OLVER & RAWDEN is a multi-disciplinary practice of engineers operating in forensic engineering for over 50 years. We provide comprehensive reports for the legal and insurance professions and also commercial organisations.

We are proud of our reputation for providing detailed, clear, unbiased reports to assist our clients at all stages.

With engineers spanning all major areas of engineering, we are able to appoint an engineer qualified to consider, inspect, report and if need be, provide evidence in Court, appropriate to the issue at hand.

All engineers have experience of industry, specific training in report writing and have obtained considerable Courtroom experience over many years of practice.

Our engineers are able to provide quick, cost-effective advice, opinion and reports with or without on-site investigation and always endeavour to meet the deadlines imposed by the Courts.

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