Senior Consultant
BEng(Hons) IEng
Nationwide and International
A consultant incorporated engineer with approximately 15 years of forensic engineering experience, ranging from collision and incident reconstruction, mechanical/materials failures of domestic items to large lifting machines, investigations into product liability and safety across the leisure, manufacturing and distribution industry, as well as design and testing review under the Machinery Directive (CE marking).
Richard has 8 years’ experience of conducting Statutory Inspections under LOLER, PUWER and PSSR including, 1000 tonne cranes, air pressure plants, onshore wind turbines (2.3 MW) – associated lifting, access/rescue equipment and pressure plant, forklift trucks, theatre equipment, and hydraulic and traction passenger/goods lifts. He has conducted expert witness work across all levels of Court in the UK, Northern Ireland, Eire and Bermuda.
Richard has also undertaken the Bond Solon courtroom skills course in Civil Law and Procedure, which cover Excellence in Report Writing and Courtroom Skills.
Expertise includes;
Mechanical Engineering & Machines Design/Suitability/Failure
Materials Engineering & Failure
Machinery Safety
Requirements of Thorough Inspections under PUWER, LOLER and PSSR
PUWER Assessment
Work at Height
PPE
Forensic Incident Investigation
Delivery of training and assessment/audit of safety and management systems.
Engineering Inspection
Wind Turbines
Lifts -Passenger/Goods
Cranes – Mobile/Gantry/Overhead/Pillar/Goliath/Straddle
Earth Moving Plant Machinery
Forklift Trucks
Telescopic Handlers
Patient Hoists
MEWPs, Small Lifting Machines, Lifting Attachments, Motor Vehicle Lifting Tables, Lifting Tackle/Accessories
Pressure Systems & Equipment Change Management
Machinery Directive
BEng (Hons) - Materials Engineering, IEng - Incorporated Engineer, Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate 2023
MIMMM - Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), Affiliate – Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Member of the Society of Operations Engineers and Bureau of Engineer Surveyors.