System Engineering

Who We Are

SEFS is lead by Bransford Pickett, PE, Diplomate Forensic Engineer, Board Certified. He actively participates in ASME consensus standards development that positively impact the safety of the cranes,  rigging hardware, personnel handling, personnel roles and responsibilities, material handling processes along with state and federal regulatory compliance. Mr. Pickett provides clients with quick assessments of material handling issues.

SEFS approach to accident investigation from an engineering view point is comprehensive. In reviewing the facts of the accident as well as the physical evidence, SEFS provides clients with an unbias opinions and conclusions supported by sound engineering principles, comperhensive compliance requirements, years practical experience as to personnel roles and responsibilities, processes used with material handling equipment, personnel training, and operations.

The typical result is, clients gain a better understanding of the safety issues involved in the work place or the underlying litigation issues. 

Our Business

SEFS serves the many industries: the marine, construction, terminals, and manufacturing to list a few that uses material handling systems.

Typical systems include Cranes, aerial devices, forklifts, conveyors. SEFS serves clients by bring a unifying approach to to accident invetigation.

We strive for efficiency while meeting client needs and objectives providing technical support during case development based on facts, evidence, standards, and analyses.

Knowledge Base

SEFS strives to meets the clients needs as technical lead on accident investigation or as part of a team. In either case SEFS brings objectivity  in assembling the facts of the matter at hand.

SEFS maintains active membership in several recognized engineering organization, and professional societies. As a result SEFS maintains an extensive library of equipment documentation, standards, and practices that are available to clients during retention and service.