Work involving chemical exposure, with or without chemical explosion, generally covers:
Reconstruction of accidents involving chemicals, gases and hazardous materials determines whether such chemicals, gases and materials caused or contributed to an accident. Reconstruction of accidents involving failure of materials of construction determines whether the materials failed due to unsuitability in use under intended conditions or their use was outside of intended conditions of use, according to instructions, specifications, codes or standards. Work in this area also generally includes determining whether revision of packaging, containment, method of use and/or warnings and the instructions for use was required for safety.
- determining whether containment systems or packaging for chemicals and gases were:
- defective in design, manufacture or installation
- lacked adequate warnings
- determining whether the manner that chemicals or gases were used was hazardous
MAAFE- determining whether the hazardous use of the chemicals was due to:
- the instructions for use
- deviation from the instructions for use
- as a result of a lack of instructions for safe use
- household cleaning chemicals in plastic bottles
- industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals in barrels
- industrial and commercial cleaning chemicals used in cleaning equipment at the time of accident
- uncured concrete (cement, aggregate and water) delivered pre-mixed by truck
- dry cement, and dry concrete (cement and aggregate) in packaging for mixing with water
MAAFE- fasteners and associated fastened materials (at each end of the fastener) used in various ways with various equipment and components, including industrial, commercial, and residential equipment and components
- determining the chemicals involved in the explosion, when there is an explosion
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- determining if other chemicals were inadvertently involved
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Consultation is available before starting a case. We invite you to
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Consultation with James D. Madden, PE, a Professional Engineer, and Forensic
Engineering Consulting and Testifying Expert Witness, is available to the client at all
times during the work - before, during, and after the investigation,
engineering analysis, reconstruction, report, and any other work on the case.
The qualifications of James D. Madden, P.E., Senior Forensic Engineer, Consulting and Testifying
Forensic Engineer and Accident Reconstruction Engineer,
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Over the last 28 years we have regularly worked on accidents which occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and nearby, including inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, with reports and testimony. During these 28 years we have also worked on accidents which occurred in other states, and equipment and facilities located in other states, with inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, from Utah to Vermont, to North Carolina, with reports and testimony for these accidents, when applicable.
eographic Area of Practice - North America
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This makes chemicals with incomplete Warnings or Warnings which are erroneous to one degree or another, a particular hazard, particularly with chemicals sold outside industrial commerce. Chemicals sold outside industrial commerce can be very dangerous. These chemicals are sold to the general public for personal use and for use in their homes and gardens, to professionals who use them in their work activities, such as in cleaning, maintenance and construction, to farmers and to others for various uses. Chemicals sold to the general public, farmers, professionals and others outside industrial commerce include cleaning products, maintenance products (for example, pool chemicals), pesticides, herbicides, building materials, personal care products, etc. Many of these chemicals are dangerous, either when in contact with body parts and/or from violent interactions with other chemicals sold outside industrial commerce, as well as chemicals sold within industrial commerce. Warnings are extremely important for the safe use of chemicals and materials that contain chemicals.
The use of Warnings with chemicals is regulated by legislation and codes and standards with requirements for providing significant safety information in
Only very rarely is a chemical pure when sold in commerce. Essentially all chemical products are mixtures of chemicals, both chemicals desired to be in the mixture and chemicals which are too difficult or expensive to remove from the mixture. This is true of chemicals sold to the public and chemicals sold to professionals and industry. A particular concern with chemicals is that the exact hazard is usually cloaked in mystery until the exact composition of the chemical is known. From a practical standpoint this information can only come from the supplier of the chemical in the form of a Warning.
Often the most important protection available is personal protective equipment. This is a form of safeguard. However, Warnings are required to inform the user as to when such protection is required and what specific protection is required. Warnings also must perform well in the areas of informing the user of the consequences of contact and chemical interactions, on how to avoid contact and chemical interactions, and what to do if they come into contact with chemicals.
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during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering designed for the safe use and production of chemicals, gases and materials, and worked in industrial operations involving chemicals, gases and materials
● verbal reports, by telephone or in face-to-face conferences
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the client's choice of any, or all, of the following:
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Our work investigating, analyzing and reconstructing accidents, and presenting the results, may include any
or all of the following, depending on the needs of the case:
● inspection of the accident site, such as a roadway, outdoor facilities, building or industrial facilities
● inspection of the involved equipment, during operation (such as industrial equipment), or in damaged
condition (such as crashed vehicles)
● interviewing witnesses (often during the inspection of the accident site, product and/or equipment)
● coordinating or interfacing with others while they are preparing specialized exhibits such as video
animations and videos of demonstrations
● review and study of case documents, evidence and applicable codes, standards and recommended practices
● written reports and affidavits, and exhibits
● drawings, calculations, graphical analyses, computer analyses, etc.
as required to analyze and reconstruct the accident, and
to present the engineering analysis and reconstruction
● testing accident items and exemplar items (such as consumer products)
● photography and/or video of the accident site and involved equipment
● testimony in deposition, trial and arbitration
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● written reports and affidavits
● deposition testimony, including video deposition
● trial testimony and arbitration testimony
James D. Madden, P.E., while performing Forensic Engineering work full-time for over
the last 28 years, for both plaintiff and defendant, has to date:
orensic Engineering Work by Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E.
