Tunnel Expert Witnesses
Tunnel expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on tunnel. The tunnel expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Civil Engineering, Construction, Geotechnical Engineering, and OSHA.
Michael P. Lawler, MS, CSP, ASP, CHST
Safewit, Inc.
Orland Park, Illinois
OSHA, Construction
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Struck by Equipment, back over, Fall Protection, Multi-Emplyer, Fall Prevention, slip trip & fall, aerial lift, crush, Scaffold, Work Zone, MUTCD, Crane, Steel Erection, Excavation, Silica, Lead, Tunnel, Confined Space, MEWP, scissor lift
Over 30 years as a safety executive and OSHA compliance manager, trainer, advisor, and leader on major construction projects throughout the USA. Expert at applying OSH Act of 1970 standards, regulations, policies, and Letter of Interpretation. Experience includes over 50 OSHA inspections and associated negotiation and defense preparation related to OSHA citations. Expert at incident investigation, accident reconstruction, and injury management and investigation. Extensive experience and expertise in MUTCD Traffic Controls and rules.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES INCLUDES:
• Liability Assessment & Contractor Duty of Care
• Accident Investigation & Root Cause
• Aerial Lifts, MEWP
• Construction Safety/Accidents
• COVID Safety & Pandemic Management
• Crane Safety, Critical Pick Planning, & Rigging
• Disaster & Emergency Management
• Dive/Underwater Operations
• EM-385 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Excavation, Trenching, & Soil Mechanics
• Slip, Trip, Falls, Stirs & Floor Safety Certi...
Michelle L Macauley
Geotechnical Engineer and Trenchless Expert
Macauley Expert Services
Tacoma, Washington
Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering
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trenchless, drilling, tunnel, tunneling, pipeline, HDD, microtunnel, auger, boring, pipe, ramming, sinkhole, geology, construction, DSC, differing, horizontal, directional
I am a nationally recognized Geotechnical Engineer and Trenchless Expert. I have been involved with litigation matters involving construction issues related to pipeline installations using trenchless technologies.
Qualifications and Accreditation
M.S., Geological Engineering, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1996
B.S., Geological Sciences, University of Washington, 1994
California: Professional Engineer (Civil), Cert. No. C74224
Washington: Professional Engineer (Civil), Lic. No. 37412
Alaska: Professional Engineer (Civil), Lic. No. AELC11636
Memberships and Professional Organizations
American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)
• Executive Committee, Pipeline Division, Board member, 10/2024 to present
• Manual of Practice (MOP) for Introduction to Trenchless Technologies (new MOP), Committee chair, 9/2024 to present
• MOP for Horizontal Directional Drilling (MOP 108) committee member, 2021 to present
• MOP for the Direct Steerable Pipe Thrusting (MOP 155), committee member, 2017 t...
