Gossman Forensics is an international environmental consulting company. Our experience spans over 20 years of industrial, regulatory and environmental activities. The focal point of Gossman Forensics service is a rapid response to client needs with accurate, competent professionalism.
Gossman Forensics offers a wide range of expertise including:
Expert witness and consulting services for environmental attorneys and cases involving chemical accidents Fire and Explosion Investigations Analytical laboratory QA/QC plus audit performance Laboratory health and safety review Analytical laboratory trouble shooting RCRA Training, both initial and annual Regulatory interpretation, comment and compliance assistance
Incidents that prompt litigation do not just happen, they occur as the result of a string of decisions that can date to the initial facility design. Incidents routinely occur as a result of poorly designed or executed procedures including hiring and training practices, laboratory methods, sales and marketing strategies, maintenance and/or operations, ambiguous or conflicting regulations. Proper analysis of these potential causes requires both technical and operational expertise. As an Associate Member of the American Bar Association, David Gossman, BS, MS, FAIC, CFEI, Chief Investigator, Gossman Forensics, can provide expert technical assistance to legal counsel in litigation involving chemical and environmental forensics, hazardous waste materials, laboratory testing, hazardous materials handling, regulatory compliance, fires and explosions, accidents at hazardous waste management facilities and injury or chemical exposure claims due to hazardous materials or hazardous materials operations.
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Gossman Forensics can provide technical assistance to legal counsel in litigation involving chemical and environmental forensics, fire and explosions, hazardous waste materials, hazardous materials handling, regulatory compliance, fires and explosions at hazardous waste facilities and injury or chemical exposure claims due to hazardous materials or hazardous materials operations.
Additional Expertise:
PCB, Risk Test Burn, Dioxins, Recycling.
David Gossman has a B.S. and M.S. in Interdisciplinary Physical Science. He is: ♦ Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists (FAIC) ♦ Member of ASTM Committees including: ♦ Sampling and Analysis of Atmospheres ♦ Waste Management ♦ Molecular Spectroscopy and Chromatography ♦ Occupational Health and Safety ♦ Member of the American Chemical Society ♦ Member of the International Society of Environmental Forensics ♦ Associate Member of the American Bar Association (ABA) - Section of Environment, Energy & Resources ♦ Member American Association for the Advancement of Science ♦ Member Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA) ♦ Member of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ♦ Member of National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI)
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Evidence collection, handling, transportation and laboratory analysis in any fire and/or explosion plays a critical role in all aspects of an investigation and litigation. Ensuring the quality of evidence collected and analyzed in the laboratory is essential for origin and causation determination and also in litigation and case strategy.
Every fire and explosion scene has the potential to contain crucial evidence that is hidden or elusive. This evidence may be physically hidden under debris and ashes, or may be masked in the samples taken for laboratory analysis.
Proper evidence gathering, documentation and sample preservation is critical to a successful fire/explosion investigation.
