Dr. C. J. Abraham, P.E. - Scientific Advisory Services, Ltd.

Scientific Advisory Services, Ltd. offers over forty-five years of international experience consulting to plaintiff and defense attorneys, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, government agencies, and state attorney generals offices.

Consulted internationally in more than 3,500 matters involving human factors, safety, safety engineering, risk analysis, personal injury, product liability and warnings and instructions. A partial list can be found on our website.

Services

Scientific Advisory Services, Ltd. offers a wide range of consulting services:

Experience in new product development, manufacturing, packaging, standards, warnings and instructions.
Extensive experience in the identification, elimination and control of hazards to people and property. This includes the development, establishment, manufacturing, construction, assembly, testing, operation, training and procedures including manuals, environmental engineering and industrial hygiene, warnings & instructions for consumer and industrial products.
Authority in the fields of products liability, OSHA, Labor Law (Industrial Code), architectural safety, safety engineering and construction accidents.
Lectured and taught at various universities in the United States and Europe.
Evaluated the cause of many brain injuries as a result of accidents nationally and internationally.
Published and presented papers in the areas of fires, explosions (gas, bottle, battery), plastics, toxic torts, flammable fabrics, safety engineering and design, sports safety, household and industrial product safety, industrial equipment, warnings and instructions for both industrial and consumer products.
Patentee of many products, including protective headgear (face mask used in football - licensed to Riddell), enhancement of energy absorption for protective headgear and equipment, safety shields for batteries, insulation materials used on missiles, household products, and non-toxic insect repellents worldwide. Copyright Registrations in the areas of battery warnings and instructions, toxic materials, household products and insect repellents.
Experienced in animal and human health products, new product development, EPA, product data specifications, testing and analysis.
Diplomate-American Board of Forensic Examiners in Safety & Safety Engineering.
Member (former) of the Advisory Board -World Congress on Industrial, Technical, and High-Performance Textiles (Great Britain); former member of the Advisory Board - American Board of Engineering and Technology (USA).
Member, Architectural Review Board, Village of Great Neck, Great Neck, NY.
Member-ISO/TC 181/SC: Safety of Toys.
Member of the ASTM, (1964-present).
Over 100 publications and presentations.
Patentee of products produced and used throughout the world (over 47).
Consulted to ABC and CBS News, Eyewitness News (ABC), USA Today and the Discovery Channel.
Consulted to the Department of Agriculture (Bureau of Mines).
Consulted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Consulted to the Department of Labor (OSHA).
Consulted to NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health).
Consultant on Warnings & Instructions to the Unified Abrasives Manufacturer's Association.
Consultant to Microsoft-Kinesiology Studies, Human Movements and Muscle Activity Impacts, Warnings and Instructions
Consulted to Wave Loch, Inc. (manufacturer of the Flow Rider)
Consulted to Hudson Bay stores, Canada in risk assessment and human factors.
Consulted to Home Depot in risk assessment and human factors.
Consulted to Big Lots Stores, Inc. on display safety.
Consulted to the American Textile Company (warnings & instructions).
Consulted to Estwing Manufacturing Co. (warnings and instructions).
Consulted to the Long Island Railroad
Consulted to the New York Transit
Consulted to the Queensborough Bridge Authority
Consultant for the Kaprun fire disaster case (Austria)
Consultant to Intamin AG (Switzerland-roller coasters)
Consulted to Family Dollar Stores (safety of products)
Consulted to Northern Lights (mfg. of fitness equipment – safety engineering & design)
Consulted to Sherwin Williams
Consulted to Walter Kidde (fire extinguishers)
Consulted to Kohl's Department Stores (retail displays and safety)
Consulted to Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (retail displays and safety)
Consulted to The Thompson's Company-Water Seal Product
Consulted to The London Hotel, NYC, ADA (American Disability Act) evaluation
Consulted to Reliable Bakery (Brooklyn) - Safety & OSHA
Consulted to US Department of Justice, Eastern District of New York
Consultant to Win Win Printing, Inc. – OSHA compliance and employee training
Consulted to Hamaco Industries Corporation. A Japanese manufacturer of material handling equipment such as mechanical and electric lift tables. Preparation of warnings and instructions for lifts and creations of warnings and instructions for service and user manuals
Consulted to CBS TV News, New York on 10-15-2013. Analysis of the safety protocol related to retail stores and stacking helves with merchandise. (televised 10-31-13, 11 p.m.)
Consulted to Tylo Helo (Tyl? AB), the largest sauna (dry and steam) company in the world
Consulted to EBRU TV: Fresh Outlook, 05-17-14, Soma, Turkey (Mine Explosion in Turkey)
Consulted to Transpo Industries, Inc.
Consulted to Landscape Forms, Inc.
Consulted to the Office of the United States Attorney
Consulted to Tuff Stuff Fitness Equipment, Inc.
Consulted to City of San Diego, CA (Playground safety)
Consulted to Blue World Pools
Consulted on the Vortex amusement ride accident at the North Carolina Fair (10-24-2013)
Consulted to the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida School District on Sports Injuries
Consulted to the CalSpan (California Department of Transportation)
Consulted on the cause of iPhones catching on fire, leaking, and exploding
Consulted to the New York City School Construction Authority
Consulted to the New York City Department of Education, City of New York, and the New York City Board of Education
Consulted to a number of State Attorney General's offices-NY, LA, CA, & UT.
Biomechanical analysis and reconstruction of accidents involving impacts in all sports, playgrounds, snowmobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, scooters, automobiles, bobsleds, skiing, snowboarding, sleigh riding, slips, trips & falls.

