Services:
Occupational Safety and Health
As a Gas Safe Registered expert, I specialize in LPG and oil services, covering a wide range of domestic and commercial systems. My work includes investigating boiler flue failures, reconstructing flue pipe issues, and examining flue discharges that cross property boundaries. I also handle cases involving gas appliance spillages, particularly those resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning or fatalities, stemming from natural gas (NG) or LPG-burning appliances. My expertise extends to gas pipe leaks, explosions, and methane poisoning, often assisting with criminal investigations. Additionally, I assess alleged failures by contractors performing annual planned maintenance on gas appliances and investigate fires involving AGA oil, LPG, and natural gas appliances, including incidents leading to personal injuries or fatalities.
I conduct in-depth investigations into accidents during the installation of plasticized gas mains, including failures during pressure testing. My work also involves evaluating fire damage, property damage, and injuries caused by faulty boilers and maintenance work performed by Gas Safe fitters and plumbers. For workplace-related incidents, I am frequently instructed as an expert in Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutions, including cases of employees injured by machines, hand-held devices, or during maintenance operations.
Building Services Engineering (MEP)
In the field of building services engineering, I assist with plumbing and heating disputes, resolving conflicts between customers and contractors over services and financial agreements. I investigate underfloor heating systems for performance issues and leaks, which often result in property damage or personal injury. My expertise includes identifying failures in water, soil, waste, and heating systems, particularly in high-profile properties across the UK. I also specialize in resolving blocked drains in commercial kitchens caused by cooking oils and fats, assisting with disputes between landlords and tenants over drain responsibility and waste management practices.
I routinely investigate failures in planned preventative maintenance across commercial, domestic, and industrial properties. Personal injury cases are another key focus, where I evaluate scalding, burns, and other injuries resulting from faulty systems, such as hot water systems or exposed radiators. For disabled individuals, I investigate injuries caused by improperly installed or maintained sanitary fittings. I also assess freezing of piped systems and related failures, as well as issues with hydraulic surges, water hammer, and failed fire sprinkler systems in commercial and industrial settings.
Water Engineering and Environmental Management
My expertise in water engineering and environmental management covers underground drainage and flooding issues, including surcharging sewers and surface water runoff from adjoining properties. I investigate groundwater intrusion into buildings caused by poor construction, elevated water levels, or insufficient flood management systems. These assessments extend to property damage caused by sewer surcharges or collapsing structures due to washouts. I also evaluate complaints about emissions of sewer gases, which can lead to personal injury by inhalation, and investigate waste water treatment systems that fail to function or cause flooding.
My work includes analyzing hydrogen sulfide emissions from treatment systems and septic tanks. I frequently oversee CCTV investigations into underground piping failures, such as grease blockages in commercial kitchens, and assess waterlogged fields or runoff issues. Additionally, I investigate drainage plant failures for hotels, commercial properties, and housing estates. Disputes over plumbing, drainage, and heating installations that fail to meet contractual expectations also fall within my remit, including cases involving fatalities at water utility pumping stations.
Comprehensive Expert Witness Services
I provide a complete expert witness service, offering forensic engineering consultancy to the legal profession. My work spans the investigation of fires, personal injuries, gas-related incidents, drainage failures, and building services disputes. I am frequently instructed as an expert in defense cases for HSE prosecutions, as well as in private litigation involving regulatory compliance, personal injuries, and contractual disagreements. My extensive experience ensures a thorough and reliable approach to all cases, tailored to the specific needs of clients and the legal process.
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Qualifications:
Chartered Building Services Engineer, (including MEP) and
(Fellow Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers);
Chartered Public Health Engineer, (including MEP);
Chartered Water and Environmental Engineer;
Chartered Occupational Safety and Health Practitioner;
Safe Gas Forensic Engineer;
Accessibility to Buildings Expert
Consulting Engineer;
Accredited Expert Witness. (Cardiff University Bond Solon qualification)
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Experience:
I entered the profession as a 5 years indentured Domestic and Commercial Plumbing, Drainage, Water, Gas, Public Health Engineering, Building Services Engineering indentured student apprentice during August 1964 and qualified as an Engineer in 1969. I continued my academic and practical training to complete my professional qualification when I was awarded my Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI) Chartered Engineer (CEng.) status in 1983. I became an Expert Witness in 1984. I became registered CORGI gas engineer (now Gas Safe Register) in 1998 in compliance with the then new Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (Health and Safety Executive register of competent persons).
I studied MSc Occupational Safety and Health at Greenwich University and after graduating became Chartered Occupational Safety and Health Practitioner in 2000.
During 1989 I re-qualified by examination my electrical NEI CEI qualifications for Domestic and Testing Electrical Installations.
Since 1984 to the present date I have produced Expert Reports and attended Court to give oral evidence. I have been instructed as an Expert Witness in The Royal Courts of Justice, Technology and Construction Courts together with regional County Courts. I have also attended The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales (known as the Old Bailey) for gross negligence and manslaughter cases and attended regional Crown Courts for Health and Safety Executive, Gas Providers and Police prosecutions. I have attended Court in England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Channel Islands and Isle of Man all with their own judicial systems.
THE COMPLETE EXPERT WITNESS SERVICE.
The Forensic Engineering Consultants to the Legal Profession
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Categories:
Death Investigations , Elevator , Engineer , Engineering Water/Sewer , Gas , Occupational Health and Safety , Waste Treatment , Engineers/Engineering , Water , Water Pollution , Engineering Water , Aviation Mediation , Dispute Resolution
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