientific Argument, Literature Review
...He has a proven record of developing strategies and solutions that yield positive, measurable results for clients, including the design of simulations of harmful environments (e.g. chemical vapor exposure). For example, he simulated the exposure of a client to a dry-cleaning fluid that was used to clean a carpet in the client’s home, exposure to which caused our client health effects serious enough to require hospitalization and follow-up treatment for over a year. We fitted a living space with chemical vapor sensors and hired the defendant to clean the carpet, producing data and a scientific argument that led to a successful settlement. Highly skilled in collaborating with members of legal and other professions to meet mission-critical objectives. Excellent documentation skills.

Stanley C Haimes, MD, MPH, CIH, CSP, CIME, FACOEM

Orlando, Florida
Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene - Toxicology, Mold, Indoor Air, OSHA, metals (arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury), ethylene oxide, ethylene dibromide, chemical exposure, Medical Standards, Workers Compensation, Firefighter, Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Disability Evaluation, Return to Work, MD, CIH.
...Medical Officer for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Member of the national committee that determines safe exposure levels to chemicals in the workplace (Threshold Limit Value Committee (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)). Member of Scientific Review Panel for the Hazardous Substance Data Base (HSDB) maintained by the National Institutes of Health. Member of the national committees that develop medical guidelines for employment as a firefighter (NFPA 1582 Technical Committee) and a law enforcement officer (ACOEM LEO Medical Guidance - for a police officer or deputy sheriff). Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) for federally mandated drug testing.

Aaron L Hilliard, PhD Health Matters EMPT

Jacksonville, Florida
Pharmacology- Clinical, Toxicology - Health & Safety, Medication Adverse Effects, Chemicals, Hazardous Materials, Public Health, Toxic Exposure, Medication Errors, Environmental Exposure, Sanitation, Litigation Support, Pesticides, Wrongful Death.
...Environmental expertise includes: certification in sanitation, Health & Safety, Lead exposure, toxic chemical exposure, hazardous waste, groundwater contamination, superfund cleanup, and risk analysis.

David P. Kalin, MD, MPH The Healthplace Center for Disability & Independent Medical Evaluations

Oldsmar, Florida
Family Medicine, Disability Evaluation
Since 1992, with the establishment of THE HEALTHPLACE CENTER for Disability and Independent Evaluation those suffering from Medical/Legal confusion have been offered comprehensive medical evaluation with effective translation of medical problems for the swift resolution of legal, governmental and insurance issues dealing with long-term disability/life care planning, personal injury, medical malpractice, environmental exposure, Workers’ Compensation, PIP Social Security and Emergency Medical Condition. Masters in the Science of Public Health Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians Certified Independent Medical Examiner LlCENSE: Florida ME003624 North Carolina 58382 NPI 1821091406 DR. KALIN specializes in complex case apportionment, assists in blocking cases for anticipated litigation, evaluates for future medical expenses and is available for consultation. DR....

Alex LeBeau, PhD, MPH, CIH Exposure Assessment Consulting, LLC

Orlando, Florida
Industrial Hygiene, Toxicology - Indoor Air Quality, Exposure risk, Risk Assessment, Legionella, Legionnaires disease, PFAS, Environmental Science, Building science, Mold, Bacteria, Dose Assessment, Heavy Metal, Risk, Pesticide, PCB, Food, Waterborne Pathogens, Product Safety, OSHA, Antimicrobial
Problem solving Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) with over 16 years of experience evaluating environmental and occupational exposures to chemicals and biological agents (e.g., bacteria) from the industrial hygiene and toxicology perspective. History of performing human health risk assessments at contaminated sites using U.S. EPA and state regulatory guidelines and monitoring remediation activities at those sites enabling me to analyze risk and determine if any workers or residents would be impacted by residual contamination and/or remediation activities. I perform indoor environmental quality assessments to evaluate exposure impacts on building occupants - including Legionella and water quality assessments - at healthcare, residential, commercial, and industrial facilities as part of the comprehensive overall building science aspect of indoor environmental quality....