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● completed over 1000 cases
● written and issued over 600 reports
● testified in over 90 depositions
● written and issued over 60 affidavits
● testified in over 75 trials
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Our Engineering Analysis of accidents involving Chemicals, Gases and Materials includes, as appropriate, investigation, engineering analysis and reconstruction of the accident, as required to address the issues.
Work involving materials failure, particularly securement failure, such as fasteners failing to secure items, generally covers:
- determining whether materials which failed, whether failing mechanically or failing to secure attachment,
were:
- defective in design, manufacture or installation
- were the proper materials for the use
- lacked adequate warnings for their proper use to avoid creating a hazardous condition
- determining whether the manner in which the materials were used created a hazardous condition
MAAFE- determining whether the failure of the materials which failed was due to:
- the instructions for use
- deviation from the instructions for use
- as a result of a lack of instructions for safe use
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● attended engineering seminars presented by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers
regularly attend additional technical courses and seminars each year to meet the requirements for continuing engineering education for the Professional Engineer's license
● over 40 years of engineering experience, with:
● 17 years experience in industrial operations, engineering design and construction assistance
● 28 years experience in forensic engineering, including:
● working on over 1000 cases
● issuing over 600 reports and over 60 affidavits
● testifying in over 90 depositions and over 75 trials
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took 4 college courses in physics and 8 college courses in chemistry, including Physical Chemistry, which covers the physics and physical aspects of chemicals and chemical reactions, including chemical explosions
during 17 years working in industrial operations and design engineering routinely specified materials of construction for equipment, components and facilities
over 20 incidents involving chemicals, gases and materials, have been investigated and reconstructed as part of the forensic engineering work during the last 28 years, including chemical explosions and material failures
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earned 2 Engineering degrees, Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering, and took additional post-degree coursework, with coursework in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and normal psychology
at the start of forensic work, completed refresher and additional post-degree college credit coursework and continuing education coursework in mechanical engineering, metallurgy and materials
earned the Professional Engineers license (P.E.) by taking the National Council of Engineering Examiners' (NCEE) examination in Fundamentals of Engineering and the Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering sections of the NCEE examination in Principles and Practices of Engineering
designated a Diplomate Forensic Engineer by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers in accordance with the standards of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)
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prescribed forms. These requirements take into consideration the very restricted role that Safeguards can take in use of chemicals, thus putting the safety burden on Warnings, particularly for the public and professionals outside industrial commerce. This important safety role for Warnings is also true for similar hazardous materials which are hazardous at least partially because they contain chemicals. Other hazardous material which are primarily chemicals or in which chemicals are an important factor include such materials as concrete, (dry) cement and some wall board formulations.
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Our work includes engineering analysis of the containment or delivery method of the associated chemicals, gases and hazardous materials. Our work includes engineering analysis of materials of construction, and reconstruction of containment failure and material failure, including securement failure, when such has occurred. Our work includes assessment of the activities of persons involved in the accident, chemical delivery, and/or materials failure, particularly in regard to the handling of hazardous material and/or the failure of materials. Our work includes assessment of the use of safeguards and warnings, and their effectiveness, and assessment of the adherence to instructions for use and adherence to applicable codes, standards and recommended practices on the part of the user, manufacturer, supplier, etc.
Our work with Chemicals, Gases and Materials is largely about the properties of these chemicals, gases and materials and the consequences of these properties. Our work includes determination of the cause(s) of accidents associated with these materials, including issues with labeling, delivery and containment of chemicals and gases, and correct use of materials of construction. These accidents may include contact with chemicals, gases and other hazardous materials, such as uncured concrete, which results in injury, usually chemical burns or injury from inhalation, and chemical explosions, often with household chemicals, resulting in injury or property damage. These accidents may involve failure of materials of construction, including containment materials and securement materials. Insofar as failure of materials of construction is a factor in equipment or component failure, this work would overlap with our work with equipment and components as described elsewhere in this website.
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