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click on the  underlined  squares  to link to the subject ? Individual Forensic Specialties with links ?  Services & Typical Work ?  Consultation with Senior Forensic Engineer ?  Sr. Engineer's Experience & Qualifications ?  Curriculum Vitae, CV, Resume' (center menu) ? Contact Information ?  Fee Schedule Availability ?  Geographic Area of Work ?  Links to Other Pages (left sidebars) ?  Our Forensic Engineering Work - number of ? Cases  ? Reports  ? Affidavits  ? Testimonies  

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?  summary    ?  details   ... Products Liability - Consumer Products ?  summary    ?  details  ... Equipment - Industrial, Commercial, Extractive, Residential, Farm & Forest ?  summary    ?  details  ... Industrial and Commercial Operations, Construction Activities ?  summary    ?  details  ... Industrial, Commercial, Extractive, Farm, Construction Workplace Accidents ?  summary    ?  details   ... Premises Liability - Property Safety - Falls from Heights - Slips, Trips & Falls ?  summary    ?  details  ... Traffic Accidents, including Roadway Design and Safety Issues ?  summary    ?  details  ... Fires & Explosion, Equipment and Industrial ?  summary    ?  details  ... Hazardous Combustion, incl. CO poisoning and Equipment Explosions ?  summary    ?  details  ... Chemicals & Gases, including Chemical Explosions  - Materials, incl fasteners  ?  summary    ?  details   ... Human Factors, the science of human-machine interface ?  summary    ?  details  ... Safety Design of Products, Equipment, Machinery & Facilities ?  summary    ?  details  ... Safeguarding, Guards, for Products, Equipment, Machinery & Facilities ?  summary    ?  details  ... Warnings for Producgts, Equipment, Machinery and Facilities ?  summary    ?  details  ... Codes & Standards - Regulations, Guidelines & Recommended Practices ? Scroll down the page to the summary for each of the Forensic Specialties ? Go to the  Website Table of Contents  page for a Specialties list with selected Specialty details, with links ? Go to the  Specialties Overview  page for a Specialties list with limited descriptions and links to more detail

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O ur Typical Work Activities and Products, when warranted by the case

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Our work investigating, analyzing and reconstructing accidents, and presenting the results, may include any  or all of the following, depending on the needs of the case:  inspection of the accident site , such as a roadway, outdoor facilities, building or industrial facilities ? inspection of the involved equipment , during operation (such as industrial equipment), or in damaged                                     condition (such as crashed vehicles) ? photography  and/or  video  of the accident site and involved equipment ? interviewing witnesses  (often during the inspection of the accident site, product and/or equipment) ? testing  accident items and exemplar items (such as consumer products) ?  written  reports  and  affidavits , and  exhibits ?  coordinating or interfacing with others while they are preparing  specialized exhibits  such as video     animations and videos of demonstrations ? testimony in deposition ,  trial  and  arbitration For more details go to  Activities & Products  page 

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F orensic Engineering Work by Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E.  James D. Madden, P.E., while performing  Forensic Engineering  work full-time for over  the last  30 years , for both plaintiff and defendant, has: ?  completed  over 1100 cases ?  written and issued  over 700 reports     ?  testified in  over 100 depositions ?  written and issued  over 70 affidavits

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? over 190 incidents involving consumer products & industrial, commercial and construction equipment,  including machinery, have been  investigated, analyzed and reconstructed to date as part of the  forensic engineering work See more about our work in this area on the  Consumer Products and Equipment  page. ?  took extensive  college coursework  in engineering design of equipment ? designed and specified equipment , and equipment systems, including instrumentation and controls, warnings and safeguards, during  17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering See details of this work on the  Engineering Design  page and the  Employment History  page. ? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the pages listed below. Click on the orange buttons below to go to the listed pages.

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? over  485 traffic accidents  have been investigated, analyzed, and reconstructed to date as part of the  forensic engineering work , including consideration of highway design and safety issues, such as geometric configuration, signage, striping (painted lines on the road surface), traffic controls, and conformance to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and highway design standards  See more about our work in this area on the  Traffic Accidents  page. ? took  16 college courses  in mathematics, physics and engineering mechanics, the scientific bases for traffic accident reconstruction ? took  10 courses , over 9 1/2 weeks, in the  Traffic Accident Investigation and Reconstruction  program at the  Northwestern University Traffic Institute / Center for Public Safety,  specifically designed to teach investigation and reconstruction of traffic accidents based on engineering mechanics, physics and mathematics, earning Certificates of Successful Completion for all 10 courses, as follows: ?  Technical Accident Investigation (2 weeks) ?  Vehicle Dynamics (1 week) ?  Traffic Accident Reconstruction (2 weeks) ?  Continued Case Studies in Traffic Accident Reconstruction (1 week) ?  Computer-Assisted Traffic Accident Reconstruction (1 week) ?  Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction (2 days) ?  Vehicle Lamp Examination [collision damage interpretation] (3 days) ?  Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)* Technician 1 & 2 Certification (2 days) ?  Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)* Data Analyst Certification (1 week)

