FDRsafety is unmatched for the breadth and depth of our expertise
Some of the nation’s top occupational safety experts and occupational health experts are associated with our firm. They provide consulting and expert witness services.
Mike Gibson
Electrical Safety and NFPA 70E
Mike provides expertise in helping businesses meet the requirements of 70E, an electrical safety standard developed by the National Fire Protection Association that has been adopted by OSHA.
Mike specializes in providing training on meeting electrical safety standards. He has been named to the NIOSH Injury Prevention Council and the OSHA Electrical Federal Best Practice Team and teaches electrical safety at Indiana University Southeast.
Mike Taubitz
Machine Guarding / Lockout-Tagout; Safety Programs
Mike spent many years in top positions at General Motors, including stints as Global Safety Director and Global Regulatory Liaison. He has a strong interest in lean manufacturing and its relationship to safety and in sustainability, and is recognized internationally for his expertise in machine guarding.
Mike assists clients in creating efficient and effective safety programs, especially in manufacturing environments. He is also a contributor to our Safety blog.
Rose McMurray
FMCSA Compliance
Rose retired Jan. 1, 2011 as Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation. In that role, she oversaw the implementation of CSA 2010, a new system for measuring the safety performance of motor carriers that is creating big changes in the industry.
Rose leads FDRsafety’s Transportation Safety Division along with Fred Rine, CEO of FDRsafety. In that role, she provides clients with insight into how to obtain good ratings in CSA 2010 measurements. Good scores are critical for motor carriers, since those scores drive DOT’s enforcement priorities.
Ms. McMurray is the former Assistant Administrator/Chief Safety Officer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, as well as the chief driver behavior executive for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. She is a road safety expert who oversaw the development and implementation of the Compliance, Safety , Accountability (CSA) enforcement scheme and is well positioned to help your organization address safety performance challenges including litigation cases affecting companies and their driver workforce.
Tabitha Thompson
Industrial Hygiene, OSHA Standards, Permit Required Confined Space, Mock OSHA Audits
Tabitha Thompson works with clients to help identify areas of improvement, build successful safety and health programs, conducts compliance audits, provides industrial hygiene services, and serves as an expert witness. She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Safety Professional.
She began her occupational safety and health career in 2008 as an intern with the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she reviewed, and selected values (OSHA PELs, AIHA RELs, AIHA TLVs, OSHA IDLHs, and EOCs) to populate the Protective Action Criteria/Temporary Emergency Exposure Limit database for the Office of Emergency Management.
She continued her work after her internship ended with the Department of Energy by accepting a position to work with Summitec Corporation from 2009 to 2010. In 2010 she accepted a position as an Industrial Hygienist with the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration. She subsequently served as the Area Office Supervisor until 2018, when she took the position of Health Compliance Manager.
Patrick Karol
Safety Management System Assessment
Pat has 20 years experience in the corporate safety departments of two Fortune 500 companies and the federal government, and advises senior leaders on strategies to reduce risk.
Pat has spoken widely at regional and national conferences, and specializes in assessing safety management systems. He is an Area Director for the ASSE Keystone Area.
David Hoover
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWP – Scissor & Boom Lifts); Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
David is a nationally recognized expert on forklift and aerial lift training and has trained more than 10,000 operators and trainers in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks and aerial work platforms across the country.
David assists clients in conducting PIT and AWP safety audits, as well as developing operator and trainer training programs across the U.S. He also conducts forklift accident investigations and serves as an expert witness in forklift accident and injury litigation.
Erwin Brandt
Electrical Safety + ARC Flash
Before starting EWB Engineering, Inc. (now Edmonds Engineering, Inc. – Dewberry Engineers), Erwin worked for the Dupont Company for 22 years as a Power Engineer at various locations throughout North America. Erwin is a Licensed Professional Engineer in several states.
He has significant experience with Arc-Flash Analysis and power systems engineering, as well as 12 years of experience in electrical distribution at all voltage levels up to 69KV, 9 years of experience with instrument and controls in an industrial powerhouse environment with co-generation utilizing PLC and DCS systems, and over 5 years of experience in consulting and sales.
At DuPont, Erwin was instrumental in identifying Arc Flash Hazards and spearheaded the effort to complete several Arc Flash Hazard Analyses for proper PPE requirements before they were mandated and NFPA 70E and recommended by OSHA.
Erwin has completed over 900 arc flash assessments including industrial, commercial, medical and institutional facilities. He has also developed an Electrical Safety Class that meets the requirements of OSHA 1910 Subpart (S) and NFPA conferences throughout the United States.
Kevin Beauregard
State Plan OSHA Programs and OSHA Standards
Kevin Beauregard is the former North Carolina Department of Labor Deputy Commissioner and was the OSH Division Director for one of the nation’s most comprehensive State Plan OSHA programs. He is highly knowledgeable about state OSHA programs. He has extensive experience and expertise in OSHA standards, directives, policies, and procedures.
Kevin is a two-time past chair of the Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association (OSHSPA) and served on the OSHSPA Board in various capacities for nineteen consecutive years from 2003-2021. He served several terms on the federal Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health and the North Carolina Emergency Response Commission. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the NC Occupational Safety and Health Education Research Center at the University of North Carolina. As an expert witness, he has also provided Congressional testimony regarding State Plan OSHA programs.
