Expert Details
Drainage, Plumbing Services, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Professional Indemnity, Health & Safety
ID: 727803
United Kingdom
As well as being a Chartered Engineer, he has separately gained MSc Occupational Safety and Health, and he is a Commercial Mediator. He is a member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Fellow Institution of Public Health Engineers, Fellow of the Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers, Member of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers, Chartered Member Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and Gas Safe registered in compliance Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulation 1998 reg.3. He is a former chair of a British Standards Technical Committee for water and plumbing services and a former director of the Institute of Plumbing.
He entered the profession as an indentured student apprentice Plumbing, Gas and Public Health (Building Services) Engineer during August 1964 and qualified as an Engineer in 1969. He continued his academic training and “hands-on” work development to complete his professional qualification when he was awarded his Chartered Engineer status in 1983. He became an Expert Witness during 1984. He has completed the Academy of Experts course for “CPR Compliant Expert Witness and the Single Joint Expert”. During 2005 he gained the Cardiff University Accredited Expert Witness Certificate by their examination.
During 2000 as part of his on-going professional development he commenced and has gained MSc in Occupational Safety and Health specialising in gas inhalation by gas fitters from within their breathing zone. IHe is a Chartered Safety and Health Practioner.
Since 1984 He has been instructed as an expert witness and given oral evidence in Civil and Criminal Courts. He is also an Academy of Experts trained Commercial Mediator.
His Expert Witness duties are completed in compliance with B.S.EN. ISO 9001: 2000 “Quality Management” and BS.EN.ISO 14001: 2004 “Environmental Management” systems to ensure compliance with C.P.R. Part 35 to the Appointor’s instructions.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: MSc Occupational Health and Safety | Subject: Health and Safety and Carbon Monoxide poisoning | Institution: University of Greenwich, U.K. |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: Chartered Engineer | Subject: Public Health Engineering and Building Services Engineering | Institution: South Bank |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1984 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director | Department: Forensic Engineering |
Responsibilities:Responsibly for all Forensic investigations and Expert witness activities |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1983 | Employer: Building Design Partnership | Title: Projects Public Health ( Building Services) Engineer | Department: Public Health (Building Services) Engineering |
Responsibilities:Client design, investigations and supervisions of projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1976 | Employer: E.L.Batemen ( South Africa) | Title: Projects Engineer | Department: Projects Public Health Engineering and Building Services. |
Responsibilities:Client design, investigations and supervisions of projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1970 to 1973 | Employer: Ove Arup and Partners (London) | Title: Project Engineer | Department: Building Services |
Responsibilities:Client design, investigations and supervisions of projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1963 to 1970 | Employer: G.N.Haden | Title: Student Apprentice and onto Engineer | Department: Projects Public Health Engineering and Building Services. |
Responsibilities:Indentured Student ApprenticeshipPublic Health Engineering and Building Services Engineer |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Accrediated Expert Witness. Criminal Court given oral evidence in Old Bailey Civil Court given oral evidence in Hightogether with Technical and Construction l Courts in England, Wales and separately in Scotland. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert Witness Formal Training: CUEW: : Cardiff University Accredited Expert Witness by examination. Academy of Experts : The Expert’s Report Writing training Bond Solon : The Expert Witness Expert Witness Institute. : Basic Law for Expert Witnesses Bond Solon : Expert Witness in Court training Academy of Experts : CrPR Part 33 and CPR Part 35 Compliant training courses. Academy of Experts : Single Joint Expert training and Party Appointed Expert Training. Commercial Mediator: : Academy of Experts : Training, examination and registration. Law Society: Registered with the Law Society as a " checked" Expert Witness. U.K. Register of Experts: Approved and Registered Expert Witness. Honours: Freeman City of London City Livery Company: Worshipful Company of Plumbers. Health and Safety Testing in Construction: Platinum Engineering Services Skillcard. The Complete Expert Witness Service. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| C.Eng. Chartered Engineer. MSc. Masters of Science. Occupational Safety and Health (University of Greenwich) with specialist research into the inhalation of Carbon Monoxide gas by workers from their breathing zone within their workplace. CMIOSH. Chartered Member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. “Chartered Safety and Health Practioner”. M.C.I.B.S.E. Member Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. F.C.I.W.E.M. Fellow Chartered Institution of Water Environment Management formerly the Institution of Public Health Engineers. F.C.I.P.H.E. Fellow Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineers (formerly Institute of Plumbing). GAS SAFE Registered Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulation No.3. CORGI Registered and I am deemed competent for Natural Gas, LPG using domestic and non-domestic installations. MSoPHE Member Society of Public Health Engineers CO Register Carbon Monoxide (CO) register. Qualified to inspect spillage from gas appliances to B.S. 7967. C.I.B.S.E. Technical adviser and Technical Chairman for the Water Services being revised for the technical data manual composed for the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. H.S.E. Investigating at Work incidents as covered by Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. M.E.W.I. Founding Member of the Expert Witness Institute. MAE. Practising Member Academy of Experts. |
Fields of Expertise
A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, building chimney design, building safety, carbon monoxide, carbon monoxide poisoning, combined-sewer system, construction defect, exhaust-gas carbon monoxide analyzer, fire safety code, flood control, flue gas, flue gas desulfurization, flue gas sulfur oxide removal, groundwater contamination, heat stress index, human trace gas exhalation noninvasive monitoring, indoor air pollution control building material, ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standard, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health regulation, occupational health & safety, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation, plumbing code, plumbing standard, public health engineering, safety engineering, sanitary sewer system, separate sewer system, sewer channel, sewer system, sick building syndrome, storm drainage system, storm water damage, surface water runoff, surface-water drainage, underground pipe, urban runoff, water flooding damage, waterflooding, workplace safety and security, runoff, CO2 removal, sanitary engineering, health safety, construction claim, carbon monoxide detector, culvert, water, flue gas desulfurization scrubber fabrication, confined space safety, water flood, flooding, storm drainage, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, personal protection equipment, safety, combined-sewer overflow pipe, air sampling, stormwater, effluent product, fluid, waste, occupational safety, surface water, sewer pipe, occupational health, indoor air quality, drainage, ditch