Fire, Explosion & Forensic Engineering

Multidisciplinary fire and explosion investigation capability focused on evidence preservation, cause hypotheses, equipment, process and control contributions, reconstruction and technically defensible reporting. BlackOut Power assembles the appropriate specialist mix based on the event.

1. 01

   Industrial fires

2. 02

   Explosions

3. 03

   Equipment origin incidents

4. 04

   Property loss investigations

5. 05

   Insurance claims

6. 06

   Litigation technical support

• Industrial plants
• Machinery
• Pressure systems
• Electrical systems
• Process equipment
• Buildings and infrastructure

• Industrial and process
• Power
• Oil and gas
• Insurance and claims
• Legal disputes

• Evidence preservation and chain of custody
• Field examination and dimensional verification
• Fractography and damage mechanism assessment
• Root cause and root cause failure analysis
• Hypothesis testing against operating data
• Engineering calculation and fitness for service screening

• ASME BPVC Sections I, V, VIII and IX
• ASME B31.1 and B31.3
• API 579 fitness for service
• API 510, 570 and 653
• NFPA 921 and NFPA 70E where applicable

1. 01

   Degreed engineering background with industrial operating experience

2. 02

   Professional engineering registration or equivalent recognized credentials

3. 03

   Code and standards qualification relevant to the equipment examined

4. 04

   Expert report and testimony experience in disputed matters

1. 01

   Root cause investigation of a catastrophic rotating equipment failure with recovery planning

2. 02

   Forensic assessment of pressure boundary rupture including metallurgical and operational analysis

3. 03

   Multidisciplinary loss investigation coordinating mechanical, electrical, and process specialists

4. 04

   Independent review of an opposing technical opinion in a contested claim

Assignment descriptions are generalized to protect client confidentiality. Specific references can be discussed during scoping where permissions allow.

• Mechanical & RCA
• Process
• Electrical
• Controls
• Materials
• Reliability
• Inspection