SEFS Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Litigation Support
Types of forensic investigations and litigation support include:
PRODUCT LIABILITY
Defects in design, manufacturing, or marketing involving property damage, injury, or fatality.
CONSTRUCTION, OSHA, SAFETY ENGINEERING
State and federal regulation issues and consensus standards related to workplace safety and material handling.
EQUIPMENT FAILURES / ACCIDENTS
Proximal and contributory factors leading to failure, including lift engineering and planning, training, inspections, and operations.
MARITIME, NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & MARINE ENGINEERING
Classification society standards, vessel inspection, design and stability, and OSHA and USCG requirements.
Material Handling Equipment and Services
Cranes & Lifting Systems
- Mobile Cranes
- Tower Cranes
- Portal Cranes
- Overhead & Gantry Cranes
- Hoists & Winches
Powered Industrial Trucks
- Forklifts & Pallet Jacks
- Aerial Lifts & Work Platforms
- Conveyor Systems
- Order Pickers
- Material Handling Trucks
Rigging & Slings
- Synthetic & Chain Slings
- Wire Rope & Fittings
- Shackles & Hardware
- Below-the-Hook Devices
- Spreader Bars
Standards & Compliance
- Operator Qualifications
- Training Audits
- Inspection Records
- Lift Planning & Engineering
- Maintenance Assessment
Safety & Risk
- Regulatory Compliance Stability & Overload
- Industry Safety Consensus Standards
- Operation Risk Assessment
- Falling Object Protection
- Operator Visibility Analysis
- Machine Guarding
Marine & Structural Systems
- Shipboard & Vessel Cranes
- Marine Terminals
- Structural Analysis
- HydroStability Calculations
- Heavy Lift Jacking Systems
Regulatory Bodies
- OSHA (29 CFR)
- ANSI / ASME
- ISO Standards
- USCG Requirements
- NIOSH Guidelines
- API
- IACS, Int'l Assoc of Classif. Societies
Representative Forensic Projects
A selection of technically demanding engineering investigations and complex forensic reconstructions involving high-capacity machinery and critical systems.
Failed Shipboard Pedestal Crane
Complex Material Handling System – 300,000-pound System
Portal Cranes Multi-Crane Lift – 250,000-pound Lift
Gantry Jacks – 800,000-pound System