Practising Chartered Engineer and Health & Safety Consultant with extensive (40 years +) experience of investigation of accidents, engineering liability disputes and preparation of reports for use in Civil and Criminal Courts.

Evidence given in Courts at all levels on numerous occasions. Experience of Single Joint Expert and CPR.

Areas of expertise include:

Health and safety issues.
Civil and criminal accident investigation.
Factory and other accident investigation.
Mechanical engineering issues.
Industrial accidents.
Accident investigation.
Mechanical handling, conveyors, cranes, fork lift truck issues.

Agricultural and horticultural machinery hazards.
Machine related accidents.
Guarding and guarding systems issues.
Product failure and defect analysis.
Construction accidents, hazard identification.
Roof work hazards, falls.
Ladders, Scaffolding accidents and falls.

Construction plant and machinery.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) issues and assessment.
Lifting operations, (LOLER) Work at height hazards, issues.
Falls from height
Mechanical handling hazards, issues.
Folk lift truck accidents.
Pallet truck accidents (LLOP and POEP).
Slips, trips and falls.

Mr Steven Rawden: Olver & Rawden