ANDERSON ASSOCIATES' partners and staff have experience in many phases of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of industrial facilities. This promotes an understanding of what can go wrong in complex plants and equipment.

Detailed origin and cause analysis is carried out through accident site inspection, analysis of plant design, review of operating trends and maintenance records. Engineering principles are applied to all data gathered.

Initial examination of an incident often leads to the origin area. The cause, however, usually requires detailed knowledge of the components and processes involved. Analysis of operating data, maintenance data and any component failures usually leads to the cause of the incident when compared to the requirements of standards or physical limitations of the materials involved.

A full range of in-house support services is available utilizing our metallurgical laboratory and computer simulations to carry out tests under representative conditions.

Support for ongoing litigation arising from plant disasters is provided by qualified experts with court experience.