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Twenty years of experience enables Expert to address the widest variety of occupational safety program issues. He is familiar with the federal regulations as well as the requirements in each of the dozen or so states which mandate written occupational safety programs. He created the only website capable of automatically writing a safety program. To date, this website has generated over one thousand written programs for small and medium sized businesses.

Accident and near miss incident investigation is a critical part of every safety program. The purpose of these investigations is to determine why an incident occurred and then prevent similar incidents in the future. It is important to report and investigate every accident and incident especially minor accidents and near miss incidents. Often, many minor incidents occur before a major accident; investigating and preventing minor incidents can also prevent major accidents. For example, many people may slip on an oil puddle before someone falls and hurts him or herself. By finding and fixing the oil leak after someone slips (the "near miss incident") we also prevent someone from falling (the "accident"). With over 20 years of experience performing accident investigations, Expert can help you get to the "root" of your safety problems.

Ergonomics is the process of designing the workplace to fit the physical and mental capabilities of the worker. A poor match between the worker and the workplace can lead to injuries and lower productivity. As workplace safety improves, many Bay Area companies are now finding that back injuries, wrist strain, and other ergonomics related problems account for most of their workers compensation claims. The pain and expense of ergonomic injuries can often be prevented, and many ergonomic solutions are inexpensive. With extensive experience in both industrial and office ergonomics, Expert can help you optimize the ergonomics of your work environment.

Expert has spent twenty years protecting workers from chemical hazards. With experience working in a wide variety of environments (e.g. chemical manufacturing, blending and packaging, manufacturing, and laboratories), he can provide expert advice on the chemicals companies rely on to create their products.

A confined space is any space that is difficult to enter and exit and is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. Tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, hoppers, vaults, pits, and trenches are all examples of possible confined spaces. Expert has addressed confined space hazards in a wide variety of work environments including construction, chemical manufacturing, gasoline transportation, and government installations.

The rapidly changing work environment typical of construction sites requires a unique approach to occupational health and safety issues. With work experience ranging from residential remodeling to public works mega-projects, Expert can help you ensure that the employees on your job site go home safe at the end of each day.

Noise is a common and insidious occupational health hazard. Expert has extensive experience in noise measurement, noise reduction (design of engineering controls), and hearing protection. Whether the problem is selecting appropriate hearing protectors or performing octave band analysis to select an engineering control, Expert can help you ensure that your employees will be able to hear when they retire.