FESA Online Learning - The Boat fire that Baffled Investigation
Grant Gatland will describe his investigation of a mystery fire, covering:
Fire investigation processes,
The rigours of the Scientific Method,
How meeting evidentiary bars can avoid unsupported conclusions,
How evidence surrounding the point of origin of this intriguing incident was established.
Discussion will invite attendees to contribute:
Their thoughts on hypotheses on possible causes,
How possibilities could be explored as being valid or to be excluded,
What extra investigative or laboratory analysis steps could be taken to arrive at conclusion.
The back-story of the incident is intriguing whether you are involved in fire investigations or not. This presentation will get you thinking about the processes involved. Not to be missed!
Pub Meeting : Derek Viner - Risk Engineer - Occupational Risk Control – Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted
Derek Viner is an influential Australian consulting risk engineer, academic, and author whose work has fundamentally reshaped the bridge between physical science and safety management. With a career spanning over 40 years, he is best known for advocating for a science-based approach to risk, moving away from the "beliefs-based" or purely administrative methods often found in corporate safety culture.
His work centers on the idea that risk is not a mystical quality but a predictable outcome of physical processes that can be modeled, measured, and controlled through engineering principles.
The Energy Damage Model (EDM)
Viner’s most significant theoretical contribution is the Energy Damage Model. He posits that nearly all accidental damage or injury is the result of a "loss of control" over a source of energy.
The Concept: Damage occurs when an energy source (kinetic, thermal, electrical, etc.) comes into contact with a "vulnerable recipient" in a way that exceeds the recipient's threshold for damage.
FESA Pub Meeting Dr. John Culvenor; Dr. Ian Thomas
Dr John Culvenor: These Boots Were Made for Walking, or were they?
John Culvenor recently investigated the deterioration of urethane-soled work boots. The investigation led to manufacturers and that led to identification of a deterioration mode of poly urethane, which potential to cause failures in a range of other applications. John will tell us about his investigations.
Dr. Ian Thomas: Forensic Investigation of chemical industry incidents.
Ian Thomas has investigated some major chemical industry incidents leading to equipment failures and fires. Ian will give us his insights into the Longford gas plant explosion in 1998 and into the Coode Island explosion in 1991.
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FESA Pub Meeting - Former Justice Tony Kelly
FESA Pub Meeting - Former Justice Tony Kelly now Mediator
FESA Online Learning Presentation
Ms Chura Stevenson, partner with Wotton Kearney. Environmental/geotechnical contamination incidents and prosecuting/ defending matters of that nature, such as asbestos.
FESA Pub Event - Forest Fires and arson and an anti-terrorism investigation
FESA Learning Session.