Review of an occupational health and safety expert report

When it is needed

If you disagree with a report, see omissions in the operation description or want a finding on an incident's cause checked using specialist knowledge.

What we examine

• The complete expert's or specialist's report.
• Appendices, calculations, photographic tables and inspection materials.
• Source documents underlying the examination being reviewed.

Materials to prepare

• Full report with appendices.
• Court order or brief containing the original questions.
• Available materials supplied to the report's author.
• Your specific observations with page and document references.

Sample questions

• Does the examination actually performed match the technical questions posed?
• Is source data provenance shown and are significant contradictions accounted for?
• Do the requirements used apply to this work, object and period?
• Does the finding on the technical cause follow from the examination results described?
• Which observations can be checked through a clarified calculation, additional materials or a new examination?

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How the work is carried out

1. We will compare the brief, materials and structure of the examination performed.
2. We will check key technical claims, calculations and the transition from results to findings.
3. We will prepare reasoned observations and questions to clarify the report.

Result

A written review with precise references to report passages, technical reasoning and the limits of checking.

What affects the conclusions

A review does not invalidate a report or guarantee that a new expert examination will be ordered. Checking is objective: technically supported findings will also be noted.

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