expert witness company profile
Olver & Rawden
Consulting Forensic Engineers
Address:
Olver and Rawden Building
Green Lane
Balsall Common, Coventry
CV7 7EJ
Telephone:
01676 532058
Fax:
01676 533267
DX:
13703 Balsall Common
Website:
Branch Offices:
Chichester
Contact:
Mr Steven A Rawden
Regions Served:
Scotland,
England,
Europe, overseas
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Specialisms
- Insurance
- Insurance Claims Investigation
- Liability: Employer'S/Public/Product/Professional Indemnity (Business)
- Dermatology
- Occupational Skin Diseases/Dermatitis
- Ear Nose And Throat Medicine/Otorhinolaryngology
- Tinnitus/Industrial Deafness
- Musculo-Skeletal Injury/Diseases
- Repetitive Strain Injuries
- Vibration White Finger/Raynaud'S Disease/Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
- Respiratory/Chest Diseases/Injuries
- Industrial Lung Diseases
- Asbestosis
- Asthma
- Personal Injury/Fatal Accident
- Personal Injury Causes
- Falling/Tripping/Slipping Accidents
- Hazards (Personal Injury Causes)
- Workplace Hazards
- Domestic Hazards
- Manual Handling/Lifting
- Lighting/Visibility Hazards
- Sports/Leisure Injuries
- Children'S Play Area Accidents (Personal Injury)
- Environmental Health
- Notifiable Diseases
- Consumer Protection/Safety/Trading Standards
- Product Liability
- Product Defects/Injuries
- Child Safety (Consumer Safety)
- Industrial Products
- Wood/Woodworking/Furniture
- Protective Clothing/Helmets
- Household/Kitchen Goods
- Nursery Products
- Sports/Leisure
- Snorkel/Scuba Diving
- Leisure/Entertainment Facilities
- Safety Issues (Leisure/Entertainment Facilities)
- Theme/Leisure Parks And Equipment
- Building/Construction Problems
- Negligence (Construction)
- Professional Negligence (Architecture/Construction)
- Personal Injury (Property Insurance)
- Construction Works
- Health And Safety (Construction Works)
- Access/Scaffolding
- Demolition Work
- Structures/Structural Engineering
- Structural Defects
- Construction Failure
- Building Services Engineering
- Health And Safety (Buildings)
- Civil Engineering
- Health And Safety (Civil Engineering)
- Accident Investigation (Civil Engineering)
- Agriculture
- Insurance Claims (Agriculture)
- Health And Safety/Accidents (Agriculture)
- Agricultural Machinery
- Agricultural Vehicles/Road Use
- Forestry/Trees
- Forestry Operations/Safety
- Engineering Testing/Failure/Disputes
- Product Failure/Defect Analysis
- Professional Negligence (Engineering/Production)
- Machinery/Product Disputes
- Engineering/Production Health And Safety
- Industrial Premises Health And Safety Compliance
- Safety Engineering
- Safe Work Processes
- Hazard Assessment (Health And Safety)
- Protective Equipment (Health And Safety)
- Machine Guarding
- Industrial Accident/Injury Investigation
- Occupational Health
- Handling/Lifting Health And Safety
- Engineering Machinery/Tools/Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Lifting/Handling Machinery
- Lifts/Escalators/Hoists
- Chemicals/Materials
- Chemical Hazards/Incidents
- Chemical Explosion/Fire Hazards
- Chemicals (Effect On Health)
- Electrical Engineering
- Forensic Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Safety/Accidents
- Electric Appliances
- Computer Technology (Information Technology)
- Health/Safety (It)
- Vdu Regulations
- Distribution/Warehousing Systems
- Loading/Unloading Safety/Security
- Freight Security/Safety (All Types Of Transport)
- Road Traffic Accident/Offence Investigation/Reconstruction
- Road Traffic Accident Investigation (General)
- Road Traffic Accident Reconstruction
- Accident Scene Reports/Plans/Photographs/Videos (Rtas)
- Driver Factors (Rtas)
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Experience
Have experience of:
- Professional negligence
- Personal injury
- Giving evidence in court (as verified by referee)
- Legal aid
Number of reports instructed to provide within the past 3 years: 500 plus (company-wide)
Number of times given evidence as an expert witness in court* within the past 3 years: 50 plus (company-wide)
Number of new instructions from solicitors per year: 200 plus (company-wide)
Training courses (designed specifically for expert witness) attended in the legal aspects of:
- report writing
- giving evidence in court
- responsibilities of a single joint expert
* Court includes all Civil and Criminal Courts as well as Tribunals, Coroners/Inquests, Inquiries, Arbitrations and Civil Courts outside the UK. It does NOT include appearances at House of Commons Select Committee Inquiries -
Professional Memberships
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
- Expert Witness Institute
- UK Slip Resistance Group
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Experts
- Mr Steven Rawden: BSc (1975); MSc (1978); Chartered Engineer (1980); Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1992); MEWI ; Eur Ing ; MIOSH
- Mr Peter Hebblethwaite: BSc (1947); NDA (1949); Chartered Engineer (1979); MIAgrE (1979); MSc (1952)
- Dr Clive Mumford: BSc (1956); PhD (1970); DSc (1986); Chartered Engineer (1964); MIChemE (1964)
- Mr Steven Mason: BSc (1968); MICE (1974); CEng (1974)
- Mr Simon Tutton: LCGI (Traffic Accident Investigation) (2002); MITAI (1991)
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Additional Information
Olver & Rawden was established in 1961 and specialises in the production of CPR-compliant reports. Engineers in all major disciplines with court experience and training in report writing and their duties as Single Joint Experts.
We particularly specialise in:
- Musculoskeletal disorders (RSI, WRULD, VWF)
- Slipping, tripping, falling
- Manual handling
- Respiratory diseases (asbestosis, asthma, mesothelioma)
- Noise-induced deafness
- Health and safety audit and assessment
- Road traffic accident investigation and reconstruction
- Mechanical handling
- Personal protective equipment
- Materials analysis
- Ladder accidents
- Agricultural accidents
- Horticultural accidents
- Factory accidents
- Product liability, specification and performance disputes
- Construction site accidents
- Working at height
- Ergonomic issues
- DIY accidents.