Litigation Support Services

Scientific Advisory Services, Ltd. offers assistance and consultation in many areas where expert testimony may be required. Services include, but are not limited to: analysis and documentation of the liability and cause of any accident, resulting in injuries and property damage.

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

ADA Compliance; Battery Accidents; Battery Explosions; Brick, Stone & Ceramic; Chemistry & Chemicals; Construction Safety; Creation of Formulations for Human and Animal Health Products; EPA; Fires & Explosions; Fireworks & Pyrotechnics; Fireworks Accidents; Flammable Fabrics; Foam Pits; Golf Carts; Head and Brain Injuries; Head Protection; Helmet Protection; Helmets (All Sports); Industrial Code; Industrial Toxicology; Instructions; New Product Development, Manufacturing & Packaging; Paintball Injuries; Paints & Coatings; Spontaneous Combustion; Parks & Playground Accidents; Protective Helmets; Restaurant Safety; Retail Store Display Safety; Safety - Human Factors; Safety - OSHA; Safety Engineering; Scaffolds (Safety); Store Safety; Swimming Pool Accidents; Toxic Exposures; Toy Safety Design; Trampolines; Trampoline Facilities; Slips, Trips and Falls; Waivers; Warnings & Instructions (for any product).

Profile

Dr. Abraham is a licensed P.E. and a Senior Member and a Diplomat in The National Academy of Forensic Engineers. Over the last 45 years, C. J. Abraham has created warnings and instructions for many products and protocols applied and used worldwide. He has consulted to major news channels, NHTSA, OSHA, NIOSH, State of California (CaITrans), Microsoft, New York Transit, Queensborough Bridge Authority, Department of Agriculture, the Federal Government, office of the United States Attorney, State Attorney General's Offices, and municipalities throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe in a variety of technical areas.

Dr. Abraham is also the author of over 120 publications and presentations. His current interests are in the areas of head and brain protection in sports and recreation and personal injury accidents and litigations. In addition, he is also involved in the reconstruction of all types of sports injuries in a large variety of recreational and sports activities, amusement parks, sports facilities, as well as accidents involving a variety of products and vehicles. His background may be found at www.scientificadvisory.com. He has also invented and commercialized many products.

In the past, Dr. Abraham was a United States representative to the International Standards Organization (ISO), a member of the Executive Board of the Hockey Equipment Certification Council (HECC), a member of the Safety and Protective Equipment of USA Hockey. He has also been an active member of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) from 1964 to the present time participating in the creation of safety standards for all types of recreational activities, sports, and a variety of products. He is also a Diplomat in Sports and Recreation. As a result of Dr. Abraham's involvement in personal injury and litigation cases, many products, including recreational and sports activities, have been made safer.

In 2020, Dr. Abraham was awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award by the Engineering, Science and Medicine Organization in India.

Dr. Abraham was awarded first prize by the Textile Institute in Manchester, England for the best designed textile product in 2011.

Dr. Abraham has been a Fellow in the textile institute for over 40 years.

In 2021, Dr. Abraham was nominated by the Royal Institute of Chemistry in London, England, as one of the top 3 products that were created all though chemical applications. Dr. Abraham has been a Fellow in Royal Institute of Chemistry for over 40 years.

Most recently, Dr. Abraham created the patented the Universal GameFace which has created a new standard of care and technology for facemasks in softball and baseball. The announcement was made in conjunction with his partnership with Markwort Sporting Goods.

Areas Served

United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, Canada, South America, Europe, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Austria and the Far East.

Professional Experience

Sports and Recreation:

Diplomat-American Board of Forensic Examiners in Sports and Recreational Safety
Former Director of Sports, Recreation & the Athletics Division of Inter-City Testing & Consulting Corporation for twenty-eight years.
Experienced in the identification, elimination, and control of hazards in recreation facilities, parks and school environments.
Directly involved with sports & recreation safety standards, safety and design analysis of protective equipment, consumer products, warnings and instructions.
Evaluated and tested every type of protective headgear in contact and collision sports.
Consulted on a large number of brain injury cases in contact and collision sports and have made presentations at national and international conventions in the area of concussive and sub-concussive brain injuries.
Member of the Executive Committee and consultant in the area of engineering and human factors to the Hockey Equipment Certification Council (HECC) (1980-1998)
U.S. Delegate-International Standards Organization (ISO) (1988-1998)
Member Safety & Protective Equipment Committee (SPEC) of USA Hockey (1996-2008)
Member of the ASTM, (1964-present).
Inventor of the Bio-Lite football facemask licensed to Riddell
Inventor of the ForceField FF Headband (www.forcefieldheadbands.com)
USPTA-certified tennis instructor (United States Professional Tennis Association)
Creator of warnings and instructions for many sports products
Consulted to municipalities on park & recreation facilities, and Set Makers, Inc., the manufacturer of recreation facilities for Burger King and McDonald's restaurants.
Technical Director-Risk Analysis & Safety, Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Men and Women's Basketball
Consulted to Lobster, Inc. on safety and warnings (High speed tennis machine)
Consulted to various municipalities on park, recreation safety and swimming pools relating to the designs of the activities including, but not limited to, general and hands-on supervision for challenged, handicapped and special needs children
Tested and evaluated every type of protective sports head gear
Consultant to Microsoft-Kinesiology Studies, Human Movements and Muscle Activity Impacts, Warnings and Instructions
Consulted to Wave Loch, Inc. (manufacturer of the Flow Rider)
Consultant to Intamin AG (Switzerland-roller coasters);
Consulted to Northern Lights (mfg. of fitness equipment – safety engineering & design)
Consulted to ABC and CBS on Amusement Park accidents
Consulted on safety of activities on amusement parks including water parks (Splish Splash, Suffolk County, NY, Coney Island, Six Flags and Disney World)
Consulted on cruise lines with safety of their recreational activities and exercise equipment
Consulted to Chuck E Cheese on the safety of their amusement facility
Consulted to ABC affiliates, KGTV News, in West Palm Beach, Florida and San Diego, California on the Safety of Playgrounds and Playground Activities
Consulted on cases involving amusement parks, roller coasters, tennis pitching machines, exercise machines, recreational facilities for McDonalds and Burger King, lazar facilities, residential playgrounds, safety in indoor and outdoor basketball courts, bleacher safety, natural versus synthetic surfaces, headgear for sports, baseball base design, golf carts, ice hockey facilities, cruise line recreational activities (i.e. wave runners, track and exercise equipment), and many others.
Consulted to City of San Diego, CA (Playground safety)
Consulted on the Vortex amusement ride accident at the North Carolina Fair (10-24-2013)
Consulted to the City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida School District on Sports Injuries
Consulted to the Salvation Army (Wooden Surfaced Skating Rinks)
Consulted on trampoline park accidents throughout the United States involving trampoline and foam Over 45 years of experience in creating, reviewing and critiquing waivers, disclosures, disclaimers, warnings and instructions for a variety of products including, but not limited to: sports, recreational activities; household, commercial and industrial products.

