Dr Wayne M Sundborg MIIAI is among the world's most experienced industrial accident investigators. More than 500 high-profile investigations across oil and gas, power generation, petrochemical, heavy civil's and construction, marine, rail and renewables — including 211 fatal incidents in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
40+
YEARS IN THE FIELD
500+
HIGH PROFILE INVESTIGATIONS
211
FATAL INVESTIGATIONS
4
CONTINENTS OF PRACTICE
DR WAYNE M SUNDBORG MIIAI
WHAT WE DO
Every investigation Dr Sundborg leads is built on four decades of pattern recognition across the world's most hazardous industries. The result is evidence-based findings that satisfy regulators, hold up under cross-examination, and tell clients what they actually need to know.
Systematic analysis that reaches beyond immediate causes to the organisational, technical and human factors that allowed an incident to occur. Defensible reports written to be read by regulators, insurers and courts.
Independent expert evidence for civil and criminal proceedings, inquests, regulatory hearings and international arbitration. Clear written reports and oral testimony that hold up under cross-examination.
Detailed reconstruction of sequence of events, equipment behaviour and human action. Evidence-led, jurisdictionally aware, presented in language that lay decision-makers understand.
Drawing on doctoral research in behavioural psychology and OH&S, Dr Sundborg advises on the cultural and human factors that distinguish organisations that learn from incidents from those that repeat them.
Independent review of incidents already investigated in-house. A second pair of experienced eyes on findings, methodology and recommendations before they are signed off or shared with regulators.
Investigation methodology training for in-house HSE teams, root cause analysis workshops, and advisory work for organisations seeking to strengthen their internal investigation capability.
IN THE FIELD
From offshore platforms in the North Sea to combined-cycle power stations in the Middle East, from petrochemical complexes in Asia to mining operations in South America — Dr Sundborg has spent forty years on the sites where industrial accidents actually happen.
That direct field experience is what separates technically defensible investigation from desk-based opinion. It is the difference between a report that satisfies a tick-box and a report that changes how an organisation operates.
PUBLISHED AUTHOR
Drawing on more than 210 fatal investigations and decades of international field experience, Dr Sundborg's book provides safety professionals, engineers and managers with a thorough methodology for uncovering root causes and implementing preventive strategies that work.
The book covers root cause analysis, the Swiss Cheese model, systems thinking, evidence handling, interview technique, and the legal and ethical dimensions of investigation — illustrated throughout with anonymised real-world cases.
Dr Sundborg accepts a limited number of instructions globally. Initial conversations are confidential and without obligation. Response within 24 hours.
SELECTED WORK
A small sample of the work Dr Sundborg has led. All details anonymised to protect client confidentiality and any ongoing legal proceedings.
DR WAYNE M SUNDBORG MIIAI & ASSOCIATES
Independent industrial accident investigation, expert witness services, and behavioural safety consulting. Forty years of international experience. London head office, global practice.
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