Over 40 years ago, as part of his professorship at University of Michigan, Dr. Miller initiated cooperatively the University’s human based safety efforts in the occupational, consumer and vehicle safety areas. Also, after being Federal OSHA’s acting director of safety standards, he and Dr. Lehto wrote the first books on warnings and labeling which established the scientific directions for the research and excellent warnings publications which many others produced. Miller Engineering offices are adjacent to the University’s campus and engineering, transportation, nano fabrication, and robotic research institutes. We provide services to government, insurance, attorneys, and industry through our continuing research, publications, presentations, and expert testimony. A full-time staff of WIO (working in office) engineers and researchers are available for any size consulting project. The areas listed herein include some of the special competencies of our professionals.
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Contemporary Projects Expertise
Meet Our Experts
Professor Dr. James M. Miller, PE
Engineering, University of Michigan
Warnings and Agricultural Expert
Dr. Miller specializes in warnings, labeling, and instruction manuals, consumer product design, process safety, explosions, fire science, chemical hazards, machine guarding, vehicle visibility, systems for egress/ingress, slip and fall prevention, recreational vehicles, and all agricultural and biosystems activities.
Professor Dr. Mark Lehto
Engineering, Purdue University
Artificial Intelligence Expert
Dr. Lehto’s areas of expertise include human factors engineering, artificial intelligence engineering, warnings and instructions, machine learning, accident modeling, accident statistical analysis, consumer product safety, surveys of product usage and product information effectiveness, and automotive occupant restraint systems.
Professor Dr. David Clark, PE
Engineering, Kettering University
Human Factors and Electrical Expert
Dr. Clark specializes in human factors engineering and system safety analyses. Dr. Clark also has extensive in-plant experience from working at General Motors and completing mechanical and optimization projects. He has performed over 150 fire origin and cause investigations in the past few years.
Adam Olshove, PE, MSE
Managing Engineer
Battery and Inhalation Devices Expert
Mr. Olshove has over 10 years of experience providing consulting services to industry and the legal profession. Recently, Mr. Olshove has been involved in the evaluation, design, and testing of batteries including Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), particularly those used in e-cigarettes, vapes, medical devices, and electric vehicles.
Miller Engineering maintains a full-time staff of experts, engineers, and highly-educated technical personnel. All work and files are managed out of our secure Ann Arbor, MI office adjacent to the University of Michigan’s Engineering campus and Research complex. We have access to University facilities including the Lurie NanoFab, UMTRI, UM Battery Lab, Ford Robotics, M-City, and more.
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Our Areas of Expertise
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Chemical Accidents / Toxic Torts
Chemical Exposures, Processes & Leaks:
Asbestos, Diacetyl, Lead, Silica, etc.
Workplace Safety, Product & OSHA Compliance
Accidents, Chemical Exposures, Guarding, Protective Equipment (PPE)
Artificial Intelligence Usage and Smart Farming, Drone Usage, Harvesting and Tillage Safety, Pesticide Exposures, Irrigation systems, Tractor Rollovers, Animal Safety
Construction Accidents & OSHA Compliance
Excavation Equipment, Slip & Falls, Entrapments, PPE, Guarding, Tools
Hazard Communication (HAZCOM – SDS)
GHS, SDS/MSDS; Vaping & E-Cigarette Health Effects; Toxic Torts; Asbestos; Diacetyl; Benzene
Fire & Explosion Investigations
Gas, Chemical, Electrical, Vaping & Battery Fires; Spontaneous Combustion
Slips and Falls, Automatic Doors, Pedestrian Hazards, Maintenance, Signage, Flooding
Consumer Products / Product Liability
Tools, Batteries, Appliances, Medical Devices, Tip-Over Furniture, Electrocution
Warnings, Labels & Instructions
We wrote the first scientific book on Warnings & Labeling .
(CPSC, FDA, ANSI, ISO, etc. Compliance Provisions)
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Operating Farms & Renewable Energy Projects
Our affiliate companies operate over a thousand acres of farm, riverfront and timberlands in Idaho and Oregon, as well as a solar and hydroelectric power geerating facilities designed and built by Miller Engineering. These properties operate with the usual farm equipment, including tractors, swathers, balers, planters, harvesters, tilling equipment, backhoes, skid steers, and ATVs. Crops produced include Idaho potatoes, alfalfa (starting point for local yogurt), barley for Coors and Budweiser, and corn. The properties are also home to 200 black angus cattle. The solar farm project was completed in 2019 and another is in the planning. The hydroelectric plant was completed in 2006 and currently being increased in response to renewable energy needs. These are in Twin Falls County, Idaho. A company residential-farm community being developed on the Columbia River in Oregon focuses on recreational housing for salmon fishing, boating and exploring guests, in addition to housing work crews building and rebuilding hydro, ethanol, and green energy facilities at the adjacent Port Westward.
These properties are available for various test or demonstration purposes of crops and equipment, and they are available for use by clients. We also use our contacts with our many local farmers to gather data about the equipment they buy and use. We are happy to make this connection to our farms available.