J. Mike White
Accident Investigation; Risk Assessment
Mike White spent more than 43 years at General Motors, holding positions in operations, manufacturing engineering, facilities engineering, product engineering, planning, industrial engineering, labor relations and safety. Most recently he was Global Director of Safety and Health, leading efforts to establish a cohesive safety function and common safety processes in 175 global operations. He also spent time during his career at NUMMI (GM – Toyota joint venture) where he learned lean manufacturing principles.
Mike consults on risk assessment and management, accident investigation and integrating safety with sustainability and lean manufacturing processes. He serves on the National Safety Council’s Board of Delegates.
Dr. Sarah S. Pavlow
Dental Office Hazard Communication / Bloodborne Pathogen Safety
Sarah S. Pavlow D.M.D. has been in private practice as an Orthodontist since 2005 and is a highly regarded member of her local community. She specializes in guiding dental practices through the 5 steps to GHS compliance. She conducts Hazard Communication and Bloodborne Pathogen employee training sessions that are specific for the dental office, and she is focused on ensuring that dental workers are safe. Dr. Pavlow is an active member of both The American Dental Association and The American Association of Orthodontists.
Joseph Wolfsberger
Combustible Dust; EHS Management Systems; Occupational Health / Industrial Hygiene; Risk Assessment
Joe previously was Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety for Ingersoll Rand Corporation, a global diversified industrial manufacturer. Prior to that, Joe was with Eaton and Baxter International where he served as Vice President, EHS. He has also held a variety of EHS leadership positions with Monsanto Company and OSHA.
Joe specializes in occupational health/industrial hygiene, combustible dust issues, EHS management systems and risk assessment and EHS audit systems. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional.
Luke Contos
Safety Programs; EHS Management Systems; Risk Assessment; Sustainability
Luke previously was a Director, Environment, Health and Safety for TRW Automotive, a global 17B diversified, Tier 1 Supplier, and for several other global automotive suppliers. He has developed, implemented, and trained on safety programs for everything from heavy industry (foundries, steel), to manufacturing (machining and assembly), to next generation (autonomous vehicle facilities). He has not only worked throughout NA, but extensively in SA and Asia as well.
Luke has a diverse EHS expertise base from safety program development, EHS management systems, risk assessment, and EHS audit systems. Luke assists clients in creating efficient and effective safety programs, especially in manufacturing environments and is also an instructor in chemical engineering. He has built sustainability management systems that incorporate environmental, health and safety, and energy.
Donald D. Elswick
Industrial Hygiene
Donald D. Elswick, CIH, CSP, CHMM, CIT, has more than 30 years of government and multi-industry experience, holding several senior positions in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) organizations. He has supported oversight of the implementation of companies EHS policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and practices in government operations, chemical industry, high-speed manufacturing, and food industry.
He is on the Board of Directors of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH), a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), and member of the education committee for American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). I retired as a Commander (CDR) in the United States Navy serving as a Medical Service Corps Officer.
Bob McCall
Construction Safety
Bob McCall has over 35 years of extensive experience in construction safety including roles with general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and construction employer associations. Throughout his career, he has managed safety at the jobsite and corporate levels. He has broad expertise in nearly every facet
of construction safety including fall prevention, trenching and excavation safety, scaffolding, ladders, and personal protective equipment. He guides construction employers in establishing productive safety and health audits, developing functional safety and health programs, conducting beneficial accident investigations, and creating effective safety training programs.
Bob has held leadership positions with many national construction industry associations, including The National Safety Council, The Associated General Contractors of America, and The Association of Union Constructors.
Jack Seybert
OSHA Compliance
Jack spent 13 years as a safety compliance officer with OSHA, conducting more than 850 inspections in general industry and construction. Previously he was safety training coordinator for Homes by Oakwood in Fort Morgan, CO, and spent 23 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a master sergeant.
Paul Bartleson
Corporate Safety and Risk Management
Paul Bartleson has over 30 years of experience in safety and health with almost of that in construction. He worked on behalf on the industry with the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin early in his career and has spent the last 25 years working in a senior leadership position for a well respected, large commercial general contractor in the midwest. He has trained thousands of tradesmen and tradeswomen in that time and performed hundreds of job site audits every year in his role.
He has vast expertise in steel erection, precast concrete erection, crane management, fall protection, trenching and excavation, masonry construction, scaffolding, ladders, rigging and power and had tool safety. Accident investigation and managing the OSHA inspection process are also skills that he has mastered.
Paul has been active nationally with the National Safety Council Construction Division (Past Chair) and the Associated General Contractors. Regionally he has been active in the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC of Wisconsin), Badgerland ASSP, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin (Current Chair of chapter safety committee) and helped found the Madison Area Construction Safety Professionals Association.
Jeff Dierdorf
Jeff spent over 22 years at United States Steel, most recently leading their global safety and industrial hygiene organization for 13 years. Jeff also spent over 16 year at specialty steel producer Allegheny Ludlum leading their corporate-wide safety, industrial hygiene, medical, and workers’ compensation efforts. Jeff consults on safety and health leadership, HSE management systems and auditing, risk assessment and analysis, as well as industrial hygiene issues.
Jeff has held leadership roles on both national and international levels including serving as Chair of the American Iron and Steel Institute’s Occupational Health and Safety Committee from 2006 to 2009, and Chair of the World Steel Association’s Committee on Occupational Safety and Occupational Health from 2008 through 2011. Jeff has also served as a member of the Board of Delegates to the National Safety Council and the Board of Trustees of the Industrial Health
Foundation.