Jerome Siegel, MD, MPH

Naples, Florida
Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine - workplace exposure,work injury,environmental,allergy,asthma,mold,indoor air quality,chemicals,drugs,toxins,multiple chemical sensitivity,musculoskeletal,orthopedic rehab,chronic pain,traumatic brain injury,TBI,long Covid,catastrophic,physical impairment,long term disability,fitness for duty,accident
...Master of Public Health - Boston University School of Public Health. Over 30 years of clinical and administrative experience and providing expert opinion in occupational medicine, internal medicine, rehabilitation, quality assurance, utilization review, medical policy, level of care, standards of care, causation, physical impairment, social security, and disability. Expertise in workplace exposures/injuries, musculoskeletal rehab problems, environmental, allergies, asthma, mold, indoor air quality, pain management, traumatic brain injury, long Covid, and catastrophic cases. Expert review, opinion, and testimony provided on behalf of individuals, employers, insurance carriers, defense and plaintiff attorneys, local, state, federal authorities, schools, and universities.

Curtis J Coley II, MD, MHA, FCCP

Atlanta, Georgia
Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine - Sepsis, Shock, Pulmonary Embolus, Hemorrhage, ARDS, COVID-19, Asthma, COPD, Occupational Exposure, Airway Management, Hypercarbia, Hypoxia, Intubation, EMR, AI, Process Improvement, Quality, RCA, Aspiration, Code Blue, Healthcare Disparities, Social Determinants of Health.
...I have worked in multiple health systems across the country, and understand the impact of subtle regional differences in practice. I have held numerous leadership positions at the local and at the system level. In addition to participation on many Medical Executive Committees, I have served as the Medical Director of Critical Care Medicine at two facilities (Piedmont Atlanta and Piedmont Fayette), served as Chairman of Internal Medicine (Piedmont Atlanta) and I served as the Chairman of the Sepsis Taskforce for Piedmont Healthcare. I have vast experience with Key Performance Indicators/Quality Metrics related to Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. I have a deep understanding of Electronic Medical Records, and how the providers interface with them.

Aaron L Hilliard, PhD Health Matters EMPT

Georgia
Pharmacology- Clinical, Toxicology - Health & Safety, Medication Adverse Effects, Chemicals, Hazardous Materials, Public Health, Toxic Exposure, Medication Errors, Environmental Exposure, Sanitation, Litigation Support, Pesticides, Wrongful Death.
...Environmental expertise includes: certification in sanitation, Health & Safety, Lead exposure, toxic chemical exposure, hazardous waste, groundwater contamination, superfund cleanup, and risk analysis.

Pamela J Hall, PhD Forensic MED Experts

Hawaii
Forensic Psychology, Legal Medicine - PTSD, Forensic Psychology, Trauma, Sexual Assault, Discrimination, Warzone, Harassment, Standard of Care, Product Liability, Co-Occurring disorders
...Hall has been committed to consultation in the workplace as a requested speaker and employee assistance provider to improve occupational mental health. While operating her own private practice from 1997-2013, Dr. Hall collaborated with community providers and law enforcement in family violence cases, conducting a diversion education program for convicted offenders. Dr. Hall was a member of the Domestic Violence Intervention Consortium for the County of San Bernardino. She was honored to serve as chair of the committee from 2010-2012. In 2008, Dr. Hall began to provide disability examinations for veterans and service members as a contracted provider with QTC Management. To date, she has conducted over 7,500 benefits examinations. PTSD was the question in the bulk of these examinations. Traumatic brain injury and/or chronic pain were often overlapping questions. For the past ten years, Dr....

