Construction and General Industry Safety Expert

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Safety and OSHA

Keywords/Search Terms:

OSHA, Safety, Construction, Roofing, Electrical Safety, Lockout/Tagout, LOTO, Hazardous Energy, Hazardous Energy Control Plans, Fall Protection, Cranes, Rigging, Commercial Roofing, Structural Integrity, Training, Investigation, Fall Hazards, Construction Accidents, Scaffolding, Certified Safety Professional

Education:

Bachelors Safety Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology

Years in Practice:

18

Additional Information

Safety Consulting Services - Owner/Operator Trainer and consultant for employers dealing with OSHA enforcement proceedings. Provided direct representation for clients in negotiations with OSHA staff including compliance officers, area directions and regional solicitors. Settled and litigated more than 50 contested cases involving complex multiemployer jobsites, accident investigations, complaints, referrals and fatalities. Proposed and finalized detailed hazard abatement across multiple industry sectors including construction and manufacturing. Conducting inspections and writing reports to allow employers to come into compliance with NYS Code Rule 59 when their EMRs exceed the statutory requirement of 1.0 Services: Mock OSHA Inspections, OSHA Site Safety Audits, OSHA Litigation Consultation, Expert Witness Services Elmer W. Davis, Inc - Corporate Safety Director Trained EWD employees in multiple OSHA/NYS/EWD required courses such as: Fall Protection, Forklift/Rough Terrain Forklift Operator, Aerial Lift Operator, Lead Awareness, Asbestos Awareness, Electrical Safety, Rigging and Signaling for Crane Operations, Ladder Safety, Scaffolding safety, Safety Monitor Competent Person, Fall Protection for low slope roofing operations, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, first aid/CPR, emergency action planning. Safety-related Training and Education • 2016- Board of Certified Safety Professionals – Certified Safety Professional • NYS DOL Asbestos Supervisor Cert #14-13337 • NYS DOL Certified Safety Consultant #14-13337 Code Rule 56 Auditing • NYS DOL Certified Specialist: Safety #14-13337 • 2002 - NYS Basic Firefighter • 2003 – NYS Firefighter Safety and Survival • 2006 – NYS Apparatus Operator/Pump • 2006 – NYS Introduction to Fire Officer • 2007 – NYS NFPA 1403 Live Fire Training • 2008 – NYS Basic Trench Collapse Concepts • 2012 – NYS Ice/Cold Water Rescue Technician • 2013 – NYS Basic Structural Collapse Operations • 2013 - NYS Accident Victim Extrication Training • 2005 and 2006 40- Hour HazWOPER • OSHA Authorized Instructor 10 and 30 Hour Construction Industry #C0068424 • OSHA Machine Guarding Techniques • OSHA 500 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction (2007, 2014) • OSHA 501 – Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry (2018) • OSHA 511 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry • OSHA 521 – OSHA Guide to Industrial Hygiene • OSHA 1000 – Initial Compliance for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 1080 – Health Hazards for Safety OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 1230 – Accident Investigation for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 1410 – Inspection Techniques and Legal Aspects for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 2000 - Construction Standards Enforcement for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 2050- Cranes in Construction for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 2450 – Evaluation of Safety and Health Programs for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 3010 – Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 3015- Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics • OSHA 3115 – Fall Protection • OSHA 3080 – Principals of Scaffolding for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 3160 – Steel Erection for OSHA Compliance Officers • OSHA 3095 – Electrical Standards • OSHA 7005 – Public Warehousing and Storage • OSHA 7115 – Lockout/Tagout • OSHA 7205 – Health Hazard Awareness • OSHA 7400 – Noise Hazards in the Construction Industry • OSHA 7500 – Introduction to Safety and Health Management Systems • OSHA 7845 – Recordkeeping Rule Seminar • NFPA 1403 – Standard on Live Fire Training • NFPA 70E – Electrical Safe Work Practices • NFPA 1670 - 2007 and 2017 Ron Moore Extrication Training • NFPA 140 - Conducting Live Fire Training • FEMA ICS 100 • FEMA ICS 200 • 2013 FASNY – Operations at Incidents Involving Large Equipment Vehicles Other Training and Education BS Safety Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology