Mr. MORRIS S. FARKAS, P.E.
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Fax: 805-494-0441
MORRIS FARKAS, Professional Safety Engineer, has 39 years of experience in construction, demolition, industrial and electrical safety, with the following credentials: Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, Master of Science Degree in Safety, Licensed Professional Safety Engineer in California and Teaching College Courses in Accident Prevention, Construction Safety, and Occupational Safety and Health. He is a former OSHA Compliance Safety Engineer.
Services include Litigation Support.
Since 1980, MORRIS FARKAS has provided expert testimony for attorneys representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants in approximately 1500 Depositions and 250 Trials in both State and Federal Courts. He has provided expert testimony in California, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Since 1980, MORRIS FARKAS has also provided assistance in the development and preparation of safety programs relating to construction, manufacturing and pipeline safety.
He is willing to travel outside of California.
Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
- Safety Engineering
- Federal OSHA and Cal-OSHA Compliance
- Standard of Care
- Safe Custom and Practice
- Safety Standards
- Safety Instructions, Safety Labels & Warning Signs
- Safe Use of Tools & Machinery
- Accident Reconstruction
- Construction Safety
- Demolition Safety
- Electrical Safety
- Industrial Safety
- Pipeline Safety
- Roofing Safety
- Confined Space Entry into Tanks, Manholes & Pipelines
- Lockout & Tagout of Energy Sources of Mechanical and Electrical
Equipment
- Ladders
- Scaffolds
- Forklifts
- Man Lifts
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Products Liability
- Walking Surfaces
- Work Platforms
- Stairs
- Responsibility of General Contractors
- Responsibility of Subcontractors
- Responsibility of Supervisors
- Responsibility of Individual Workers
MORRIS FARKAS' safety experience includes:
- Construction Safety Engineer and Industrial Safety Engineer for the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal-OSHA), conducting safety inspections and accident investigations;
- Gas Pipeline Safety Engineer and Overhead & Underground Electrical Power Line Safety Engineer with the California Public Utilities Commission, conducting safety inspections and accident investigations; and
- Bridge Construction Engineer for the California Department of Transportation.
Please call to arrange your free initial consultation.
805-494-0444
- Accident Investigation
- Accident Reconstruction
- Building Codes
- Construction
- Construction Safety
- Consumer Products
- Conveyors
- Electrical
- Equipment & Machinery
- Forklifts
- Labels & Warnings
- Ladders & Scaffolds
- Lifts
- Machine Guarding
- Materials
- Metallurgy
- Mining
- Occupational Medicine
- Oil & Gas
- OSHA
- Personal Injury
- Pipelines
- Playground Safety
- Power Tools
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Engineering
- Roofing
- Safety
- Safety Engineering
- Safety Equipment
- Slip, Trip & Fall
- Traffic/Highway Safety
- Utilities
- Walking & Working Surfaces
- Warehouse Operations
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Licensed Professional Safety Engineer in California
(License No. 2120)
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Society of Safety Engineers
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Teaching College Courses in Accident Prevention, Occupational Safety and Health, and Construction Safety.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Over 3,000 times since 1979
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Safety in: Construction, Demolition, Fall Protection, Roofing, Cranes, Forklifts, Loading Docks, Vehicle Traffic Control, Excavations, Work Platforms, Confined Space Hazards, Ladders, Stairs, Walkways, Electrical, Gas & Water Pipelines, Petroleum Tanks, Unloading Trucks, Ladders, Product Safety, Safety Instructions & Warning Signs, Tripping Hazards, Lockout & Tagout of Electrical and Mechanical Equipment, Rollover Protective Structures on Consturction Vehicles, Playground Safety, Welding Safety, Crane Booms Contacting Overhead Electrical Power Lines, Premisis Liability.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50 percent
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50 percent
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 1,500
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: November 8, 2018
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 250
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 260
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 38
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: consulting, site inspections, safety research, expert reports, expert declarations, expert testimony.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: 300
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: 300
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: 450
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: 450
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: $150/hour for travel expenses by airplane, plus cost of airfare (normally reduced senior rate on Southwest Airlines)
References available upon request