What or Who Dunnit? .... Forensically Speaking!

We are happy to announce that your next CPD event will comprise two speakers from Hawkins Forensic Scientists, who will discuss investigation of escape of water claims and building defects and failures.

By the end of the session you will understand that forensics is not just for working out who or what dunnit but can play an important part in successful claims handling. Is the claim genuine? What is the cause? Who is to blame and is there a recovery against a manufacturer or contractor?

Learning objectives

By attending this event delegates will be able to identify:

• Structural cracks and linking them to foundation type and movement.
• Understanding water ingress into basements.
• The requirements of the Scottish Water Byelaws with respect to plumbing installations
• The common components used in domestic plumbing installations and their common failure modes
• Understanding how and when to involve forensic consultants on a loss

Our speakers for this event are Jon Watkins and John Holland.

Jon Watkins is a civil engineer and joined Hawkins in 2016 to strengthen their services in Civil & Structural Engineering investigations.

John Holland is the Regional Manager of Hawkins Glasgow office and a mechanical engineer. He specialises in the investigation of fires, explosions, engineering failures and road traffic accidents. As a mechanical engineer, John is now heavily involved in investigating escape of water claims across domestic, commercial and industrial risks.

Time: 12:00 for buffet lunch/networking. Talks to start at 12.30 and to finish approximately 13.30

Delegates must bring photo ID on the day of the seminar as the front desk at Aviva will require sight of this as part of their internal security procedures.

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