Looking for litigation support services in Florida or Wisconsin? If so, General Health & Safety Services Corp (GHS) is a safety expert witness firm you can rely on. Since 1978, the organization has been offering safety consulting services and expert witness testimony for a wide variety of clients, including insurance companies, banks, schools, retail stores, manufacturing facilities, government agencies, private individuals and hospitals.
Contact us for support on defect analysis, warnings, product safety design, and packaging. To determine the cause of the accident, we evaluate the design, the operation, the instructions provided and adequacy of all safeguards. Our approach is unique because we not only look at the mechanical aspect but also the human factors involved. This enables us to provide the most thorough testimony on accident causes.
Our experts are well-versed with the safety regulations and mechanical aspects of machine guarding. To determine the cause of the accident, we evaluate the design, the operation, the instructions provided and adequacy of all safeguards. Our approach is unique because we not only look at the mechanical aspect but also the human factors involved. This enables us to provide the most thorough testimony on accident causes.
Because of the complexity of mold cases, in addition to legal representation, environmental and medical experts are required. Utilizing our extensive experience in mold investigations and remediation project design, we provide expert testimony on the mold species, the source, the potential for adverse health effects and the need for mitigation. Our Certified Industrial Hygienist offers opinions based on a reasonable degree of scientific certainty in clear language that jurors find easy to understand.
Our expertise in noise and acoustics has been tested in litigation involving community noise and noise from vehicular traffic, manufacturing plants, wind turbines, airports, gun ranges and venues. We are able to assess not only sound levels but also the characteristics of the sound in question. We evaluate the sound source, the propagation of sound and any approaches to sound mitigation. Our testimony is presented in a manner that jurors find easy to understand.
How a person got injured sometimes seems obvious but the “how” combined with the “why” is needed to win cases. Hire us to help testify to the nature of the personal injuries and examine its root causes. Our clients often contact us to analyze the facts surrounding personal injuries that occur at stores, restaurants, workplaces, playgrounds, hotels, venues, construction sites, and numerous other places. Our multi-disciplinary approach has been very successful and considers both the physical aspects as well as the human factors. Testimony is provided by our Certified Safety Professional.
We offer consulting and expert witness testimony services related to chemical exposure. We provide testimony on the health effects of the chemical and opinion regarding the adequacy of warnings and training, the mechanism of exposure and the proper handling procedure to avoid injury. In some cases, we are able to do accident reconstruction to further support our opinions.
Before slip and fall: Oil from food dropped on tile floor in the restaurant causing a customer to slip and fall
After the accident: A mat was placed to minimize the slip hazard
Construction site hazards not only affect all of the contractors on site but many times the property owner and general public
The department store did not maintain the carpeting, thus creating this trip hazard
Being a premises safety expert, we perform investigations related to construction, operation, and maintenance of commercial premises, residential structures, and industrial facilities. The investigations involve site inspections and review of applicable standards. Based on the above information and review of the discovery material, we perform a root cause analysis of the accident, enabling us to provide a strong basis for our opinions.
This impalement hazard was located by a used car lot where customers are expected to walk
Sidewalks like this in front of a retail store are a significant trip hazard
Trip and falls can be expected when speed bumps are improperly placed or poorly marked
We have expertise in examining the places where individuals may slip, trip, or fall. The investigation involves explaining the reasons behind the accidents, testing of slip resistance, and examining the methods used for design, construction and maintenance of the property. We have provided expert opinion in cases involving ladders, stairs, walkways, ramps, speed bumps, parking lots and store aisle ways.
Stairs can be hazardous by their design, construction and/or maintenance that result in falls.
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