Theodore J. Hogan, PhD, CIH

Lemont, Illinois
Industrial Hygiene, Safety - Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), chemical exposures, workplace injuries, workplace fatalities, safety management practices, safety warnings, safety communication, OSHA compliance, laboratory safety, infection prevention
...Evaluate chemical exposures, workplace injuries and safety management practices. Consulted on 150+ cases on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs since 2000. Testified on: chemical exposures, safety warnings, infection prevention, safety management, workplace injuries and fatalities. Consultant (since 1990) to over 500 clients, providing industrial hygiene, safety, and environmental health services. Business sectors includes: manufacturing, utilities, food production, petrochemical, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, waste management, universities, and local governmental agencies. Former corporate head of safety and industrial hygiene for ComEd (18,000 employees). Authored "Air Sampling” and other chapters of "Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene" (3rd, 4th, 6th, and the 2021 7th editions). Tenured Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University. Subject areas: chemical exposures, hazard control, construction safety, safety management, and environmental sustainability....

Walter Liszewski, MD Assistant Professor

Chicago, Illinois
Dermatology, Occupational Medicine - Contact dermatitis, Allergy, Eczema, Acne, Rosacea, Melanoma, Alopecia, Hair loss, Skin cancer, Disability, Toxicology, Occupational health, Occupational injuries, Tattoo, Isotretinoin, Allergic contact dermatitis, Hair dye, Makeup, Shampoo, Metal allergy
...My clinical practice focuses on identifying allergies patients have to personal care products and workplace exposures. These allergies include hair dye, makeup, shampoo, gloves, medicines, jewelry, metal implants, tattoos, medical devices, and occupational chemicals. I am also frequently involved in occupational medicine and disability cases due to chemical allergies and toxicity. Beyond allergies, I treat and manage common dermatologic conditions including hair loss, skin cancer, melanoma, acne, rosacea, warts, hidradenitis suppurativa, psoriasis, and eczema. I currently serve on the board of directors of the American Contact Dermatitis Society and the European Society of Tattoo and Pigment Research. I have been the site PI for several dermatology clinical trials, and my research focuses on the epidemiology and burden of toxic and allergenic chemicals. My research also investigates the rates and causes of adverse drug reactions....

Randy Gray, CHST, CSHM, GSP, OHST, BS, MS Grayhawk Advantage, Inc., dba. Grayhawk Safety & Health Consulting Company

Benton, Kentucky
OSHA, Safety - OSHA, Industrial Accidents, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Loss Control, Risk Management, Slip Trip & Fall, Construction Accidents, Manufacturing Accidents, Insurance, Investigations
...Gray provides expert witness services in defense and plaintiff litigation matters, safety and health on-site audits, customized OSHA safety and health training, OSHA 10 and 30-hour construction and general industry training, and assistance for employers who have been issued citations that they need assistance with obtaining better citation settlement agreements and working in conjunction with legal counsel with litigation assistance contesting OSHA citations....

Karen E. Friday, MD

New Orleans, Louisiana
Endocrinology, Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, nutrition, human research, clinical research, lipid metabolism, hyperlipidemia, lipid, estrogens, women's health, osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease, diabetes, thyroid, pituitary, parathyroid, steroids, testosterone, forever chemicals, hormones
...I also have performed non-degree studies in Public Health. I completed specialty training in Internal Medicine at Baltimore City Hospital/Francis Scott Key Medical Center/Johns Hopkins University and a Clinical/Senior Research Fellowship in Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington. Academic faculty positions have included Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Tulane University, Louisiana State University-New Orleans and Pennington Biomedical Research Center. My research has focused on the effects of nutrients, hormones and estrogen on lipid and bone metabolism. I have clinical and research expertise in general endocrinology, human nutrition, lipid metabolism, metabolic bone disease, osteoporosis, women's health, estrogen therapy and thyroid disease. I have served as the Clinical Core Director for the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health at Tulane University School of Medicine....

Doug Rush, CIH, CSP, CHMM, SMS, OHST, REPA,MSc, Scopus Consultants, Inc.

