Fall Protection and Board Certified Safety Expert

Expertise

• World-wide authority in the field of industrial and construction fall protection, with 40 years safety and human factors experience.
• Registered Safety Engineer CA/MA, and certified safety professional, CSP.
• Certified in human factors, a scientist, and an author of textbooks and numerous articles on safety and hazard recognition.
• Cell towers, communication towers, wind turbine towers, confined spaces, ladders, work platforms, emergency egress, and high-rise buildings safety solutions.
• Developed Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards on fall protection for 30 years.
• Labels warnings and instructions expert.
• Safety consulting, business development, business agreements relating to safety requirements, and safety assessments.
• Developer of safety appliances including ladder improvements, patent holder, safety solutions, developer of safety procedures, eliminator and controller of workplace walking/working hazards.
• Application of safety principles to potential incidents of sudden energy release that potentially cause injury and property damage.
• Extensive networking in the industry has brought him within reach of many leading experts in related specialties.

Expert Witness Experience

• Testified at OSHA hearings on fall protection in the Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing industry, Exterior Building Maintenance, Construction, General Industry and Confined Space Standards.
• Provides expert witness services to OSHA in fall protection cases and also testified in product liability cases.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, President, 2005 - Present

• Fall protection assessment, engineering, installation and training in the workplace.

D S C, Inc, President, 1985 - 2004

• Safety consulting firm providing corporate and OSHA consultation for elevated work safety policy, programs and training, planning of feasible work methods and safety engineering of the workplace.
• Site visit evaluation of work practice and fall hazard exposure. Fall protection engineering consultant on site for turnaround, construction and process.
• Offer nationwide fall protection training classes.
• Consulting and training institute encompassing, all fall safety issues, ladder improvements, litigation and support.

C.E.O., Research & Trading Corporation (RTC), 1986 - 1996

• A safety equipment manufacturer providing safety engineering and design of RTC manufactured fall arrest products into the workplace, including human factors, engineering of labels and warning information systems.

Research & Trading Corporation (RTC), President, 1970 - 1986

• Safety equipment wholesaler and manufacturer setting up systems for fall protection and emergency escape from elevated workstations to be engineered into the workplace or buildings.

Addressograph Multigraph, Sales Representative, 1968 - 1970

• Varityper Division: Typesetting systems for newsletters, reports, engineering drawings, educational and training audio visual facilities.

DuPont Company, Research Chemist, 1967 - 1968

• The research and development of high temperature, high strength, fire retardant thermoplastics for industrial engineering applications.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• Focused education on the research of sunlight induced reactions of common chemicals to produce complex industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals by more economical engineering means.
• Courses taken: Advanced Mathematics, Physics, Organic, Occupational Biomechanics, Industrial Engineering and Safety, Engineering Economics, Lean Production, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry.
• Registered Safety Engineer CA/MA, Certified Safety Professional.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• American National Standards Institute
• National Society of Professional Engineers
• Delaware Engineering Society
• National Academy of Forensic Engineers
• Veterans of Safety, 1990 Member
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• American Society for Testing and Materials
• National Association of Tower Erectors
• ASSE Engineering Practice Specialty
• American National Standard A10 Construction & Demolition Operations
• International Organization for Standardization
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• American Society for Testing and Materials
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Awards

• NSC Medal - William H. Cameron Award for Safety
• American Society of Safety Engineers - Professional Member
• National Directory of Safety Consultants ASSE
• ASSE Engineers Practice Specialty By-Design Editor "Most Improved Newsletter" Award
• NSC Distinguished Service to Safety Award (DSSA)
• ASSE Fellow Honor Award

Publications and Patents

• Author of textbooks and numerous articles on safety, hazard recognition and Newsletter Editor.
• 6 patents.

Education

• Ph.D. Photochemical Processes, Manchester University, England
• M.Sc. Chemistry, Manchester University, England
• B.Sc. Chemistry, (with honors), Manchester University, England
• M.S. Industrial Engineering and Safety, Auburn University, AL