Experience in Head & Brain Injuries:

1. Extensive experience in the impact and dissipation of forces to the head and brain.
2. Experience extends over 49 years in sub-concussive and concussive brain injuries to children and adults in contact and collision sports.
3. Over 49 years of training and experience in sub-concussive and concussive brain injuries to children and adults involved in slip, trips and falls and other types of personal injuries.
4. Former experience as one of three delegates to the ISO (International Standards Organization) with 15 other countries that created safety standards for protective helmets in the sport of hockey worldwide.
5. Former guest speaker to a large number of national conventions involving head and brain injuries in sports.
6. Has presented scientific papers at international and national technical meetings involving concussions and sub-concussive brain injuries.
7. Sole author of several peer reviewed articles on concussive brain injuries.
8. Inventor and provider of the leading protective headgear used in soccer, basketball, cheerleading, curling, Veteran's hospitals for the traumatically brain injured veterans, for seniors prone to falling in nursing homes, for seniors prone to falling, dwarfs and young children learning to walk, children in playgrounds, challenged and handicapped children, and many more applications.
9. Consults on one or more brain injury accidents per week over the last 10+ years.
10. Member of the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) from 1964 to the present time creating safety standards for every type of contact and collision sport.
11. Observed a number of autopsies in which head and brain injuries were involved with the demise of the individual.
12. Directly involved with the creation of every safety standard relating to protective headgear used in both contact and collision sports and every type of recreational activity involving the use of headgear.

Licenses

Certifications and Licenses:

P. E. - Licensed Professional (Safety Engineer, CA)
P.E. - Licensed Professional Engineer (State of Mississippi)
DFE, Board Certified Diplomat in Forensic Engineering, The National Academy of Forensic Engineers, (Senior Member)
National Society of Professional Engineers-Member
New York State Society of Professional Engineers-Member
Queens Chapter, Society of Professional Engineers-Member
CPC, CChE - Certified Professional Chemist & Chem. Engineer (National Inst. of Chemists & Chemical Engineers)
FRSC, CChem - Chartered Chemist and Fellow (Royal Institute of Chemistry, London, England)
LFAIC-Life Fellow, The American Institute of Chemists
DEE, Board Certified Environmental Engineer (American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists)-Life Member
IH, Board Certified Industrial Hygienist (American Academy of Environmental Engineers)
FTI, Ctext-Fellow, The Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
BCEE - Board Certified Environmental Engineer
BCFE - Board Certified Forensic Examiner
Certified - Arson Detection by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (U.S. Dept. of the Treasury)
Certified - Chemical Engineer, Senior Member: #0118-003-3, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Certified by The Steel Erectors Association of America in Connector Safety (OSHA Subpart R 1926.761(c)(2)) and Fall Hazards Safety (OSHA Subpart R 1926.761(b))
Certified - Warnings & Instructions Specialist (University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering-1988)
Certified in Motorcycle & Motor Scooter Safety and Operation
Licensed Fire Safety Examiner - Arson Investigation and Prevention Unit, Virgin Islands Fire Service, Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Fellow - American College of Forensic Examiners
Permanent Certification, University of the State of New York - Chem., Physics, Math, Gen. Science
Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (American Board of Forensic Examiners)
Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Safety Engineering and Design (American Board of Forensic Examiners)
Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Fires and Explosions (American Board of Forensic Examiners)
Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Industrial Hygiene (American Board of Forensic Examiners)
Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Sports Safety (American Board of Forensic Examiners)
Fellow of the Board—American Board of Forensic Examiners
Diplomat in Forensic Engineering—American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology (Lifetime)
Professional Member - American Society of Safety Engineers
Senior Grade - Systems Safety Society
MS, PhD, DSc, JD
Certified-Safety and Field Management Consultant, US Virgin Islands; License No: 1-31246-1L, Business No: 31246
Technical Director-Risk Analysis & Safety, Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Men and Women's Basketball (Former)
Certification-Measurement in Residual Strains in Transparent and Translucent Materials, Strainoptic Technologies, Inc.: April 23, 1987
Certification - University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Engineering: Product Safety and Liability: The Role of Warnings: March 22-23, 1988 (Graduate Credit/Certification).
Certification in Fires and Arson Accelerant Detection by the Bureau of Alcohol/Tobacco/Firearms, Sponsored by the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists and the Suffolk County Crime Laboratory, October 14-18,1991.

