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Expert Details

Confined Space Entry Fatality Investigations, Occupational and Industrial Hygiene

ID: 727778 Canada

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* Expert is a court recognized Expert Witness in Confined Space Entry and has testified in court cases in the United States and Canada.
* Lead Investigator for both a Regulatory Authority and industry in a number of confined space fatalities.
* Audited confined space programs in Canada, the UK and the United States.
* Organizer of round-tables and seminars on the topic of Confined Space Entry at a number of conferences, including the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition,

Expert is a major contributing author for several publications on Confined Space Entry. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP). and earned a Master's degree in Occupational Health and Safety from the University of Southern California.

Expert earned a Master's of Occupational Health, majoring in Industrial Hygiene, from the University of Southern California. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (ABIH) and Certified Safety Professional (BCSP). He has extensive experience in the field of Industrial Hygiene and has testified in court as an Expert Witness on industrial hygiene matters. He has been employed as Senior Industrial Hygienist in both Government service and Industry. As HSE Director, he managed the Health, Safety and Environment programs at a large Canadian University. He has international experience in the Oil & Gas sector and has developed industrial hygiene programs in the Middle East and Africa for large oil and gas companies.

Expert was the major contributing author of the WorksafeBC Publication "Breathe Safer" and has developed many Respiratory Protection Programs for government and industry.

Author of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and SDS for several international oil and gas companies. Developed training programs for implementation of GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals).

Provided expert witness testimony at a Coroner's Inquest into multiple deaths which occurred in a confined space at a mine site. Provided advice to the Mines Department on updating and revising their regulations relating to working in confined spaces. Provided expert witness testimony for in a court case in Atlanta, Georgia relating to a fatality in a confined space. Testified on the material safety data sheet for the chemical coating being used in the confined space, the procedures being used, and the regulatory requirements. A settlement was successfully reached in favor of my client.Provided expert witness testimony in a lawsuit in Minnesota relating to a fatality in a confined space at a farming operation. A settlement was successfully reached in favor of my client.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1974 Degree: BS Subject: Biology Institution: University of Sasksatchewan
Year: 1990 Degree: MS Subject: Occupational Health & Safety Institution: University of Southern California (Los Angeles)

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2019 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Senior Industrial Hygienist Department: Industrial Hygiene
Responsibilities:
Provide senior level occupational health & safety consulting and instructional services to ConocoPhillips Canada, University of Calgary, Government of Canada, Government of Guyana and others.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2008 to 2011 Employer: University of Calgary Title: Director Department: Environment Health and Safety
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the development and implementation of the environment, health and safety management system.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2008 Employer: Talisman Energy Inc. Title: Corporate Safety and Industrial Hygiene Specialist Department: Environment and Safety Division
Responsibilities:
Expert was responsible for developing the confined space entry safety program, in addition to other responsibilities for the industrial hygiene and safety program. Developing standard practices for H2S, Asbestos, respiratory protection and related programs.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 2005 Employer: Workers Compensation Board of BC Title: Manager, Occupational Disease Prevention Department: Prevention Division
Responsibilities:
Responsible for directing the work of 60 field industrial hygienists tasked with ensuring regulatory compliance in British Columbia workplaces, and monitoring exposures. Serving as a subject matter expert for various industrial hygiene related publications, including confined space, asbestos, respiratory protection, etc.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2011 to 2013 Employer: Marathon Oil Title: Senior Safety Specialist Department: Health & Safety
Responsibilities:
Manage the industrial hygiene program, including confined space program, for a large LNG (liquefied natural gas) plant in West Africa (Equatorial Guinea)
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2014 to 2017 Employer: Conoco Phillips Title: Senior Industrial Hygienist Department: Health, Safety & Environment
Responsibilities:
Manage the industrial hygiene program for all Canadian operations, and provide guidance and support for the Corporate IH program in Houston.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2017 to 2019 Employer: Cuso International Title: Consultant Department: Health & Safety
Responsibilities:
Sessional Instructor for Industrial Hygiene courses at a large Canadian University. Providing volunteer consulting on Health & Safety programs to the Ministry of Education in a South American country.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 2007 to Present Agency: Coroner's Service Role: Expert Witness Description: Provide expert witness at a Coroner's Inquest into a multiple fatality in a confined space.
Years: 2006 to Present Agency: Workers Compensation Board of BC Role: Expert Witness Description: Provide expert witness at a trial in Atlanta, Georgia relating to a confined space fatality.
Years: 1990 to 2005 Agency: Workers Compensaton Board of BC Role: Senior Occupational Hygienist Description: Review and revise occupational exposure limits in the Regulation; direct the field activities of 60 field industrial hygienists and technicians, Lead Investigator for fatalities involving confined space work, explosions and chemical exposures, develop guidelines, practices and publications on asbestos, confined spaces, respiratory protection, etc.
Years: 2016 to 2017 Agency: Governmetn of Alberta - OHS Dept. Role: Expert Witness Description: Subpoenaed as an expert witness on a confined space matter for court

