4+ Decades of Case Precedent, Expert Summary Opinion Reports, Factsheets, Site Inspections, Deposition Questions and Discovery Assistance.

Areas of Specialty:

Workplace Safety Management and Engineering

  • General Industry and Manufacturing

  • Construction

  • Agricultural

  • Marine / Offshore

  • Multi-employer Worksites

  • Job Safety Analysis

  • Core Principles of Hazard Control

  • Workplace Safety Training

  • Safety Inspection Techniques

  • Lockout/Tagout

  • Color Coding

  • Work Permits

  • Confined Space Entry

  • Causes / Prevention of Dust Explosions

Premises Safety Engineering and Management

  • Stairs, Ramps, and Level Surfaces

  • Small Changes in Elevation

  • Slip and Trip-Type Falls

  • Coefficient of Friction Testing

  • Falling Merchandise

  • Lighting Surveys

  • Building Codes – IBC, NFPA, ANSI, ADA

  • Commercial, Retail, Public, and Private

Product Safety Engineering

  • Hazard Identification, Evaluation, and Control Techniques

  • Adequate Warnings and Instructions

Fall Prevention

  • Stairs, Ramps, and Level Surfaces

  • Floor Holes and Openings

  • Design of Fall Protection Systems

  • Ladders / Handhold-Foothold Systems

  • Scaffolding

  • Falls from Vehicles

Materials Handling

  • Mechanical Materials Handling

  • Manual Lifting and Force Application

  • NIOSH, TLV, 3DSSPP Lifting Guidelines

  • Crane, Hoist, and Forklift Operations

  • Conveyor and Auger Systems

  • Load and Cargo Restraint

  • Back-up Alarms

Machine Guarding

  • Point of Operation

  • Functional Components

  • Mechanical Power Transmission

  • Presence Sensing Devices

  • Interlocks

Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics

  • Human Physical, Physiological, Psychological and Cultural Capabilities and Limitations

  • Visual Acuity / Line of Sight

  • Dark Adaptation

  • Reaction Time


Unique Nelson & Associates Resources:

  • Large current and historical safety engineering library regarding subject matter listed above.

  • Special collections:

    • 50 years+ National Safety Council publications.

    • 35 years+ ICB, UBC, SBC, NFPA Building Codes plus all editions of ANSI A17.1 and ADA

    • OSHA since 1971.

    • Special textbook collections regarding Industrial Safety, Machine Guarding, Construction Safety, Manual Lifting, Product Safety, Fall Protection and Prevention, and Human Factors Engineering.

    • 40 years+ Agricultural Machinery Standards.