Playground Accident Forensic Engineering Evaluation
Serving Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Putnam, and Westchester.
Professional Engineers can determine the cause(s) of a playground accident. A Professional Engineer can also determine which codes and standards are violated, whether the owner created the hazard, whether the accident and injury is foreseeable, etc.
Many accidents occur because of faulty playground equipment design or installation. Among the services Harold Krongelb P.E. provide are investigations and reports on playground accidents and resulting injuries. Harold Krongelb P.E. has investigated many playground and other incidents at a wide variety of sites. Playground equipment is prone to safety problems, including poor or improper maintenance, improper design, improper construction, improper installation, unsafe equipment, and improper repairs.
City of New York Codes or State of New York Building Codes may be applicable. Including code references in the reports makes it clear how the code violation contributed to the injury and how following the applicable codes would have helped prevent the accident and subsequent injury.
Standards published by organizations such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission state how playgrounds and playground equipment are supposed to be designed, installed, and maintained. Shortcuts may have been taken during equipment installation, making it unsafe. Including these references in the reports makes it clear how the violation contributed to the accident and injuries.
When performing playground defect investigations, Harold Krongelb PE analyzes the site and determines the cause of the accident. If appropriate, photographs and measurements are taken to document site conditions. It is then determined which codes and standards are applicable and how the site conditions and equipment violate them.
After the research, a report is prepared that describes the site conditions, the cause of the playground injury, and the code and reference standard violated. The reports are clearly written and help all parties understand the cause of the accident and the resulting injury.