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2007 to 2007 Country / Region: United Kingdom (Scotland) Summary: Represented the Corporate Safety Department in the investigation of a fatality inside a confined space on an offshore oil and gas facility.
Years: 2008 to 2008 Country / Region: Malaysia Summary: Audited and reviewed the confined space program for offshore installations in Malaysia for an oil and gas company, as part of a larger process safety audit.
Years: 2008 to 2008 Country / Region: Norway Summary: Audited and reviewed the confined space program for offshore installations in Norway, as part of a larger process safety audit.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Industrial Hygiene Association;
Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists;
American Academy of Industrial Hygiene
Licenses / Certifications
CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist);
ROH (Registered Occupational Hygienist);
CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
Professional Appointments
Treasurer, American Industrial Hygiene Foundation;
President, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene;
Director, American Industrial Hygiene Association;
Director and Treasurer, Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert is the major contributing author of several publications on confined space entry programs and respiratory protection programs.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Testified at trial as a Court recognized expert witness on the subject of confined space safety in the death of three workers in a confined space (vessel) at a pulp mill.
Testified as a Court recognized expert witness at a Coroner's inquest into the deaths of three workers in a confined space (underground sump) at a mine site. The Coroner's Jury made over 100 recommendations, some of which lead to a major updating of the Mine Occupational Safety regulations.
Lead investigator for an oil and gas company into the death of one of their workers in a confined space on a platform in the North Sea (Scotland).
2005 testified as an expert witness on confined space at a trial in Atlanta, Georgia of a chemical manufacturing company that had provided inaccurate information on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for one of their products used in a confined space. While using the product a worker was killed when there was an explosion in the confined space. The jury awarded over one million dollars to the family of the deceased.
2017 provided expert witness consulting to a legal firm representing the family of an individual who died as a result of a confined space fatality on a farm. The case was successfully resolved.
2017 provided expert witness consulting to the Government of Alberta in the case of a worker severely injured by burns to his body in a welding accident inside a confined space.
Training / Seminars
The Industrial Hygienist as Expert Witness, American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) 2018 (attended).
Presenter, AIHce, 2018 Philadelphia
AIHce Roundtable Organizer and Presenter on Confined Space Safety - Montreal, May 2013;
AIHce Roundtable Organizer on Confined Space Safety, Toronto June 2009;
University of British Columbia - Preventing Catastrophes in Confined Spaces, May 2010;
Presenter on Confined Space Safety at Professional Conference of Industrial Hygienists (PCIH) - Vancouver 2009;
Canadian Society of Safety Engineers, Confined Space Safety, Calgary, AB 2006
Vendor Selection
Have dealt extensively with vendors/suppliers of confined space air monitoring equipment, ventilation and rescue equipment.
Marketing Experience
Experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, LNG, and offshore installations in the U.S., Canada, UK, Malaysia and Norway.

Fields of Expertise

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