1 Source Safety and Health, Inc. is a Safety and Health Management and Consulting firm for educational, insurance, commercial, residential, research, healthcare, and manufacturing facilities. 1Source’s team of professionals includes certified industrial hygienists, certified safety professionals, certified professional environmental auditors, and a certified professional ergonomist who can address every safety and health issue. One key measure of their success is that 1Source is the largest safety and health consulting firm with the most certified staff on the east coast. For more than 20 years, the professionals at 1Source have been committed to developing long-term, mutually beneficial professional relationships with our clients and business partners.

Indoor Air Quality Management and Consultation:

Mold, Bacteria and other Microbiological Assessments:

Odor Surveys and Assessments

Investigative Indoor Air Quality Surveys

Proactive Indoor Air Quality Surveys

Planned Indoor Air Quality Management Programs

Environmental-Related Disease Investigations

Legionella and Legionnaires Disease

Safety Program Management

Safety Management Systems:

Ergonomics Programs

Safety Program Development

Occupational Health / Industrial Hygiene

Construction Safety Services

Managed Outsourcing

Training Program Services

OSHA VPP (Voluntary Protection Program)

Safety and Health Audits

Noise Exposure Evaluation and Control

Asbestos and Lead Management and Consultation:

Asbestos Surveys and Investigations

Asbestos Abatement Project Design

Environmental Quality Assurance Monitoring

Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Programs

Edward J. Jensen, P.E., CSP is a Forensic Engineer and President of ACS Engineering and Safety, LLC. His company has experience in accident reconstruction, failure analysis, personal injury, fire losses, and safety evaluation regarding construction contracts and OSHA issues.

Mr. Jensen is a Certified Professional Engineer, Safety Professional and Safety and Health Official (CSHO) for Construction and General Industry. Mr. Jensen is on the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) and an authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer for Construction and General Industry.

Mr. Jensen's Areas of Expertise:

Accident Reconstruction

Failure Analysis

Fire Cause Determination

Testing

Industrial Safety

Flight Safety

Project Management

Quality Assurance

System Integration

Materials Handling

Product Design

Product Management

Product Distribution

MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)

International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)

National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (TAARS)

Alvia Services, Inc. (Alvia) provides Engineering, Construction and related Forensic services including:

Civil Engineering: Comprehensive understanding of federal, state and municipal regulations. Develop timely and effective land-use, permitting, mitigation, and compliance strategies.

Geotechnical Engineering: All phases of construction, from feasibility and foundation studies through testing and construction management. Coordinate lab testing services with expert laboratories, certified by NIST and CCRL. Geotechnical studies and recommendations for site work, difficult excavation, slope instability, saturated ground conditions, and other adverse conditions.

Environmental Engineering: Compliance services to Public and private clients. Over 45+ collective years of experience between Engineering Geologists, Environmental Engineers, Environmental Assessors (REA I & REA II), and Environmental Technicians.

Structural Engineering: Value engineering solutions and multi-discipline team approach.

Construction Management: Project Management, Construction oversight, Cost Estimating, Scheduling and Claim Analysis and Preparation.

Forensic Services Residential and commercial site investigation of cause and origin of structural or mechanical failures or defects, fires and explosions, or mold. Environmental assessments. Damage assessment from defects, failures, or catastrophes such as windstorm damage, hail damage, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes.

Types of Projects include: Buildings and civil construction, bridges, roads, hotels, storm and sanitary sewers, wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants, single and multi-family housing, tunnels, mass transit, shoring, retaining walls, landslide stabilization, foundation upgrade, canals, levees, water conveyance and pipelines, shopping malls, governmental facilities, seismic retrofit, environmental restoration projects associated with wetlands, underground storage tanks (UST) and chemical contamination to soil and groundwater (RCRA and Superfund) in addition to asbestos abatement (TSCA).

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Firm Profile: American Crane Training, Inspection & Certification, Inc. (AmCrane) is a multi-disciplinary professional firm that provides crane and heavy equipment training, inspections and certification across the US. AmCrane offers accident reconstruction and expert witness testimony NATIONALLY in Crane, Aerial Lift, Equipment Safety and Management Fields.

Professional Experience: Mr. Burt Thorpe is a qualified Expert Witness in cranes, aerial lifts and heavy equipment with over 35 years experience in crane safety, equipment ownership and operation. His experience includes 4 1/2 years with the largest road and bridge contractor in the Southeast, with company wide responsibility in all cranes, rigging, critical lifts and operators. Mr. Thorpe spent 10 years as the Secretary/Treasurer, General Manager of a multi-office, multi-state equipment dealer and owner of cranes and aerial lifts. Duties included their purchase, new and used sale, rental, inspection, maintenance, repair, assembly, disassembly, transport and management.