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Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)  is the term for the retrieval of crash data, pre-crash data, and other recorded data from passenger cars, SUVs and light trucks using a specific software and hardware system designed for this purpose. This system was originally designed by Vetronix, and later acquired by Bosch. The system has been, and is, expanded regularly. The system was designed in conjunction with vehicle manufacturers, with involvement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA). This system accesses selected control modules in many vehicles for the crash and event related data. This data is recorded on the Event Data Recorders (EDR) associated with Airbag Control Modules (ACM), Powertrain Control Modules (PCM) or Roll-over Sensors (ROS) in these vehicles. This data is retrieved either directly from the modules or through the Diagnostic Link Connector (DLC), using equipment specifically designed for this purpose. The data available, and its source, varies by vehicle manufacturer, vehicle model, and model year. Data is not currently available from all covered vehicle classes. The specific components of vehicles associated with Crash Data Retrieval, and the names and acronyms assigned to these components, can vary by vehicle manufacturer.

? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ? earned  Certification  as a  Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Technician  Level 1 and 2 and  Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Data Analyst  at the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety in accordance with the standards of the Collision Safety Institute (CSI) for the Bosch CDR system (see above for a description of the CDR system) ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page  and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

P remises Liability  ?  Building and Property Safety  ?  Slips and Falls  ?  Trips and Falls      ? Falls from Heights

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? over 175 incidents involving involving premises issues , including building defects; slips, trips and falls; and, falls from heights have been  investigated, analyzed and reconstructed to date as part of the  forensic engineering work ? took  8 college courses  in physics and engineering mechanics, the scientific bases for reconstruction of slips and falls, and trips and falls ? designed facilities  and analyzed facilities for safety during 15 1/2 years of working in design engineering ? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

I ndustrial, and Commercial Operations and Construction Activities   C ommercial and Industrial Facility Design   ?    W orkplace Accidents

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? over  17 5 incidents involving industrial and commercial operations, construction activities, and commercial and industrial facility design  have been  investigated, analyzed, and reconstructed to date as part of the  forensic engineering work See more about our work in this area on the  Industrial & Commercial, Construction  page. ? extensive  college coursework  in engineering design of industrial facilities and equipment and the operation of industrial equipment and facilities ? worked in industrial facilities , designed industrial facilities, and  assisted in construction  during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering ? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the pages listed below. Click on the orange buttons below to go to the listed pages.

I ndustrial and Equipment Fires and Explosions   ? I ncidents of Hazardous Combustion        ?  including combustion equipment explosions, such as  furnace and boiler explosions           ?  including furnace flue and HVAC malfunctions with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning             ?  including carbon monoxide poisoning from other combustion equipment 

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? over 45 incidents  involving fires, explosion and/or hazardous combustion, including incidents leading to CO poisoning, have been  investigated and reconstructed to date as part of the  forensic engineering work See more about our work in this area on the  F ire & Explosion  page and  Hazardous Combustion  page. ? took  4 college courses in physics  and  8 college courses in chemistry , including coverage of the physics and chemical reactions associated with fires and explosions ?  during 17 years  working in industrial operations and design engineering :  ? designed for the use of fire ?  designing burn pits and elevated flares ? designed to prevent and suppress fire ?  designing fire fighting and fire and explosion suppression systems  ? designed furnaces and boilers , with controls and auxiliary equipment See details of this work on the  Engineering Design  page and the  Employment History  page. ? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the pages listed below. Click on the orange buttons below to go to the listed pages.

