Specialized primarily in trip, slip and fall accident prevention (stairs, steps, walkways, ramps, abrupt surface transitions), slip resistance measurement, and tractional evaluation of walkway surfaces, public hazards (retail, industrial, commercial), construction accidents, (ladders, scaffolds, fall protection, safety program development and training). Slip testing of surfaces, illumination measurement, roughness testing, sharp edge testing, sharp point testing, etc.
Fire safety, firefighter safety, fire protection, fire prevention, fire origin, fire investigations, fire department response, fire equipment, emergency operations, fire training and fire prevention program development. Specific experience with campus, hospital, residential, and industrial fire safety practices.
Occupational/Environmental Health and Safety Specialist
Personal protective equipment. Confined space operations. Safety management and safety training program development. Gases, vapors, dusts, evaluation of hazards, control of exposures. Industrial, research and academic experience as Safety Director of Brookhaven National Laboratories, Stony Brook University and Hospital, United Technologies Corp., and Estee Lauder, Inc. Specific experience with campus, construction, and hospital safety practices.
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Dr. Omar has founded and directed an Engineering consultant firm, Advanced Research & Technology ART), currently based in Falls Church, VA. ART is an engineering firm that performs development, design, analysis and advanced FEA for all crash, blast, and impact‐related problems. Experts at ART have successfully conducted numerous crash‐related projects for several government agencies and private industry in the United States and abroad.