Direct Hands-On Experience In:

Mobile Cranes and Boom Trucks

Overhead Cranes and Hoists

Aerial Lifts (boom type lifts, scissor lifts & bucket trucks)

Tower Cranes

Rigging

OSHA compliance General Industry (1910)

OSHA compliance Construction (1926)

ANSI standards

Bridge Beam erection and Pile Driving

Multi-Crane and Critical Lift Engineering

Certifications:

CCO Certified Crane Operator (all mobile, tower crane & rigging)

CCO Authorized Practical Examiner (all above classifications)

Certified Equipment Manager-AEMP

Certified Safety Person

OSHA "Outreach" Instructor-Construction and General Industry 10 hr & 30 hr

Education:

Emory University-MBA

Hofstra University-BA

Memberships: ASSE, AGC, AEMP, NSC, CFSC

Trades Worked: Millwright, Teamster, Ironworker, Crane Operator

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David Ross Associates, LLC (DRA) is a Construction Management and Disputes Resolution Consulting Company in San Carlos, California. Our expert construction consultants specialize in the avoidance, analysis and resolution of construction claims.

David Ross Associates has provided expert construction consulting services on various projects throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East. We represent owners, engineers and architects, as well as contractors and subcontractors, on construction projects ranging in scale from small homeowner cases to multi-million dollar claims on both public and private projects.

David Ross Associates consultants are highly qualified experts who understand the technical, contractual, management, and financial issues involved in today's complex construction projects.

David Ross Associates has extensive experience providing expert construction consulting services in claim analysis, litigation support, alternative dispute resolution and a wide range of other Construction Claim-Related issues including:

• Construction Management
• Construction Defects
• Schedule Analysis
• Estimating and Cost Analysis
• Change Orders
• Delays
• Disruption
• Acceleration Analysis
• Safety Related Cases

David L. Ross has over thirty years of expertise in Residential, Commercial, Institutional, and Public Works Construction Projects. He has the knowledge and experience required to be particularly successful in construction claims management and resolution. Mr. Ross has testified as a designated construction expert on numerous occasions and has consulted for owners, contractors, insurance companies, design firms, construction industry specialists, and law firms in a wide range of construction-related claims.





Troy V. Sutton provides full time Construction Consulting Support services for DRA. Mr. Sutton's responsibilities include reviewing contract related documentation (e.g. contracts, drawings, specifications, PCOs, Cos, RFIs, CPM schedules, Pos, invoices, procurement records, bid sheets, Pay Apps, engineer reports, testing reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, etc.), preparing claims documents for mediation, arbitration or litigation, and draft Dispute Review Board (Arbitrator/Mediator panel) opinions & recommendations on multi-million dollar public works projects.

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Dennis W. Eckstine is an expert on cranes, aerial work platforms, various types of lifting equipment, heavy duty trucks, carriers, and other similiar construction, industrial and agricultural equipment. He has held senior positions in engineering, quality, product safety and reliability for major manufacturers including representing the company at trial. Through his active involvement in current standards committees, his education, and his engineering and product safety experience at Grove Worldwide he brings a solid scientific and practical background to his clients.

He was previously Vice President, Senior Director of Product Safety & Reliability, and Director of Engineering Administration for different major manufacturers. He possesses a BSME and MBA. Mr. Eckstine started as a full time employee in the construction equipment industry in 1971 for Grove.

He is currently a member of numerous committees within the organizations of ANSI (American National Standards Institute), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineering), ISO, and National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators. Mr. Eckstine was the founding International Chairman of ISO TC 214 for Elevating Work Platforms. He is currently International Chairman of ISO TC 96 SC 6 for Mobile Cranes, and a Commissioner of CCO.

Services Offered

Expert on construction, industrial and agricultural equipment

Evaluate Product to Promote Safe Design and Safe Use of Equipment

Hazard Analysis, Design Review, Warnings Development, Safety and Operational Training

Offer Guidance on Human Factors

CIE - Certified Industrial Ergonomist

Develop Standards for Design and Safe Use of Products

Develop Training Materials and Perfrom Training for Operators of Lifting Equipment Including Cranes and Aerial Work Platforms

Conduct Presentations at Seminars and Work Shops

Gene Farmer is president of Gene Farmer and Associates, Architects and Planners an award winning architecture firm. He has over thirty years of experience in the Design of numerous Residential and Commercial Projects in Florida, Texas, Illinois and Minnesota. His work has been published both locally and nationally and he has received numerous awards including two F.A.M.E. awards and the prestigious Price Waterhouse South Florida Business Journal "Up and Comer Award for 1990".

Mr. Farmer holds a license to practice architecture in the State of Florida, an N.C.A.R.B. Certification, a Dade County Sub-Builder Certificate, and is a certified International Building Code Congress International (IBCCI) Building Inspector and has been a certified OSHA 500 instructor. In 2009 he also became a LEED Accreditited Professional, (LEED-AP).

Mr. Farmer has served as an Expert Witness in numerous cases ranging from Construction Defects to Construction Claims Analysis.

Gene Farmer is an Associate Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program, in the Department of Construction Management, in the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University. His teaching specialties include Principles of Construction Management, Building Construction Materials, Sustainable Construction, Building Codes, Quality Control in Construction, and Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Systems in Buildings.