C hemicals, Gases and Materials       ?  including Chemical Explosions 

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? over 20 incidents  involving chemicals, gases and hazardous materials, including chemical explosions, have been investigated, analyzed,  and reconstructed to date as part of the  forensic engineering work See more about our work in this area on the  Chemicals, Materials  page. ? took  4 college courses in physics  and  8 college courses in chemistry , including Physical Chemistry, which covers the physics and physical aspects of chemicals and chemical reactions, including chemical explosions ?  during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering: ? designed for the safe use and production of chemicals , gases and hazardous materials ? worked in industrial operations involving chemicals , gases and hazardous materials See details of this work on the  Engineering Design  page and the  Employment History  page. ? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

H uman Factors, the interdisciplinary science of the human-object interface, and particularly     the safety aspects of this interface,  combining Normal Psychology with Engineering

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? Human Factors  has been routinely used as an integral part of our  forensic engineering work over the last 28 years , in the engineering analysis of accidents, consumer products, industrial and commercial equipment, and facilities involved in accidents, including the analysis of Safeguards and Warnings when they are present, and the analysis for the need for additional or alternate Safeguards and Warnings. Human Factors is an integral part of the engineering analysis of Safeguards and Warnings, and their use, and the analysis for the need for Safeguards and Warnings. 

Human Factors  page. ? took  college coursework in both Engineering and Normal Psychology , which are the inter-disciplinary bases of the  Human Factors  discipline

? acquired personal knowledge of  Human Factors  in practice and the human-machine and human-facility interfaces while  working in industrial facilities , for 1 1/2 years full time and then at a number of times over the following 15 1/2 years during shorter work periods at industrial facilities, up to 3 months at a time, which directly built on the education in the principles of Human Factors acquired in college coursework in Engineering and Normal Psychology ? during 17 years working in industrial operations and  design engineering , used  Human Factors  as an integral part of engineering design, including specification of Safeguards and Warnings, which requires the use of Human Factors.

Engineering Design  page and the  Employment History  page. ? earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

S afety Design ?  including Safety Design Hierarchy

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Safety Design  principles have been routinely used as an integral part of our  forensic engineering work over the last 28 years , in the engineering analysis of accidents, consumer products, industrial and commercial equipment, and facilities involved in accidents, including the analysis of Safeguards and Warnings, and the analysis for the need for additional or alternate Safeguards and Warnings. The Safety Design Hierarchy, a Safety Design principle, is an integral part of the engineering analysis of Safeguards and Warnings, and their use, and the analysis for the need of Safeguards and Warnings. 

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? took  college coursework in Engineering and Normal Psychology , including engineering design coursework, which are the bases of both Human Factors and  Safety Design

? acquired personal knowledge of the principles of  Safety Design  in practice while  working in industrial facilities , for 1 1/2 years full time and then at a number of times over the following 15 1/2 years during shorter work periods at industrial facilities, up to 3 months at a time, which directly built on the education in the principles of Safety Design acquired in college coursework ? during 17 years in industrial operations and engineering design used  Safety Design  as an integral part of engineering  design of all industrial and manufacturing equipment and facilities  including specification of Safeguards and Warnings, which required the use of  Safety Design  and the  Safety Design Hierarchy

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? assured the technical quality of engineering designs, especially of the safety design of equipment and facilities, design of safety facilities, safeguards and warnings, through hands-on reviews and formal technical reviews and approvals of engineering designs of industrial and manufacturing facilities, piping, valving, instrumentation, equipment and machinery ? designed specialized safety and air pollution control systems, including flares, vents, fire protection systems, including foam and gas systems, and similar systems, as well as safety devices including safety and overpressure relief valves, rupture discs, overpressure blowout panels ? designed and presented courses to Design Engineers covering the design of safety relief devices and safety relief systems ? organized, participated in, and supervised the writing of Design Manuals for equipment, machinery, piping, valving and instrumentation to meet safety design requirements and applicable codes, standards and recommended practices ? organized, participated in and supervised the writing of a Design Manual for the design of boiler systems to meet safety design requirements and the ASME Boiler Code and other applicable codes and standards.

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earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

W arnings ?  including written, audible, symbols, other visual, warnings for chemicals and      traffic control, etc.

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? as an integral part of the forensic engineering work  for over 28 years:

? routinely analyze  Warnings  and the related  Safeguards,  and the requirements for Safeguards and  Warnings , often performing engineering analyses to determine whether there is a need for Safeguards and/or  Warnings,  and to determine whether Safeguards and/or  Warnings  which are present meet the needs for safety, and whether whichever one was chosen was the  correct choice for safety ? routinely use  Human Factors  and  Safety Design  principles, the bases for  Warnings , in engineering analysis of accidents, and equipment and facilities involved in accidents ? routinely use and interpret  Codes and Standards  and Recommended Practices, including requirements in these Codes and Standards for  Warnings

See more about our work in this area and more about Warnings on the  Warnings  page.

