Main Office and Laboratory in Malvern Pennsylvania

• Investigative and research Investigative and research services services

• Expert testimonyExpert testimony

• Court-qualified engineers, Court-qualified engineers, architects, meteorologists, and architects, meteorologists, and scientists scientists

• Thousands of investigations Thousands of investigations

• Hundreds of hours of court Hundreds of hours of court testimonytestimony..

Accident InvestigationAccident Investigation

Concise EvaluationConcise Evaluation

Expert TestimonyExpert Testimony

Skilled AnalysisSkilled Analysis

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Our goal is to provide skilled investigation, analysis, evaluation, Our goal is to provide skilled investigation, analysis, evaluation, guidance and expert testimony. Each year we are called upon to guidance and expert testimony. Each year we are called upon to serve hundreds of times, in assignments ranging from minor serve hundreds of times, in assignments ranging from minor incident investigations to personal injury and financial loss cases of incident investigations to personal injury and financial loss cases of major proportions.major proportions.

We help our clients see We help our clients see beyond the narrow view beyond the narrow view of an incident, to uncover of an incident, to uncover a broader understanding a broader understanding of the case itself. of the case itself.

This approach is This approach is especially useful in especially useful in clarifying situations clarifying situations where the facts and where the facts and incident causes are incident causes are ambiguous.ambiguous.

• Clients benefit from our expert’s "hands-on" Clients benefit from our expert’s "hands-on" case responsibilitycase responsibility

• Engineers or scientists are assigned to the Engineers or scientists are assigned to the case from start to finishcase from start to finish

• Dedicated to service, our experts keep clients Dedicated to service, our experts keep clients informed on investigative and analytical informed on investigative and analytical progress discussing the case at your progress discussing the case at your convenience and answering questions as they convenience and answering questions as they occur.occur.

Ronald J Cohen, P.E. Richard E Daniels, P.E.Richard C Moakes, CEng

It’s about highly qualified and “street-smart” experts…

David M Kenney, A.I.A., NCARB Warren Lieberman Paul KirschHoward P. Medoff, Ph.DHoward P. Medoff, Ph.D

Paul A Tutton, P.E.Paul A Tutton, P.E. Karl E Schreiter Jr., P.E.Karl E Schreiter Jr., P.E.

Joseph M McCarey, Joseph M McCarey, C.F.P.S.C.F.P.S.

Ezra S Krendel, Sc.M.Ezra S Krendel, Sc.M.

Melvin R Kantz, Ph.DMelvin R Kantz, Ph.DCHMMCHMM

Ronald P DurrRonald P Durr

Russell J Kolmus III, P.ERussell J Kolmus III, P.E.

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Vehicular accident reconstruction Vehicular accident reconstruction Airbag analysisAirbag analysisIndustrial lift trucksIndustrial lift trucksMotorcycles Motorcycles Golf cartsGolf carts

All terrain vehiclesAll terrain vehiclesWatercraftWatercraftAircraftAircraftRailroadRailroad

Accident Reconstruction

•Building and site evaluationsBuilding and site evaluations•Codes and standards reviewCodes and standards review•Slip/trip/fall evaluationsSlip/trip/fall evaluations•Construction safetyConstruction safety•ADA evaluationsADA evaluations

Premises LiabilityPremises Liability

•Construction and design Construction and design •Compliance with ADA, OSHA, Compliance with ADA, OSHA, ANSI, ASTM, CABO, BOCA, ANSI, ASTM, CABO, BOCA, ICC, and NFPAICC, and NFPA•Design and construction contract Design and construction contract evaluationsevaluations

• Determine the cause and origin of fires.Determine the cause and origin of fires.• Conduct general fire investigations.Conduct general fire investigations.• Evaluate fire progression.Evaluate fire progression.• Assess operation and technology of Assess operation and technology of fire fighting techniques.fire fighting techniques.• Evaluate organization and operation Evaluate organization and operation of fire fighting agencies on land and in of fire fighting agencies on land and in maritime environments.maritime environments.

