Ken Taylor Expert Witness

71 Beaufort Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, FY2 9AG
Tel: 01253 596308 Mobile: 07721 300449, Fax: 01253 596818
forensic.engineer@tiscali.co.uk www.forensicengineer.org.uk

Expertise - personal injury

Accidents at work and to the public.
Manual handling (back injuries etc.
Vibration white finger (VWF) (HAVS).
Work related upper limb disorders (WRULDs).
Slipping, tripping, trapping, burning, scalding.
Lacerations, electric shock, drowning.
Work related hearing loss.
Asbestosis. Pleural mesothelioma.
Carbon monoxide poisoning (CO).
Occupational asthma.
Sick building syndrome.
Exposure to harmful substances.
Passive smoking injuries.
Lifts, hoists and escalator injuries.
Machinery and construction site injuries.

Expertise - building services disputes

Heating boilers, pumps.
Radiators, convectors, fan coil units.
Piping and ducting.
Hot water systems.
Ventilation systems, fans, filtration.
Fume exhaust systems.
Air conditioning, refrigeration, humidification
Excessive noise.
Water supply.
Plumbing.
Drainage.
Flooding.
Compressed air systems.
Lifts and escalators.
glazing

Brief background

Qualifications Eur Ing, CEng, FCIBSE, FIPlant E, FSOE, FCMI, FIPHE, RP, MASHRAE, MAE.

Consulting Engineer since 1971, expert witness since 1975 and magistrate since 1983. 1,700 cases of personal injury and contractual disputes dealt with. Author of text book ‘A Practical Guide for the Expert Witness’, co-author of two reference works and numerous published papers. Lectures on health and safety and building services. Freeman City of London. Listed in Debretts ‘People of Today’.

Attended courts and arbitrations many times to give evidence