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Blair Pruitt, Inc. dba

Axiom Building Inspections

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Walkway Auditor

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National Floor

Safety Institute

American Society of

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Expert Witness Slip Fall Hawaii  Floor Slip Resistance Testing  Expert Witness Falls on Stairs  Expert Witness ADA Compliance and Accessibility  Expert Witness Slip Trip Fall  Hawaii Expert Witness Premises Liability

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When providing litigation support to my clients, I call upon my extensive experience in building inspections, my technical knowledge, and my observational and communication skills to render objective and accurate evaluations.  My areas of service focus on premises liability, building safety, slip, trip, and fall matters, floor slip-resistance testing, accessibility on paths of egress, and conformance to building codes and consensus standards.

I use the knowledge gained when earning code-certified inspector and plans examiner credentials in multiple categories with the International Code Council (ICC), to evaluate the design, construction and maintenance of stairs, handrails, walkways, ramps, decks, and paths of egress from a building.  My training at the National Floor Safety Institute allows me to evaluating slip hazards and test the coefficient of friction of walking surfaces.  Peer reviewed scientific studies, consensus standards, and historical publications are referenced to ensure that my opinions, reports, and advice advance from industry recognized and defensible positions.

As a professional property inspector operating a practice since 2002, I observed and reported on the condition of more than 2,700 commercial, institutional and residential buildings.  I draw on that large bank of experience to establish a standard of comparison I can bring to my clients’ cases as a consulting and testifying expert.

Attorneys representing plaintiffs and those representing defendants have retained my services.  In the course of providing consulting services I have performed site inspections, provided consultations, written reports, analyzed opposing expert witness reports, performed floor slip resistance tests, and testified.  The cases I have worked on involved personal injury or death.  My credentials as an expert have never been subjected to legal challenge.

If your case involves the complexities of safety standards, building codes, or inadequate maintenance, please consider me to augment your legal team.  I can use my skills and knowledge to better inform counsel, the clients, and the trier of fact.

Please feel free to contact me for more information and a copy of my CV.

Blair Pruitt, CFLC, ACI, WACH

Areas of Expertise:

Stairs, Walkways, Ramps, Decks

Facility Maintenance

Accessibility on the paths of egress

Building Code Compliance

Premises Liability

Slips, Trips, and Falls

Floor slip resistance testing

ADA

OSHA

Experience:

• Provides property condition assessments of commercial buildings for investors, owners, and lessees.  Building types include: office, industrial, hotel, multi-family residences, retail, laboratory, educational, and places of worship.  

• Provides building surveys for construction companies prior to, and after major construction and infrastructure projects.  Responsibilities include evaluating and documenting structural conditions of commercial, institutional, and residential buildings, and municipal infrastructure that could be influenced by nearby construction projects.  Major projects have included tunnel construction for Sound Transit’s light rail link from downtown Seattle to Northgate Station, construction of a new seawall at Elliott Bay on Seattle’s waterfront, the Pt. Defiance by-pass rail project in Tacoma, Washington, and construction of high-rise office buildings and transit stations.

• Provides litigation support as a consulting and testifying expert.  Areas of specialty include assessment of the design, construction, and condition of stairs, walkways, ramps, decks, lighting, and other building components.  Retaining counsel for both defendants and plaintiffs have requested consultation in personal injury cases involving slips and falls, and premises liability issues.