Expert witness
We provide expert witnesses who are specialists in their fields of expertise. They have extensive experience in inspections and investigation, working with both the Plaintiffs and Defendants in workplace injury and public liability matters. Resumes can be provided upon request.
Our experts provide independent opinions to judges, the jury and the magistrates to support their understanding of the matter at hand and the facts.
- Systems of work
- Manual handling injuries, musculoskeletal disorders including occupational overuse syndrome
- Slips, trips, falls
- Stairs
- Assessment of the musculoskeletal system and structure and of the spine, including lifting, repetitive movements, and reaching
- Computer-based workstations and office layouts
- Slips, trips and falls, including testing and measurement
- Machinery/plant/tools, including conveyors, scaffolding and ladders
- Transport accidents, including cars, tractors, trucks, forklifts and bicycles
- Traffic management
- Pedestrian safety
- Product liability
- Disabled access compliance (DDA)
Occupational health and safety
- Former WorkSafe Victoria, Senior Ergonomist/Inspector/Mining Inspector
- Legislative compliance
- Policies
- Procedures
- Safe systems of work
- Induction
- Training
- Personal protective equipment
- Plant guarding
- Dry cleaning plant
- Concrete manufacturing
- Manufacturing plant
- Wood chipping machines/guarding
Slips trips and falls within/from/on
- Within supermarkets
- Public spaces
- Workspaces
- Steps and stairs
- Sail providers
- Wool sheds and the shearing industry
- Pathways and platforms
- Rail work
- Construction industry
- Trucks and vehicles
- Chairs
- Height
- Footpaths
- Theatre/stage
- Musical performance
- Performing arts, stage screen
Manual handling including lifting, pushing, pulling and repetitious tasks across a variety of industries
- Lifting, carrying and general manual handling and manual task
- Repetitious tasks
- Push pull assessments on various surfaces including carpet, concrete and other surfaces
- Cleaning tasks and repetitious handling
- Assessment of train console controls for force, repetition, and function for excessive manual handling to identify fit for purpose
- Supermarkets,
- Distribution centres
- Pick and pack tasks
- Task analysis
- Desks and workstations
- Design and design aspects for a variety of items
- Usability
- Furniture stores and movement
- Abattoirs, meat works and rendering works
- Food manufacturing
- Gym assessments
- Carpet push/pull assessments
- Repetitive manufacturing task and store rooms tasks
- Picking and packing tasks and
- High force and heavy tasks
- Use of reach and high reach trucks
- Working with roll cages
- Pushing and pulling and reaching tasks within manufacturing and food manufacturing sites
- Palletising work and work around pallets
- Office based work including workstation assessments, laptop assessment
- Assessment of working from home environments and
- Travel to and from home and carrying equipment including laptops
- Airline catering and manual handling
- Manual handling in and around kitchens
- Health care, patient handling, aged care, supported accommodation
- Community health
- Private health practice
- Health care equipment handling, cleaning and systems of work
- Patient slings hoists and transfer
- Patient handling equipment
- Health care facility design
- Cleaning services within the airline industry
- Design of equipment, buildings etc
- Cleaning equipment including high force, repetition, and awkward postures
- Injuries as a result of driving a vehicle such as neck and shoulder injuries
- Driving forklifts and pick trucks
- Kitchens
- Linen services
- Struck by objects in and around food manufacturing
- Metal manufacturing
- Mail and postal work
- Call centre work and use of computers and telephones
- Tree lopping
- Landscape gardening
- Council work
- Bunk beds
- Prisons, forensic centres and police station
- Rail
- Performing arts
- Stage
Construction work including
- Manual handling
- “ A” frames
- Scaffolding fit for purpose
- Swing stages
- Construction sites
- Slips, trips and falls
- Systems of work, policies and procedures
- Struck by falling equipment and produce
- Site maintenance
Occupational Therapist
- Return to work
- Soft tissue injury management
- Occupational rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation hospitals
- Disability access
- Private Practice
- Pain management
- Activities of daily living
- Home assessments