Playground Safety Expert Witness

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Mr. Andrew Sampson is a seasoned property manager and safety expert with 15 years of experience in construction oversight, operations, and risk management. His professional background spans office and retail construction, life safety systems, property inspections, asset management, and tenant/vendor coordination—primarily within Class A skyscrapers in Lower and Midtown Manhattan. Over the course of his career, he has conducted hundreds of safety inspections across complex, high density environments, ensuring compliance with OSHA standards, building codes, and industry best practices. Before entering the real estate and construction sector, Mr. Sampson served as a U.S. Navy Officer, where he gained extensive experience in operational safety, shipboard construction projects, hazard mitigation, and emergency response readiness. His responsibilities included supervising maintenance and repair operations, enforcing safety protocols, coordinating multi disciplinary teams, and ensuring compliance with military safety regulations in high risk, mission critical environments. This foundation provided him with rigorous training in risk assessment, systems oversight, and structured safety management—skills that directly inform his expert analysis today. In addition to his property management and military experience, Mr. Sampson is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI) with deep expertise in playground safety standards, equipment design, surfacing requirements, and maintenance practices that directly affect liability and injury prevention. He has reviewed dozens of playground related cases across multiple states, involving issues such as equipment failure, entrapment hazards, fall height compliance, surfacing deficiencies, and maintenance practices. Mr. Sampson’s CPSI certification complements his broader safety consulting practice, where he applies comprehensive knowledge of OSHA regulations, building codes, and nationally recognized safety standards to evaluate premises liability incidents. His combined background in military safety operations, large scale property management, and specialized playground safety uniquely positions him to assess complex safety concerns, identify causation, and provide clear, authoritative recommendations grounded in both technical expertise and real world operational experience. Special Training: • Playground Safety Inspector Course (CPSI) • Real Property Administrator(RPA) • Real Estate Salesperson(NY) • Certified Safety Manager (CSM) • OSHA 10 hour safety course Professional Affiliations: -American Society for Testing and Materials International(ASTM) -Building Owners Management Organization (BOMA) -National Association of Safety Professionals -National Recreation and Park Association(NRPA) -National Association of Youth Sports -American College of Sports Medicine