Louisiana
Industrial Hygiene, Safety - CIH, CSP, CHMM, Covid, Indoor Air Quality, Toxicology, Asbestos, Environmental, Mold, Legionella, Pesticides, Dermal Assessment, Exposure, Occupational Hygiene, COPD, Forensic Science, Environmental Engineering, Job Hazard Assessment, OSHA, Safety, Warnings & Labels, Products Liability, IAQ
...I help clients with a whole range of health, safety, and environmental challenges, and I have a specialty in industrial hygiene including forensic analysis and testimony associated with current and past exposures to chemical, biological, and safety related injuries and illnesses. My experience encompasses the leadership and management of teams of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) experts including industrial hygienists, safety professionals, environmental engineers, medical doctors, nurses, and technicians in workplace incidents and exposures to industrial chemicals and substances such as asbestos, benzene, welding fumes, lead, mold, pesticides, among others. My accomplishments include participation as an expert forensic HSE investigator in legal proceedings including written and oral depositions and product liability cases. I am a hands-on, result driven HSE leader with unified technical, business, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills....

Paul Damian, PhD, MPH, DABT, ERT Board Certified Toxicologist/European Registered Toxicologist - Damian Applied Toxicology, LLC

Traverse City, Michigan
Toxicology, Environmental - Evaluation of chemical risks to public health and the environment; toxicology; adverse effects of chemicals, drugs, and nutritional supplements. Proposition 65 compliance, indoor air and vapor intrusion, chemical contamination of food and dietary supplements, drug-induced liver toxicity.
...He has a PhD in Toxicology and Pharmacology from the University of California-Davis, a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Environmental Health (Environmental Chemistry) from the University of Michigan and 40 years of experience in the quantitative evaluation of health risks related to all types of chemicals and exposure circumstances. DAT provides expert-level health risk assessment services related to chemically contaminated property, chemical exposures in the workplace, and chemical exposures from consumer products. Specialty areas include mine and smelter site health and ecological risk assessments, vapor intrusion and indoor air risk assessments related to solvent release, hazardous waste site risk assessments, workers' compensation cases, drug-induced liver toxicity, adverse effects of drugs and nutritional supplements, Proposition 65 compliance evaluations, food and drug safety, and chemical contamination of food and nutritional supplements. Dr....

Nancy McClellan M Occupational Health Management, M.P.H., CIH, CHMM Occupational Health Management, PLLC

Utica, Michigan
Industrial Hygiene, OSHA - Chemical & Biological Hazard Assessment, Pharmaceutical Containment, Covid Pandemic Risk Assessment, Bioaerosols, Air Disinfection Technologies, Ergonomic Musculoskeletal Disorders, Noise, Respiratory Protection, Indoor Air Quality, Dermal & Inhalation Exposure Modeling, Statistical Analysis
Award winning, industrial hygiene and safety expert with over 25 years of broad international experience practicing, teaching and authoring to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, control and prevent workplace health and safety hazards in high hazard industries. As an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense (50/50) I have provided consultation for both airborne and dermal exposure cases for chemical and biological agents. I have evaluated and modeled exposures, reconstructed exposure events, quantified dose following standardized practices for exposure assessment, and applied best practice statistical methods and science in forming my opinions. I spend a great deal of time describing, in understandable, lay terms, chemical, biological and physical hazard exposures and their health impacts at public speaking opportunities. I have interviewed on ABC Good Morning America program and ABC News regarding the Covid Pandemic and indoor air quality solutions....

George B Page, BSE, MSE, CPE Page Engineering, Inc.

Jackson, Michigan
Human Factors, Safety - Ergonomics, Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Physical Demands Assessments, Usability Testing, Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanical Modeling, Vibration Measurement, Compliance, Occupational Risk Management, Return to Work, Regulatory and Consensus Standard Initiatives
Page Engineering is a professional consulting firm that combines Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering, and Health and Safety expertise. We have served industry leaders in the areas of Transportation, Shipping, Manufacturing, and Health Care throughout North America. Our approach is bolstered by years of litigation scrutiny and backed by extensive application of ergonomics, human factors, epidemiologic, and occupational medical scientific literature. We specialize in human factors and ergonomics assessments, including both acute and cumulative exposures. George Page is a Certified Professional Ergonomist. He earned his MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering (Ergonomics) from the University of Michigan. George is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan in Industrial and Operations Engineering (Ergonomics). The topic of his dissertation is: “Functional grip strength: conceptual and empirical models of biomechanical, perceptual, and tribological factors.”...

