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Oil and gas expert witness Jon Marshall discusses how experts build credibility through confidence, honesty, and clear communication, drawing on 19 years of engineering experience and real-world lessons from high-stakes technical and legal environments.
Slip and fall cases require more than subjective opinions. A premises liability expert explains how tribometry, ASTM standards, and objective slip resistance testing are used to evaluate walkway safety and determine whether a property condition contributed to a fall.
Forklift accidents cause thousands of workplace injuries annually, but most are preventable. Drawing from 30 years of investigations nationwide, Alpine Engineering & Design’s forklift expert witness team reveals the key risk factors behind these incidents and engineering solutions that make workplaces safer.
Discover how engineering design analysis revealed critical safety failures in a dump trailer that led to a severe hand injury—and how proper design could have prevented it.
I recently visited Roaring Springs Water Park in Meridian, Idaho, with my family. It’s an amazing park—not just because the kids love it, but because of how well it’s run. As an engineer who designs amusement rides and other equipment, with a strong emphasis on...
Unless you are a sadist in a position of authority, you probably don’t like rules. But sometimes rules are needed. No one likes being told that they have to drive slower than they want, but most of us are glad when one neighbor calls the police on another neighbor...
By Loren Sackett Much to my dear mother’s horror, I loved breaking things as a kid. Now, as an engineer, I sometimes get paid to break things—though not as often as I’d like. Recently, Alpine Engineering & Design worked on the development of a product called the...
TRANSCRIPTION David Smith (00:00): Welcome to the Expert Witness Podcast. I'm your host, David Smith. I'm excited to be here today with John Zeirke. John is a mechanical engineer. He's a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. He is an ACT-R-certified...
Imagine you’re driving a forklift. You’ve been moving pallets all day when you’re asked to pick up an extra-large one. It’s not particularly heavy—just wide and long. You pull up to the pallet and realize your forks are too short to carry it safely. What do you do?...
David Smith (00:03): Welcome to the Expert Witness Podcast. I'm your host, David Smith, and I'm excited to have Nathan Macdonald here with me today. Nathan is a licensed professional engineer, a certified safety professional, and has over a decade of experience...
Conveyor systems are a mechanical device that makes it easy for organizations to transport goods, packages, and supplies. There are multiple different types… Read on to learn about the types of conveyor systems, their operational mechanics, and the advantages and...
Industries like warehousing, construction, and maintenance sometimes require work-at-height to perform tasks that would be otherwise challenging from the ground. This is an area where aerial lifts or mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), can be very helpful. When...