Mrs

Laura

Martin

Consultant Forensic Engineer
Official Qualifications:
BSc (Hons), CoCA, AFOH, LFAAM
Category:
Contact Address:
Mrs
Laura
Martin
Strange Strange & Gardner
Unit 2.10
TS2 Pinewood Business Park
BIRMINGHAM
West Midlands
B37 7HG

Areas of Expertise:

Asbestos Diseases & Exposure and contamination as airborne fibre, in buildings, plant & machinery and in bulk materials including soils. I address cases involving heavy industry, shipping, skilled trades and secondary exposure including domestic settings.

These encompass cases relating to mesothelioma, asbestosis, asbestos related lung cancer and asbestos pleural disorders (pleural plaques and diffuse pleural thickening).

Occupational Noise Exposure in a wide variety of industries including heavy and light engineering, plastics processing, aerospace & automotive engineering, waste management & recycling activities, food manufacturing, construction/demolition & skilled trades, grounds keeping and public services.

Occupational Health involving airborne and contact chemical exposure resulting in respiratory, dermal and neurological complaints.

Typical substances of concern include dusts & particulate matter, metal fumes, welding fumes, ozone, crystalline silica, volatile & semi-volatile organic compounds, isocyanates, combustion & exhaust products, lead and acids.

Occupational Health involving physical factors such as thermal comfort, air flow, humidity, odours etc.

Microbiological factors including moulds, fungi and bacteria, especially Aspergillus spp.

Water Quality and Source Identification for personal injury, health (including Legionellosis) and civil engineering/property damage cases. Land Contamination by fugitive emissions and historical industrial uses.

Radom testing & evaluation.

Additional Information:
Regional Limits:
GB Wide
Additional Languages:
English only
Lawyer Consultation:
15 minutes free of charge discussion:
Yes
Expert Witness Work:
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
Yes
Criminal Cases:
Yes
Media & Public Relations:
No
Personal Injury:
Yes
Expert Witness Activity:
Claimant:
71%
Defendant:
5%
Single Joint Expert:
24%
How many times have you attended court: 4
(Past 3 years)
How many expert reports have you written: 260
(Past 3 years)
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