Expert Witnesses for OSHA

Found 6 experts for OSHA

  • John Thomazin
    Mr. Thomazin is a licensed professional engineer in five states with over 30 years of experience in the fields of engineering, structural design, computer-aided engineering, consulting, and as an adjunct professor. He specializes in vehicle accident reconstruction, farm accidents, structural engineering assessments, structural design, product failure analysis, and finite element modeling. As an engineering consultant, he has experience designing and evaluating agricultural buildings, commercial buildings, metal buildings and structures, foundations, agricultural and commercial machinery, HVAC, and plumbing systems.
  • Jonathan Rivera
    Credentialed safety & security professional within the hospitality industry with over two decades of managerial experience in hotels, resorts, restaurants, conference centers, golf, spas and other industry operations. Extensive experience in other industries as head of loss control for a commercial insurance broker servicing clients. Currently employed as the corporate Director of Safety and Risk Management for a company that owns and operates hotels and resorts with thousands of employees and millions of guests each year. Education at college level includes Hospitality Management and a Bachelors Degree in Safety & Health. Designations, credentials, and memberships include those from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, American Assoc. of Safety Professionals, National Restaurant Assoc., Pool & Hot Tub Professionals Assoc., ASIS International, and others. Board Member of crime stopping organization and Intelligence Liaison Officer with a counter-terrorism governmental agency.
  • Steven Paul
    Steven S. Paul is a highly qualified vehicle inspection and appraisal expert with over 25 years of experience in automotive service, heavy equipment maintenance, and forensic vehicle analysis. Specializing in Lemon Law, misrepresentation, cause of failure, and improper repairs, he has provided expert opinions in over 500 cases and is court-qualified in multiple state and federal jurisdictions. As Principal of TDT Vehicle Inspection Services, he performs comprehensive evaluations on exotic, luxury, collector, and commercial vehicles. Steven holds ASE Master Certification in Automotive & Heavy-Duty Trucks, NRVIA Level II RV Inspector, ASCAA Certified Vehicle Appraiser, NAAA Frame/Unibody Structural Inspector, I-CAR PL3 Structural Technician, and USPAP certification. He actively contributes to automotive education, professional associations, and technical program development.
  • JM
    Dr. James Miller, PE, PhD is joined by his co-founders Mark Lehto, PhD; David Clark PE PhD, and Adam M. Olshove, PE MSE. For 40 years Miller Engineering has had an in-office full-time staff of engineers, researchers, and technical writers. The span of our collective academic and experiential expertise includes the Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Agricultural, Industrial, Human Factors, Ergonomic and Safety fields of engineering. Website: www.millerengineering.com Our top 10 specialty areas include 1. WARNINGS & INSTRUCTIONS: Drs. Miller and Lehto wrote the first scholarly book addressing warnings, labels & user manuals. They are possibly the best known active experts in the area. Projects: Compliance with US and Global Standards (ANSI Z535 and ISO Standards), Inadequate Warnings Analysis, Product Recall Information and Strategies, and Health & Chemical Hazard Warnings. 2. WORKPLACE SAFETY: Dr. Miller wrote or revised the original OSHA General Industry (29CFR1910) and Construction (29CFR1926) Standards. Projects: Machine Guarding & Entanglements, Plastic Injection Molding, Cranes, Material Handling, Construction Accidents, Fork Lifts, Conveyors and chemical processing. 3. AGRICULTURAL AND FARM: We own/operate 1500 acres of ranch/farm and timber land, including a Hydroelectric Plant and Solar Farms which we designed and built. Projects: Tractor and Implement Accidents, Pesticide Application and Exposure including Drone Usage, Toxic Chemical Exposure, Animal Care and Accidents, Harvesting and Tillage Accidents, Barn Hay Storage, and Automated Crop Irrigation Systems through pivots and wheel lines. 4. HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS: Dr. Lehto is the author of the widely used college text and reference book "Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers", in its second edition. The breadth and depth of his expertise is obvious from this scholarly work. Both he and Dr. Miller have taught graduate level courses in this area along with related forensic and consulting activities for private companies. 5. VEHICLE ACCIDENTS & BATTERIES: Projects: Car, Bus, Truck, Motorcycle, Tractor Trailer, Bicycle and Boat Reconstructions. Battery fires and malfunctions of auto and personal E-Vehicles (bikes and scooters) have been popular. 6. FIRES, EXPLOSIONS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES: Projects: Electric Panel Circuit Fires, Water Heater and Furnace Flammable paint/Adhesive Ignitions, Chemical Pressure Vessel Releases, Agricultural Fertilizer Spontaneous Combustions, Chemical Environmental Releases/Contaminations in water and Community Air. 7. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY: Projects: Appliances & Tools, Child Furniture, Choking, Playgrounds, Swimming Pools, Exercise Equipment; Cannabis Processing Safety; Vaping Batteries and Management of Product Recalls. 