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took  college coursework in Engineering and Normal Psychology , which are the bases of Human Factors and Safety Design, which in turn are the bases for  Warnings

? acquired personal knowledge of the use of  Warnings  in practice while  working in industrial facilities , for 1 1/2 years full time and then at a number of times over the following 15 1/2 years during shorter work periods at industrial facilities, up to 3 months at a time ?

during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering, as an integral part of engineering design:

analyzed and extensively used  S afeguards and  Warnings ? ?

extensively used and interpreted  Codes and Standards  and Recommended Practices, including requirements in these Codes and Standards for  Warnings

? extensively used  Human Factors  and  Safety Design , the bases for  Warnings

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S afeguarding, Safeguards, Machine Guards ?  including  barrier guards, light curtains, dual     palm buttons (for operation), safety instrumentation, protective wear, and other devices     and systems 

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? as an integral part of the forensic engineering work  for over 28 years:

? routinely analyze  Safeguards  and the related  Warnings,  and the requirements for  Safeguards  and Warnings, often performing engineering analyses to determine whether there is a need for  Safeguards  and/or Warnings, and to determine whether  Safeguards  and/or Warnings which are present meet the needs for safety, and whether whichever one was chosen was the  correct choice for safety ? routinely use  Human Factors  and  Safety Design  principles, the bases for  Safeguards , in engineering analysis of accidents, and equipment and facilities involved in accidents ? routinely use and interpret  Codes and Standards  and Recommended Practices, including requirements in these Codes and Standards for  Safeguards

See more about our work in this area and more about Safeguards on the  Safeguards  page.

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took  college coursework in Engineering and Normal Psychology , which are the bases of Human Factors and Safety Design, which in turn are the bases for  Safeguards

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acquired personal knowledge of the use of  Safeguards  in practice while  working in industrial facilities , for 1 1/2 years full time and then at a number of times over the following 15 1/2 years during shorter work periods at industrial facilities, up to 3 months at a time

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during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering, as an integral part of engineering design:

analyzed and extensively used  S afeguards  and Warnings  ? ?

extensively used and interpreted  Codes and Standards  and Recommended Practices, including requirements in these Codes and Standards for  Safeguards

? extensively used  Human Factors  and  Safety Design , the bases for  Safeguards

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earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects over the years  ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

C odes, Standards and Recommended Practices 

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? as an integral part of the forensic engineering work  for over 28 years:

? routinely interpret and use  Codes and Standards and Recommended Practices  as part of the engineering analysis of consumer products, industrial and commercial equipment, and involved facilities, relative to their involvement in the accident, including issues associated with Safeguards and Warnings  ? routinely use  Human Factors  and  Safety Design  principles, the bases for the safety provisions in  Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices , in engineering analysis of accidents, and equipment and facilities involved in accidents

See more about our work in this area and more about Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices on the  Codes & Standards  page.

? took  college coursework in Engineering and Normal Psychology , which are the bases of  Human Factors  and  Safety Design , which in turn are the bases for the safety provisions in  Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices ?

during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering, as an integral part of engineering design:

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extensively used and interpreted  Codes and Standards and Recommended Practices

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extensively used  Human Factors  and  Safety Design , the bases for the safety provisions in  Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices

? organized, participated in, and supervised the writing of Design Manuals for equipment, machinery, piping, valving and instrumentation to meet safety design requirements and applicable  Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices ? organized, participated in, and supervised the writing of a Design Manual for the design of boiler systems to meet safety design requirements and the  ASME Boiler Code  and other applicable  Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices

See details of this work on the  Engineering Design  page and the  Employment History  page.

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earned  2 Engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering  ?  also have taken additional post-degrees college coursework, short courses and seminars on technical subjects ?  earned  Professional Engineers license , earned Diplomate Forensic Engineer designation ?  over  45 years of engineering experience , with:  ?  17 years experience in  industrial operations and engineering design  ?  over 30 years experience in  forensic engineering,  to date including:   ?  working on  over 1100 cases ?  issuing  over 700 reports  and  over 70 affidavits ?  testifying in  over 100 depositions  and  over 90 trials See details of the experience and qualifications on the  Qualifications  page,  Employment  page,  Engineering Design  page and the page listed below. Click on the orange button below to go to the listed page.

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G eographic Area of Practice - North America 

Over the last  30  years we have regularly worked on accidents which occurred in  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and nearby , including inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, with reports and testimony. During these 30 years we have also worked on accidents which occurred in  other states , and equipment and facilities located in other states, with inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities,  from Kansas and Utah to Vermont and North Carolina,  with reports and testimony for these accidents, when applicable.

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Madden Accident Analysis,   Investigation, Reconstruction

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