About Us

HSM Consulting Inc. is an established name in the industry as a full-service Forensic Engineering, Fire Investigation, Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction, Safety Consultant, Private Investigations, and other Consulting services in the areas of commercial, industrial, institutional, insurance, government, public, and private entities.

Our highly trained experts work nationwide, and in the Royal Cayman Islands, in law enforcement, engineering, insurance and fire investigations, and K-9 detection. We provide a viable alternative, neutral third party inspection, identify reasons for subrogation, and if litigation is necessary we are available for everything from case preparation to expert testimony. Our experts are court qualified in the United States and the English judicial system of the Royal Cayman Islands.

HSM Consulting is a full service, nationwide investigation company providing a wide array of services including:

• Cause and origin fire investigation, reconstruction, animated modeling and diagramming - all structures, all vehicles, all vessels and equipment (including product liability)
• Theft and recovery inspections, including forensic lock exams - all structures, all vehicles, all vessels and equipment
• Accident investigation, reconstruction, animated modeling and diagramming - all structures, all vehicles, all vessels and equipment (including CDR black box)
• Electrical, Structural and Plumbing Engineering Services
• Roof & Tile Examinations
• Basic mechanical inspections
• Surveillance and Worker's Compensation
• Child Safety Seat Installation & verification (NHTSA chapter author)
• CPR, First Aid and AED Training and Certification
• Background Investigation and Fingerprinting
• Slip and Falls
• Chinese Drywall
• Evidence Collection & Storage
• Continuing Education Credits
• Crime Prevention and Security Surveys - lighting, CPTED, physical assessment
• Security Contractor Evaluation
• Workplace Violence Instruction
• Workplace Emergency Planning
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point consulting, auditing and training
• Food Safety & Sanitation
• K-9 (Canine) Detection - accelerants and explosives, narcotics, mold, termites
• OSHA Life Safety and Compliance Training & Inspections, Consulting
• Microbiological Testing

Why Use A Forensic Investigator?

With the volume of insurance claims that occur each year, it is necessary to determine if the situation truthfully occurred and determining the cause, so that ultimately, liability can be established. HSM Consulting's Forensic investigators can do this by;

 

• Establishing the cause of a fire, whether due to a manufacturing defect, poor servicing or repair, or arson.
• Investigating the suspicion of a fraudulent insurance claim.
• Examining and identifying subrogation potential, as in product liability, manufacturing defect, poor servicing or repair.
• Forensic lock analysis to see if a vehicle's locks and other systems have been bypassed, to determine if a vehicle has been stolen.

 

Structure Investigation & Engineering

HSM Consulting's experts will arrive on site as quickly as possible after the assignment is received. This ensures as little spoliation as possible, in addition to interviewing and obtaining statements from witnesses.

Documentation, investigation, and analysis will provide the Client with necessary data for potential subrogation, liabilities, risk exposures, and incendiary causes