Crane Safety Expert Witnesses

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Safety, OSHA - Construction Safety, Construction Site Safety, Public Safety, Crane Safety, Helicopter External Lifts, Retail Construction Safety, Multiemployer Construction Sites, Tenant Safety, General Contractor, Construction Contracts, Safety Plans, Safety Procedures, Excavations, Demolition, Renovation Safety

Safety professional with over 35 years of experience predominantly as the General Contractor on multiemployer projects and construction programs. Also experienced with safety oversight from the Construction Manager and Owner perspectives as well as providing construction safety services in the insurance industry. Created, implemented and supervised/managed corporate and project safety programs and activity-specific procedures (such as mobile crane lifts, helicopter external lifts, demolition, penetrating walls/floors/slabs, etc.). Extensive experience with crane and helicopter lift planning, plan reviews, oversight, supervision and management in congested construction environments. Credentialed as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), and Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST) by examination through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Executive Program in Safety Management certificate from the American So...

Grapevine, Texas

Safety, OSHA - OSHA, OSHA Citations, Construction Accidents, Workplace Safety, OSHA Compliance, Industrial Accidents, Forklift Accidents, Crane Safety, Excavation Safety, Multi-Employer Sites, Fall Protection, Scaffolding, Steel Erection, Struck-By Incidents, Slips/Trips/Falls, Work Zone Safety, MUTCD, MEWP, Heavy Equipment, Contractor Duty of Care

Jack L. Brazil, MS, CSP Construction Safety & OSHA Expert Witness – Texas & Nationwide Expert Witness Overview Jack L. Brazil, MS, CSP is a nationally retained construction safety and OSHA expert witness specializing in serious injury and fatality cases involving complex, multi-employer construction worksites. He provides expert opinions regarding OSHA compliance (29 CFR 1910 & 1926), construction standard of care, and the application of ANSI/ASSP consensus standards. Mr. Brazil brings more than 30 years of construction safety experience, including executive leadership as Vice President of Safety and National Safety Director for ENR Top-20 contractors, where he held direct responsibility for hazard controls, work sequencing, staffing, and risk acceptance on multi-billion-dollar construction portfolios. His opinions reflect the perspective of a senior safety executive responsible for real-world OSHA implementation, not post-incident or theoretical analysis. He is retained by both ...