LONDON . GLOBAL
Forty years of
investigating what
went wrong —
so it doesn’t
happen again.
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
"I have knocked on the doors of families who have lost loved ones. That responsibility drives my commitment to thorough, compassionate, and effective investigation."
WHAT WE DO
Investigations that withstand scrutiny — and prevent the next incident.
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.
01
Root cause investigation
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.
02
Expert witness
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.
03
Accident reconstruction
Detailed reconstruction of sequence of events, equipment behaviour and human action. Evidence-led, jurisdictionally aware, presented in language that lay decision-makers understand.
04
Behavioural Safety
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.
05
Post-incident Review
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.
06
Training & Consulting
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
Decades of evidence, gathered first-hand.
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
Effective Industrial Accident Investigation
A Comprehensive Guide – Dr Wayne M Sundborg MIIAI
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.
SELECTED WORK
Anonymised case studies.
A small sample of the work Dr Sundborg has led. All details anonymised to protect client confidentiality and any ongoing legal proceedings.
Case Study one –
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When an incident has occurred – or
when litigation is approaching – the
first decision matters most.
Dr Sundborg accepts a limited number of instructions globally. Initial
conversations are confidential and without obligation. Response within 24
hours.
Industrial Accident Investigators
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.
SERVICES
- Expert Witness
- Root Cause Investigation
- Behavioural Safety
- Training
- Consultation
- Publications
PRACTICE
HEAD OFFICE
71 – 75 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9JQ United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)203 092 1778
Phone: +44 (0)7498 682913
Phone: +66 09 343 94500
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