8. SLIPS, TRIPS, FALLS AND PREMISE LIABILITY: Dr. Miller's publications on Coefficient of Friction and Ladder Safety maintain their timeliness. Property Projects Include: Retail Store Automatic Door Accidents, , Retail Store Display Placement, Parking Lot Curbs and Walkways, Stair/Rail Construction, Floor Maintenance, Snow Removal; Slip Resistant Material Usage, Faulty Contractor Construction. 9. CHEMICAL WARNINGS AND PROCESSING SAFETY: Dr. Miller's recent book analyzes about all the required "Chemical Warnings" common in the US including: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Hazardous Material Information System (HMIS) Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) DOT Vehicle Labeling (All Commercial Vehicles) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA Federal Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) International Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Hazard Communication System (OSHA HazCom) California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) We analyze accidents involving compliance of these standards as well as chemical manufacturing processing accidents. Besides chemical warnings we are involved in Toxic Tort Litigations (Asbestos, Lead, Benzene, Carbon Monoxide, Diacetyl). 10. GREENHOUSE VEGETABLE AND CANNABIS PRODUCTION: We have enjoyed engineering projects for indoor and urbanized growing and processing of select high value plants. Proper heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) systems are very complex and must be designed differently from residential buildings . The up to ten high decks of automated conveyor and irrigation levels require precise timing and quantities of water and corrosive fertilizers. Also, the multi levels of light frequencies are controlled by their own automated schedule per age of plants. Harvesting and processing the unique bud structures of cannabis subjects employees has led to serious hand injury from equipment hazards. JAMES M. MILLER, PE, PHD – Founder Dr. Miller is an Emeritus Engineering Professor at the University of Michigan. He has directly served in Washington originating several Federal OSHA safety regulations, and interacts regularly with CPSC regarding product safety and recalls. In addition to his publication areas available within his CV, he is active in daily decisions and operations for large agricultural production facilities in Idaho and Oregon. MARK R. LEHTO, PHD – Co-Founder Dr. Lehto is a Professor of Engineering at Purdue University. Within his human factors an ergonomics textbook listed above are special expertise areas such as knowledge engineering, warnings and instructions, structuring expert systems, accident modeling, accident statistical analysis, consumer product safety, boating safety, in-field national surveys of product usage, and product information effectiveness. ADAM M. OLSHOVE, PE, MSE – Our company engineering manager, Mr. Olshove has over 10 years of experience providing consulting services to industry and the legal profession. He holds his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has performed dozens of on-site investigations nationwide in relation to consumer product design , slips and falls, industrial accidents, battery fires and explosions and product failure analysis and testing in our laboratory facilities. Visit our website: www.millerengineering.com
  • AM
    My name is Dr. Andrew Moreo. I spent the better part of 30 years working in various aspects of the hospitality and food industries including restaurants, cafes, a bed and breakfast, and a retreat center. During this time my duties included working in and overseeing kitchens, working in the dining room in the service aspects, managing banquet operations, overseeing beverage programs, purchasing, receiving, inventory, etc. I have worked in nearly every aspect of the commercial food and beverage industry. I’ve also spent more than 17 years teaching hospitality management, food safety, and leadership to college students for some of the largest and most prominent hospitality schools in the country, including the University of Delaware’s hospitality school, the Culinary Institute of America, the UNLV Harrah Hotel College, and FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. My teaching work has included courses in restaurant management, restaurant operations, purchasing, food safety, leadership, strategic management, and project management.
  • Larry Parker
    Larry D. Parker Jr., PhD has 30 years in the logistics industry, 11 years of experience owning and operating a commercial trucking business, and 7 years teaching and leading a university degree program, the #1 supply chain management program in the United States. Commercial Vehicle Owner and Driver Perspective; Dr. Larry D. Parker Jr./P42 Consulting LLC provides expert witness solutions for the trucking/freight industry. Our team can be sourced to collaborate and provide expertise in various cases nationwide. Expert consult and review of commercial trucking policy, commercial transportation best practices, bus, and specific Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA regulations. We will review all circumstances in the operation of the commercial motor vehicle, incident circumstances, and or the driver's actions. Before his dedication to academia, he spent 24 years as a Marine Corps Officer and recently retired as Lieutenant Colonel.