Gregory G. Zigulis, BSCE, MBA, CIH, CSP Sixth Sense Safety Solutions

Rogers City, Michigan
Safety, OSHA - Multiple industry safety experience, OSHA, safety & health, serious injury and fatal injury prevention, occupational fatalities, falls, machine guarding, ladder, multi-employer worksite, construction, training, silica, industrial hygiene, respiratory protection, safety management systems, auditing
38 years of occupational safety, health (including industrial hygiene), and environmental management experience within several industries....

Stuart I. Finkel, MD Stuart I. Finkel MD

Emerson, New Jersey
Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine - gastroenterology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, esophagus, GERD, reflux, intestines, bowels, colon cancer, internal medicine, colitis, complications of GI endoscopy, perforations, ischemic bowel, GI bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's, mesenteric ischemia, wrongful death
...Finkel served as the GI consultant for the Ground Zero First Responders in the WTC litigation settled in 2010, stratifying the severity of GERD due to environmental exposure at GZ. He also provided objective assessments used in the determination of disability awards, and testified on behalf of the First Responders with GZ-related GERD who opted out of the Zadroga settlement. William Groner, one of the lead attorneys in the GZ litigation, and author of "9/12 - The Epic Battle of the GZ Responders," with whom Dr. Finkel worked closely, wrote privately: "You were integral to the development of medical causation for GZ dust, and for that, I and thousands of my clients ... are forever grateful." He testified for the plaintiff in the landmark NJ case Ehrlich v Sorokin, in which the Appellate Court held in 2017 that an informed consent defense may not be invoked if the plaintiff does not allege defective or lack of informed consent. In 2023, Dr....

Shawn K. Acheson, Ph.D. Clinical Neuroscience Services of WNC

Waynesville, North Carolina
Neuropsychology, Psychology - neuropsychological assessment, traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, PTSD, malingering, fitness for duty, return to work, return to play, competency, substance abuse, somatoform disorder, conversion disorder, functional neurological disorder.
...., fetal alcohol exposure), and neurotoxic exposures (e.g., lead, organic solvents, mold). He also provides evaluation of and expert testimony on mental health conditions including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), conversion / functional neurological disorder, as well as malingering and factious disorder. He has worked with clients from early adolescence through late adulthood. For most of his career, Dr. Acheson was an educator, researcher, and clinician at Western Carolina University, Duke University Medical Center, Durham Veteran’s Hospital, and the University of NC School of Medicine. While at Duke he served as Lead Psychologist in the Duke Center for Psychiatry and Law. Dr. Acheson views his expert witness work as an opportunity to assist judges’, juries’, and attorneys’ understand how brain damage and dysfunction impacts a person’s behavior, cognition and emotion....

Lyle D. Burgoon, PhD, ATS Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd

New Hill, North Carolina
Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort
...Burgoon served as a senior leader in various roles from leading teams of biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in designing and analyzing toxicology studies, to supervising toxicologists and public health scientists in the development of toxicological and dose-response assessments in support of the US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). At the US Army, Dr. Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk assessment, especially in the area of establishing causal relationships of chemical exposures to human effects and the development and application of mathematical modeling, machine learning solutions for computational pharmacology and toxicology. Dr....

Daryll W. Martin, JD, MBA Percipient Resources, Inc.

Pittsboro, North Carolina
Insurance - Life & Health Insurance, Property Insurance, Directors & Officers, Insurance, Insurance Agent/Broker Liability, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Wholesale Broker/MGA Liability, Insurance Claim Disputes, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Insurance Agent/Broker Duties
Unique Professional Experience as Lawyer, and as an Insurance Broker and Insurance Brokerage Executive: * Over 30 years of combined insurance brokerage executive and senior corporate counsel experience; * Over 20 years of executive management experience with international, large regional, and financial institution owned insurance brokerages; and, * 11 years of senior in-house litigation case management experience handling multiple billions of dollars in case exposures in nearly every state and throughout the world, for two of the largest international insurance brokers, in addition to handling regulatory compliance, contract negotiations, and employment matters Broad Coverage Experience: Property & Casualty; Employee Benefits/Life & Health (qualified and non-qualified); D&O/Employment Practices Liability/Fiduciary; Property/Business Interruption/Boiler & Machinery/Inland & Ocean Marine; and, Casualty: General Liability/Professional Liability/Workers Compensation/Umbrella/Excess....

