In these COVID-19 times, why not “stay home”, as we’re told, and do a virtual visual examination of a failure or accident scene? Simply read the documents and study the photographs then hypothesize cause, at least initially. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recognize the document study for what it is, a virtual visual examination, and accept it as a quite valid task in a forensic investigation. At least in the short term, in the interest of staying safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s no question a lonely<\/em> expert can still go to a scene and do a visual examination, get a wealth of data and be quite safe. (Ref. 1) It’s just that a virtual visual examination of a site is good in the beginning too, can sometimes, unexpectedly, see the cause, and is less expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ***<\/p>\n\n\n\n I thought this recently when I was contacted and read the emailed documents on a slip and fall accident and studied attached photographs. I realized this was a virtual visual examination of the scene. The probable cause of the accident was obvious in this case. The party responsible was possibly lurking in the wings, virtually visible too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was also easy to identify the three field tasks that would need to be done during a complete forensic investigation of the slip and fall and the data that would be got from each. Also a fourth office task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, the cause, the parties involved and the tasks necessary for a full scale forensic investigation. All this from a document review – a virtual visual examination of the accident scene without leaving the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s a way of thinking in keeping with these COVID-19 times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In these COVID-19 times, why not “stay home”, as we’re told, and do a virtual visual examination of a failure or accident scene? Simply read the documents and study the photographs then hypothesize cause, at least initially. Recognize the document … Continue reading