Fall Protection & Site Safety Expert for 30+ yrs

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

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Ellis Fall Safety Solutions (Safety & Litigation Support Services LLC) has over 50+ years of experience in providing expert witness services in the analysis and evaluation of falls, falling objects, and general industry & construction site safety. Mr. Whitty is a licensed professional engineer with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing and industry. He is an active member of the ASSP (American Society of Safety Professionals) and is also a member of the ANSI Z359 National Committee on Fall protection, as well as the ANSI A10 National Committee for the protection of workers during construction and demolition operations. He is well versed in fall protection, falling objects, root cause, product liability (fall protection products), premise liability and construction & general industry site safety. Some examples of specialization regarding safety and multiple case experiences include: (not all encompassing but representative) - Root cause analysis - Premise Liability - OSHA 1910 General Industry - OSHA 1926 Construction - ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code - Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine - New York Labor Law 200, 240(1) and 241(6) - New York Industrial Code Rule 23 - Contractual nondelegable duties, insurances and indemnification - Slips and trips (same level falls) - Falls from elevation – hunting (stands), skylights, roofs, elevators, ladders, ironwork, stairs, cranes, towers, trucks and flatbeds, floor openings, bridges, platforms, aerial lifts, scaffolding, commercial falls, equipment/machinery, billboards, façade access equipment, transmission/communication towers - Structural collapse, fall protection equipment failure, falling objects - Fall protection systems, product engineering design, product failure - 1910 General Industry and 1926 Construction Site Safety