Scott E. Singer, MD, MPH Experts In Medicine, LLC

Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Occupational Medicine, Sports Medicine - Covid 19, Causation, Concussion, Industrial accident, Rehabilitation, MRO, Workers Compensation, Football, Environmental, Exposure Assessment, Toxic Exposure, TBI, Traumatic Brain Injury, Manganese, Benzene
...He has provided service in all aspects of occupational health and safety and has served as the Team Physician for the Cleveland Monsters (American Hockey League) since 2007 and the Cleveland Gladiators (Arena Football League) since 2008. With the 2020 pandemic, Dr. Singer became one of the national experts on workplace Covid exposures. As a graduate of Northwestern University and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Dr. Singer completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital and in Occupational Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania. He has also received a Masters Degree in Public Health / Occupational Medicine from the University of Michigan. Dr. Singer is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine and has served as Medical Director and medical consultant for many employers in Northeast Ohio. He is a Certified Medical Review Officer and is active as a Civil Surgeon for the United States Department of Justice....

Steven D High, MPH, MS, CIH, CSP, ARM, CHST, CXLT, EMT(PA) High Environmental Health & Safety Consulting Ltd.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Slip Trip & Fall, Industrial Hygiene - Certified Industrial Hygienist, CIH, Workplace Safety, Occupational Safety, Chemical Exposure, Public Health, Trenching, Construction Safety, Rigging, Accident Investigation, Coefficient of Friction, Slip Resistance, Lockout, Electrical Safety, NFPA 70E, Air Quality, Noise, Safety Culture, OSHA, CSP
Over 30 years in Safety & Health. Authorized Trainer and Instructor-Trainer for the OSHA Training Institute Outreach Education Center in Construction and General Industry. Masters Public Health (MPH) (Hopkins), Masters in Safety Sciences (MS) (IUP) Post-baccalaureate Certificates in Environmental Health & Industrial Hygiene (Johns Hopkins) / Epidemiology & Bio-statistics (Drexel). Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) Emergency Medical Technician - PA (EMT) Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Certified XL Tribometrist (CXLT)(slip-resistance) Frequent Public Speaker on Safety and Health Issues. Creative approaches and perspectives to cases. Defense and Plaintiff work....

Hernando R Perez, PhD, MPH, CIH, CSP Perez IH Consulting LLC

Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Industrial Hygiene, Mold - Certified Industrial Hygienist, Industrial Hygiene, Exposure Assessment, Exposure, Occupational Exposure, Exposure Reconstruction, Historical Exposure, FELA, Railroad, COVID-19, Bioaerosols, Indoor Air Quality, Diesel Exhaust, Chemical, Sick Building,
...He served as faculty at the Drexel University School of Public Health for 10 years. In this role he taught industrial hygiene and exposure assessment methods to public health graduate students. He also lectured on airborne contaminant exposure and environmental health to graduate engineering and medical students. He has conducted research in the fields of industrial hygiene and environmental health, published his results in the peer reviewed literature and presented his findings at various national and international environmental and occupational health conferences. He has been involved in international industrial hygiene work, lecturing and consulting in India and serving as an advisor to the government of Sri Lanka on issues of occupational health and worker exposure control....

