Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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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. Organization Participation and Memberships: Lancaster County Industrial Safety Council (officer positions); American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP); American Industrial Hygiene Association (AHIA): Full Member; Member of the Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology Committee; American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH); American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) Voting Committee Member: F13 – Safety, Traction & Footwear; PENNSAFE Advisory Board (1998-2003). Governors’ workplace safety initiative (Gov. Ridge); Millersville University – Occupational Safety & Health Management Baccalaureate Degree Program Industry Advisory Board. (2012 - present). Wide range of consulting project experience in the EH&S Realm. Slips, Trips and Falls: Tribometrist - Measurement of COF / Slip-Resistance. Methods include ASTM C-1028 (retired); ANSI 326.3 (BOT 3000E) and English XL validated under ASTM 2508, Mark II. ASTM Committee Member; Thesis for MS in Slip-Resistance; Testing for legal cases and product testing evaluations.   Health Exposure Assessments: Heavy Metals, Fungal, Cannabis, Wood Dusts, Solvents, Acids, Silica, Epoxy, Dioxins and Furans and many other substances. Corporate Safety Culture: Developed evidence-based corporate culture survey process, Assisted organizations in corporate safety culture development, evaluated safety culture in legal case context. Electrical: Lead Author for Electrical Safety - Chapter 27 in the Safety Professionals Handbook (Published by ASSP); Teach ~60 classes per year in NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Requirements to Qualified Electricians / Electrical Engineers; Expert in Electrocution Case regarding Training Methods and Corporate Safety Culture. Noise: Evaluation of occupational noise exposures / public environmental noise exposures. Construction: Experienced in construction safety including supported scaffolds, site controls, sub-contractor management, rigging and cranes, fall protection systems, excavation and trenching, ladders, health exposure risks, steel erection, concrete and masonry and most other construction-based hazards. Please review my CV for more information.