Joe DeFranco, CSP

Raleigh, North Carolina

General Specialty

Accident Reconstruction
Chemical Safety
Construction
Crane and Rigging
Electrical Safety
Heavy/Large Machinery
Machine Guarding
Mining
OSHA
Safety
Slips/Trips/Falls
Workplace Accidents
Workplace Safety

Specialty Focus

Accident Analysis
Accident Investigation
Accident Prevention
Accident Reconstruction
Aerial Lift
Chemical Accidents
Confined Space
Construction
Construction Accidents
Construction Injuries
Construction Safety
Construction Site Work
Crane Accidents
Crane Safety
Cranes
Crush Hazards
Dropped Objects
Electrocution
Equipment and Machinery
Fall Protection
Forklifts
General Industry
Hazardous Materials
Industrial Accidents
Ladders
Lockout Tagout
Machine Guarding
MSHA
OSHA
OSHA Violations
Personal Injury
Rigging & Signaling
Risk Management
Safety OSHA
Scaffolding
Slip and Fall
Struck-by
Trip and Fall
Workers Compensation
Workplace Accidents
Wrongful Death

Primary Areas of Expertise


OSHA & Workplace/Construction Safety

OSHA & MSHA Compliance and Citation Issues

MSHA Part 48 & 46

Forklift & Aerial Lift

Rigging & Signalperson

Accident Investigations & Industrial Accidents

Multi-Employer Worksites


I have over 25 years of experience in construction, industrial, and crane safety and have been a Board Certified Safety Professional since 2001. As the owner and primary safety consultant for Safety Consulting Specialists, Inc., I develop and evaluate safety and health programs, and provide safety training, consulting, and crane safety services to a wide variety of industries nationwide.

I have provided expert witness services since 2007 and have been retained in over 40 cases for OSHA 1910 and 1926 matters. I handle cases for both plaintiffs and the defense, including case reviews, case development, written reports, deposition, and testimony.

 

Experienced in:

  • Workplace Accidents, including catastrophic injury and fatality cases
  • OSHA & MSHA Compliance and Citation Issues
  • MSHA Part 48 & 46
  • Accident Investigations
  • Multi-Employer Worksites
  • Crane Accidents
  • Crane Safety
  • Mobile and Overhead Cranes
  • Rigging & Signalperson
  • Fall Protection
  • Trenching and Excavation
  • Confined Space
  • Scaffolding
  • Forklift, Aerial Lift
  • Struck-By/Caught-Between Hazards
  • Electrical Safety
  • Chemical Safety including lead, silica, hexavalent chromium and ammonia safety
  • Noise
  • Machine Guarding
  • PPE
  • Hand and Power Tool Safety
  • Lockout/Tagout

 

Education

  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BS, Safety, Health and Environmental Applied Sciences, Safety Science. 1995

 

Credentials

  • Board Certified Safety Professional (since 2001)
  • OSHA 500 Outreach Trainer
  • NCCCO (Certified Crane) Operator-all mobile and tower cranes
  • NCCCO (Certified Crane) Inspector-all mobile and tower cranes
  • MSHA Certified Instructor
  • Certified Independent STAR Assessor
  • Professional Member of ASSP (American Society of Safety Professionals)

 

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