In addition to his book entitled Architectural Detailing for Commercial Construction, published by McGraw Hill in 1991, he has a new book entitled “Sustainable Construction a LEED Approach to Construction Management", which is scheduled to be published in 2011 by Delmar-Cengage. He is currently working on his third book entitled “Fundementals of Construction Management” which should be completed in 2011.

General Health & Safety Services Corp. is a Safety and Health Consulting firm founded in 1978, serving clients in Europe and throughout the United States through offices in Wisconsin and Florida. Our satisfied clients include businesses of all types and sizes including law firms, schools, churches, hospitals, manufacturing companies, retail stores, government agencies, insurance companies, construction companies and individuals.

Our Mission
To be a client-focused, objective oriented service organization, providing the highest value in expert safety and industrial hygiene services.

Consultants / Expert Witnesses
Our principal consultant has over 35 years' experience as a consultant and expert witness. His credentials include a Bachelors degree in Environmantal Engineering Sciences, Certified Safety Professional and Certified Industrial Hygienist. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of occupational and other settings and has qualified in State and Federal courts throughout the country. He is also recognized internationally as a product safety and warnings expert.

Examples of case experience by key phrase:

Accident reconstruction (non-vehicular) Asbestos exposure Chemical exposure Construction site fall Conveyors Electrocution Environmental contamination Human factors Indoor air quality Farm implement

Machine guarding Mold exposure / contamination Noise exposure Product safety / liability Regulation compliance Safe practice Slip and fall Stairway fall Warnings Woodworking machines Workers Compensation

Randy Gray, CSHM, BS, MS, President and CEO of Grayhawk Safety & Health Consulting Company, is a Forensic Safety and Health Consultant and a Certified Safety & Health Manager (CSHM). He has over 25 years of experience as an OSHA Compliance Officer Specialist with the State of Kentucky.

Mr. Gray is an EKU/OTI authorized outreach trainer and teaches classes for EKU/OTI as an adjunct instructor. Also, Mr. Gray is an adjunct instructor for the Paducah, KY, Western Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) teaching safety and health courses for the Chemical Operators and Health Physics programs.

Grayhawk Safety & Health Consulting Company (Grayhawk) specializes in providing comprehensive safety and health audits for employers concerned with employee safety and health, the rising cost of workers compensation insurance, and fines imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Grayhawk offers Employee Training Programs in Manufacturing and Construction Safety and Health.

Services Include:

Expert Witness for Plaintiff & Defense Litigation Support Services Onsite Safety & Health Audits Industrial Hygiene Audits Fatality & Non-Fatality Accident Investigations Employee Misconduct Defense 1910. Authorized OSHA Manufacturing 10 & 30 Hour Employee Training 1926. Authorized OSHA Construction 10 & 30 Hour Employee Training Machine Guarding Solutions & Programs Fall Protection Solutions Employee Safety & Health Rules and Corporate Policies Onsite Safety & Health Monitoring for Plant Turn-Arounds and Outages Written Compliance Programs for Manufacturing Hazardous Waste Response Permit Required Confined Spaces

Lockout / Tagout Procedures Fire Protection & Brigade Forklift Operator Programs Over Crane Programs Single Rim and Multi-Piece Rim Changing Programs Safe Electrical Work Practices Bloodborne Pathogen Programs Asbestos Programs Hazard Communication Chemical Hygiene Laboratory Safety & Health Industrial Ventilation Programs Ergonomics Hot Work Permits Job Task & Hazard Analysis Industrial Toxicology Indoor Air Quality Safe Roof Access

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Dr. Barzegar is a registered Professional Engineer with 25 years of experience as a Civil/Structural Engineering & Forensic Consultant, Construction Project Manager and Educator. He has been retained by insurance companies, law firms, construction, high-tech, mining and manufacturing industries, governmental and educational institutions, engineering and architectural firms, and individuals. He provides services to insurance companies, defense counsel and plaintiff attorneys.

AREAS of EXPERTISE

• Expert Consulting & Witness; Insurance Claim, Legal Support, Peer Reviews

• Buildings, Structures & Materials: Residential, Commercial, Institutional & Historic; Bridges, Towers, Stacks/Chimneys, Containment Vessels, Grain Silos, Conduits & Pipelines, Retaining Walls, Foundations, Slabs & Pavements; Concrete, Steel, Composite, Wood, CMU, Brick Masonry & Adobe

• Design, Construction, Performance, Repair & Retrofit Issues

• Construction Defects & Accidents; Defective Concrete; OSHA Standards

• Code Compliance; Seismic Resistant Design; Errors & Omissions; Standards of Care

• Damage & Failure Investigation; Due Diligence; Non-Destructive Testing; Analysis/Report

• Vibration, Explosion, Impact, Earthquake, Wind, Fire, Hurricane & Flood Damage Investigations

• Pile Driving & Demolition Damage to Adjacent Facilities; Cracking & Settlement

• Dynamic, Stress & Thermal Analysis; Finite Element Method; Product Design; Failure Simulation/Reconstru