James A Poage, MA, CSP, ASP, SMS, CSMP, COHC James Poage LLC

Aiken, South Carolina
Safety, OSHA - Fall Protection, Employee Safety, Occupational Safety, Occupational Health, Workplace Accidents, Driver Safety, Safety Training, Workplace Illness, Workplace Injury, Workplace Fatality, Fall Prevention, Hearing Protection, Accident Prevention, Risk Management, Risk Exposure, Billboard Safety
Certified Safety Professional/CSP-34643 Associate Safety Professional/ASP-28339 Safety Management Specialist/SMS-646 Certified Safety Management Practitioner/14307 Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist/506102 OSHA Outreach Instructor - General Industry OSHA Outreach Instructor - Construction National Safety Council CPR/First Aid/AED Instructor National Safety Council Defensive Driving Instructor COVID19 Return to Work Auditor FEMA - Fire Prevention training

Lucy H Fraiser, PhD, DABT Lucy Fraiser Toxicology

Texas
Toxicology, Environmental - risk assessment, public health, air quality, NAAQS, risk-based corrective action, ozone (O3), nitrogen oxides (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), particulate matter (PM), chemicals
...Lucy Fraiser is a board-certified toxicologist with over 25 years of experience in the areas of exposure and risk assessment, health effects and toxicology evaluations, development of quantitative toxicity criteria, development of risk-based air quality guidelines and soil cleanup criteria, and risk communication. Dr. Fraiser has conducted hundreds of exposure assessments for chemicals used in pharmaceutical laboratories and industrial processes, chemicals applied to control pests and unwanted vegetation, and chemicals released as unwanted by-products of chemical and product manufacturing, combustion of fossil and waste-derived fuels, generation of electricity, petroleum refining, smelting, rock crushing, and activities at military installations. Dr. Fraiser has been qualified as an expert, deposed, and has provided expert testimony in contested case hearings, criminal case hearings, Federal Civil suits, and toxic tort litigation on numerous occasions.

Robin D. Franks, MS, PG, CHMM, RSO TGE Resources, Inc.

Houston, Texas
Environmental, Industrial Hygiene - asbestos, mold, soil, groundwater, remediation, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, chemical spills, fire, hazardous, waste, mold, lead, vapor, industrial, hygiene, disaster response, oil & gas, storage tanks, radiation, geology, Phase I ESA, construction, OSHA, RCRA, PG, RSO, CHMM, ASTM, NORM
...I have evaluated diverse workplaces following loss reports due to safety and public health concerns & have offered mitigation strategies for worker safety under OSHA violation, including wrongful death claims & non-compliance-related exposures. I have served as an expert for multiple worker injury and wrongful death suits within the context of environmental exposure. I have jury & bench trial experience & have prevailed under challenges involving real estate damage allegations & cost estimating. My expert reports, which typically involve highly technical subject matter, have been called "readable", "easy to understand" and "straightforward". I will consider the review of expert reports prepared by others, I will support your needs in preparation for trial, mediation, arbitration, or for general consult.

Stanley C Haimes, MD, MPH, CIH, CSP, CIME, FACOEM

Texas
Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene - Toxicology, Mold, Indoor Air, OSHA, metals (arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury), ethylene oxide, ethylene dibromide, chemical exposure, Medical Standards, Workers Compensation, Firefighter, Law Enforcement Officer, Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff, Disability Evaluation, Return to Work, MD, CIH.
...Medical Officer for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Member of the national committee that determines safe exposure levels to chemicals in the workplace (Threshold Limit Value Committee (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)). Member of Scientific Review Panel for the Hazardous Substance Data Base (HSDB) maintained by the National Institutes of Health. Member of the national committees that develop medical guidelines for employment as a firefighter (NFPA 1582 Technical Committee) and a law enforcement officer (ACOEM LEO Medical Guidance - for a police officer or deputy sheriff). Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) for federally mandated drug testing.

Bhaskar Kura, PhD, PE i2Care, Inc.

