Phil Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Manchester

Associate at Burgoynes. Forensic investigation of engineering incidents and personal injury accidents for commercial, legal and insurance clients.Provision of independent and impartial expert witness advice.Mechanical engineering investigations: Collapse and overturning of static structures Failures or incidents involving industrial machinery, pressure vessels, pipework, vehicles, lifting equipment etc. Investigations into escapes of water, oil and other fluids. Product liability investigationsPersonal injury investigations: Fatal and serious accidents resulting in HSE or Local Authority investigation / prosecution, in particular requiring mechanical engineering expertise. Accidents involving domestic appliances, consumer products, sports equipment, mobility aids, hand and power tools Accidents involving industrial machinery, vehicles, plant and equipment, safe systems of work and risk assessments. Slips, trips and falls from height, including stairway falls. Accidents involving ladders, stepladders, scaffolding, access towers, access machinery etc.

Principal of Design & Safety Consultants (UK) Ltd, responsible for Mechanical, Structural, Ergonomic and Risk assessments of amusement devices to British and other standards. Investigation and analysis of machinery failures and accidents. Preparation of engineering Expert Witness reports for civil litigation.Member of the Management and Standards Committees of the National Association for Fairground and Leisure Industry Certification (NAFLIC), member of the International Standards Harmonisation Committee.

Responsible for the co-ordination of multi-disciplinary teams of engineers in the design verification of multi-million pound high thrill rides. Oversight and responsibility for work within rail, structural design, human factors and ergonomics, mining, CE marking, marketing and commercial activities, risk assessment & closeout, and contributing towards other mechanical engineering projects throughout the company. Provision of expert evidence and experts reports for the Courts in personal injury civil litigation cases through sister company RHMA.

Coordination of multidisciplinary teams of up to 10-12 staff, including mechanical engineers, electrical engineers and ergonomists to ensure the safe assessment of multi-million pound complex machinery systems with potential for multiple fatalities, including review of the design, confirmation that the as built device conforms to design and subsequent pre-use inspection and testing.Investigation of mechanical, structural and control system malfunctions and failures as part of a complete design verification service.Provision of expert evidence and joint experts reports for the Courts in personal injury civil litigation cases.

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Multiple placements working as part of teams, through the Thermal, Stress Analysis, Production, Mass Control and Contracts departments, to ensure that reliable spacecraft were designed and built on time.