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3/18/08 Edition 77, Vol I
  • The Importance of a Materials Science Engineer
  • Roof Failures: The Effect & Cause and Why You Need a Civil Engineer
  • 2/27/08 Edition 76, Vol I
  • CED/AAI Wins Contract With U.S. Coast Guard to Perform Human Factors Study
  • Expert Engineers on Insurance Claims: When to Use Them and Why
  • Slip and Fall

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    There are thousands of personal injuries each year from slip-and-fall accidents. Slip-and-fall accidents can occur on walking surfaces such as floors, streets, sidewalks, and stairways. Our engineers use their expertise and education along with state-of-the-art technology to reconstruct these types of accidents. CED Investigative Technologies Inc.'s engineers investigate, perform slip resistance testing, evaluate and reconstruct slip-and-fall accidents that occur in public, private and commercial locations.

    Our services include:

    • Investigation of accidents resulting from walking and running maneuvers
    • Reconstruction of accidents caused by improper design and constructions of walking surfaces
    • Investigation of tripping hazards due to an unexpected step or misaligned walking surface
    • Analysis of accidents relating to stairway design and construction
    • Evaluation of accidents resulting from the maintenance or materials of a walking surface
    • Review/analysis of OSHA, building codes and standards

    Technical equipment for testing includes:

    • English XL Variable Incidence Tribometer for surface coefficient of friction determination
    • Digital levels and other measuring equipment
    • Light meters

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