Legal Experience & Services

Over 45 years of international experience consulting to major corporations, insurance companies and the legal profession.

Affiliations

- Member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- New York State Society of Professional Engineers
- Queens Chapter, Society of Professional Engineers
- The National Academy of Forensic Engineers
- American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Diplomate
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (Full Membership)
- Royal Society of Chemistry (London), Fellow
- The Textile Institute, Fellow (Manchester, England)
- National Fire Protection Association
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- American Society of Safety Engineers (Professional Member)
- Systems Safety Society - Senior Grade
- American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), Long Island Section
- Standards Engineering Society
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- American Chemical Society (over 50 years)
- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Senior Member)
- Society of Plastics Engineers
- American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (9073529)
- International Code Council
- American Society for Testing and Materials: ASTM (1964- to present)

Qualifications

Qualifications As A Safety Specialist:

a. Certified Safety Engineer
b. Licensed Professional Engineer with a specialty in Safety Engineering and Design (P.E.)
c. Diplomate in the American Board of Forensic Examiners
d. Fellow in the American College of Forensic Examiners
e. Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Safety Engineering and Design
f. Senior Grade and Diplomat in Forensic Engineering (DFE)
g. Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers
h. Senior Grade Level in the Safety System Society
i. Member of the ASTM from 1964 to the present time involved directly in the creation of safety standards for all types of pedestrian walkways, stairs, etc.
j. Board Certified as an Environmental Engineer and a Board-Certified Industrial Hygienist
k. Specialist in ADA requirements
l. Certified in Warnings and Instructions
m. Over 45-years of experience in building codes and construction
n. US Delegate for thirteen years to the International Standards Organization creating international safety standards.
o. Board Certified Forensic Examiner in Safety Engineering and Design (American Board of Forensic Examiners)
p. Senior Classification-Systems Safety Society
q. Certified-Safety and Field Management Consultant, US Virgin Islands; License No: 1-31246-1L, Business No: 31246
r. Consulted to the Department of Labor (OSHA) in Safety.
s. Consulted to NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health).
t. Consultant to Microsoft-Kinesiology Studies, Human Movements and Muscle Activity Impacts, Warnings and Instructions
u. Consulted to Transpo Industries, Inc.
v. Consulted to Blue World Pools
w. Diplomat-American Board of Forensic Examiners in Sports and Recreational Safety
x. Over 45 years of experience in evaluating, testing and consulting on every type of walking surface with reference to safety and the coefficient of friction (slipperiness).
y. Presented seminars to the graduating class of mechanical engineers at Columbia University School of Mechanical Engineering covering subjects relating to safety and design (2005-2018).
z. Consulted to CBS News ABC News, and Eye Witness News, the Department of Agriculture, National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration and CalTrans (California Department of Transportation)
aa. Member of the Architectural Board in the Village of Great Neck, Great Neck, New York for over 14 years and am directly involved in the examination and approval process of the architectural design of both residential and commercial buildings, relating to local, state and national codes.

Awards & Honors

Distinguished Scientist for 2020 awarded in India.

Publications

Please see website.

Professional References

Supplied upon request.

Education

• P. E. - Licensed Professional Engineer (Safety Engineering - California)
• P. E. - Licensed Professional Engineer (Mississippi)
• DPE - Board Certified Diplomate in Forensic Engineering
• CPC, CChE - Certified Professional Chemist & Chem. Engineer (National Inst. of Chemists & Chemical Engineers)
• FRSC, CChem - Chartered Chemist and Fellow (Royal Institute of Chemistry, London, England)
• DEE, IH - Diplomate, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Industrial Hygiene Engineer
• FTI, Ctext - Fellow, The Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
• Certified - Arson Detection by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (U.S. Dept. of the Treasury)
• Certified - Chemical Engineer #0118-003-3, The American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• BA, MA, MS, PhD, JD