San Antonio, Texas
Environmental Engineering, Industrial Hygiene - Air Quality Modeling, Indoor Air Quality, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Public Health, Cancer Risk, Worker Health, Worker Injury, Workplace Injury, Pollution, Pollution Prevention, Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, Medical Waste, Exposure Assessment, Emissions Modeling, Water Pollution, GHG Emissions.
...His core areas of expertise include, but not limited to: (1) Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling (2) Indoor Air Quality (3) Exposure Assessment (Public and Worker Health Risk Evaluation) (4) Water and Air Pollution Assessment (5) Waste Management (6) Pollution Prevention (7) Life Cycle Costing and Life Cycle Assessment (8) Evaluation of Toxicity and Hazard of Materials and Wastes (9) Green House Gas Emissions Assessment / Management (10) Compliance Evaluation with Federal, State, and Local Regulations (11) Inverse Dispersion Modeling to Evaluate Source Strength (12) Design and Development of Best Management Plans (13) Evaluation of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

Patricia B. Rosen, MD, MPH Austin Toxicology

Austin, Texas
Toxicology, Emergency Medical Toxicology - Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Occupational Medicine, Texas
...Experience with occupational exposures and causation claims. Boards in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Toxicology with Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology.

Doug Rush, CIH, CSP, CHMM, SMS, OHST, REPA,MSc, Scopus Consultants, Inc.

Cypress, Texas
Industrial Hygiene, Safety - CIH, CSP, CHMM, Covid, Indoor Air Quality, Toxicology, Asbestos, Environmental, Mold, Legionella, Pesticides, Dermal Assessment, Exposure, Occupational Hygiene, COPD, Forensic Science, Environmental Engineering, Job Hazard Assessment, OSHA, Safety, Warnings & Labels, Products Liability, IAQ
...I help clients with a whole range of health, safety, and environmental challenges, and I have a specialty in industrial hygiene including forensic analysis and testimony associated with current and past exposures to chemical, biological, and safety related injuries and illnesses. My experience encompasses the leadership and management of teams of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) experts including industrial hygienists, safety professionals, environmental engineers, medical doctors, nurses, and technicians in workplace incidents and exposures to industrial chemicals and substances such as asbestos, benzene, welding fumes, lead, mold, pesticides, among others. My accomplishments include participation as an expert forensic HSE investigator in legal proceedings including written and oral depositions and product liability cases. I am a hands-on, result driven HSE leader with unified technical, business, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills....

Deborah E Dickerson, PhD CIH CSP Dickerson Consulting LLC

Blacksburg, Virginia
Products Liability, Warnings & Labels - Injury, Illness, Product Liability, Premises Liability, Industrial Accidents, Warnings and Labels, OSHA, Worker's Compensation, Human Factors, Safe Equipment Design, Respiratory Protection, Respiratory Illness, Chemical Exposures, Dust, Asbestos, Silica, Lead, Temperature Extremes, Laboratory Safety
Expertise in: product design and safety; design of product warnings and labels; chemical exposure risks, analysis, and health outcomes; industrial system design, safety, and training. I am an associate professor of safety engineering and human factors engineering and the Director of the Product and System Safety Laboratory in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. I hold MS and PhD degrees in safety engineering and the certified safety professional (CSP), certified industrial hygienist (CIH), and certified hazardous materials manager (CHMM) credentials. I have over 30 years of experience in the fields of industrial hygiene and safety engineering: conducting investigations and designing safe work systems. I led a compliance organization responsible for conducting investigations and ensuring compliance with safety and health standards (OSHA and EPA)....

Timothy Kobernat, CSP RET OSHAware LLC

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
OSHA, Safety - OSHA, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Trenches, OSHA Standards, Paper Mill, Excavating, Lockout/Tagout, Cranes & Forklifts, Grain Elevators, Multi-Employer Worksites,Material Handling
...In the approximately 14 years I spent as a compliance safety and health officer, I conducted approximately 1500 site inspections, roughly half of which were related to construction standards enforcement. During these inspections, I evaluated safety and health conditions and hazards, recommended abatement methods, and determined exposure and standard application. While serving approximately 16 years as district supervisor and area director for OSHA, a major part of my duties was to review virtually all files that came through our office, certifying their legal sufficiency for citations. In addition to my enforcement efforts with OSHA, I also conducted numerous construction safety seminars, helping companies to come into full compliance with OSHA standards and accepted practices in the industry. While employed as an adjunct instructor with Chippewa Valley Technical College for over 30 years, I taught numerous safety courses, including 10-hour OSHA Construction safety courses....