David Atkins, C.W.I.
Safety and Risk Assessment
Mr. Atkins has nearly 30 years of experience investigating and studying quality and safety issues found in industry. He consults in the areas of accident investigation and reconstruction, design review and evaluation, failure analysis, materials evaluation and application, and machinery and product testing. His specific areas of expertise include industrial and construction safety, safety and quality audits, risk assessment, welding and joining, and nondestructive testing.
Representative investigations
- Fitness for use studies of digester equipment in the pulp and paper industry
- Arc flash lockout and tagout procedure evaluation
- Domestic appliance (water heaters, ranges, dishwashers, etc.) operational studies
- Cookware performance and use evaluation and standards development
- Boom and scissors lift tipover studies
- Fall protection procedure and implementation studies
- Risk assessment of equipment used in commerce (exercise, size reduction, production, etc.)
- Safety audits and management implementation evaluation
- Product Operation Manual reviews
- Phased Array Weld integrity evaluation of discharge piping in the country of Jordan
- Fitness for use evaluation of transit authorities’ vehicles
- Rupture of a four thousand cubic foot autoclave vessel
- Develop and implement a quality control process for a life safety apparatus manufacturer
- Collapse of large diameter underground water circulation pipe at power generating facility