Cause & OriginCause & Origin

•Food poisoningFood poisoning•StorageStorage•SpoilageSpoilage•Hot food burnsHot food burns•ManufacturingManufacturing•TestingTesting•Quality Control Quality Control •FDA complianceFDA compliance

Food Products LiabilityFood Products Liability

CES Consulting Scientist Paul Kirsch is the current laboratory committee chairperson of the Philadelphia Section of the Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug Officials. He is an active member of the ASTM F26 Committees for Food Equipment, E-50 for Environmental Assessment (Mold), and the American Society of Safety Engineers.

• Chemical and physical hazardsChemical and physical hazards• Acids, caustics, oxidizers, toxic Acids, caustics, oxidizers, toxic

chemicalschemicals• Workplace exposuresWorkplace exposures• Regulatory ComplianceRegulatory Compliance• Material Safety Data Sheets Material Safety Data Sheets

(MSDS)(MSDS)• Consumer productsConsumer products• Labels, Placards and WarningsLabels, Placards and Warnings• Chemistry and materials Chemistry and materials

engineeringengineering• Certified Hazardous Materials Certified Hazardous Materials

ManagementManagement

Hazardous MaterialsHazardous Materials

• Biomechanical evaluation of accidentsBiomechanical evaluation of accidents• Relating trauma to injuryRelating trauma to injury• Design and failure of medical and mechanical Design and failure of medical and mechanical

products. products. • Motor vehicle accident dynamics and occupant Motor vehicle accident dynamics and occupant

kinematicskinematics• Paratransit accidentsParatransit accidents• Slip/trip/fall accidentsSlip/trip/fall accidents• Playground and amusement ride accidentsPlayground and amusement ride accidents• Automatic door accidentsAutomatic door accidents• Orthopedic implant failuresOrthopedic implant failures• Exercise equipment, woodworking equipment, Exercise equipment, woodworking equipment,

and athletic and industrial protective equipment. and athletic and industrial protective equipment.

Biomechanical EngineeringBiomechanical Engineering

Roadways/Highways and BridgesRoadways/Highways and Bridges

Highway design and Highway design and maintenancemaintenanceTraffic safetyTraffic safetyBridge/access way designBridge/access way designStorm water drainageStorm water drainage

IntersectionsIntersectionsRailroad crossingsRailroad crossingsParking lotsParking lotsWork zonesWork zonesSewerage and water facilities Sewerage and water facilities Accident reconstructionAccident reconstruction

Roadways/Highways and BridgesRoadways/Highways and Bridges"Galloping Gertie“ - An infamous bridge failure

The original, 5,939-foot-long Tacoma Narrows Bridge, popularly known as "Galloping Gertie," opened to traffic on July 1, 1940 after two years of construction, linking Tacoma and Gig Harbor. It collapsed just four months later during a 42-mile-per-hour wind storm on Nov. 7, 1940.

I-35 Mississippi River Bridge Collapse August 1, 2007I-35 Mississippi River Bridge Collapse August 1, 2007

• Machine guardingMachine guarding• PressesPresses• Systems failure analysisSystems failure analysis• MetalsMetals• Composite materialsComposite materials• Tires Tires • TextilesTextiles• RubberRubber• PlasticsPlastics• GlassGlass• WoodWood

Products LiabilityProducts Liability

DesignDesign SpecificationSpecification Construction Construction Workmanship and work quality issuesWorkmanship and work quality issues Products and components employed Products and components employed MaintenanceMaintenance Collapses Collapses SettlementSettlement General facility damageGeneral facility damage Structural degradation Structural degradation Wet basementsWet basements Injury to non-construction personsInjury to non-construction persons Damage to adjacent facilities. Damage to adjacent facilities. Building codes, ordinances, and other codesBuilding codes, ordinances, and other codes

Construction LiabilityConstruction Liability

• On-site treatment malfunctionsOn-site treatment malfunctions• Sewer collection system operations Sewer collection system operations • Treatment plant operations Treatment plant operations • Maintenance activitiesMaintenance activities• Evaluation of quality of inlet water Evaluation of quality of inlet water • Evaluation of the impact on streams and aquifersEvaluation of the impact on streams and aquifers

Water TreatmentWater Treatment

Inspect building failuresInspect building failuresResearch codes and Research codes and

ordinancesordinancesInterpret contract Interpret contract

requirementsrequirementsEvaluate project financial Evaluate project financial

arrangementsarrangementsAnalyze construction Analyze construction

logistics and scheduleslogistics and schedules

ArchitectureArchitecture