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Security and Workplace Violence Expert Witness

Dick Sem, CPP has extensive experience as a security and workplace violence expert witness in providing Security Expert and Workplace Violence Expert Witness and Litigation Support services for both Plaintiff and Defense throughout North America.  He is known and respected within the security and loss prevention profession and industry as a leader and innovator; and his demeanor, thoroughness and professionalism project integrity and experience.  His fifty years of experience within the security industry and profession conveys a unique level of qualification as a security expert witness.

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Dick Sem, Security Expert Witness
Security and Workplace Violence  Expert Witness Experience
Security and Workplace Violence Expert Witness Services Provided

Dick was Global Director of Security and Crisis Management for Waste Management, a $ 12B international firm with 60,000 employees; Vice President of Pinkerton - Securitas, the World's largest security firm, where he was responsible for 18 offices in 11 states of the Northeast U.S. and 4,000 security officers; past President of the International Security Management Association (ISMA); and served as Vice President and Member of the Board of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC). 

 

He has been a member of ASIS International since 1974.  He has been board certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) since 1979.

As a security and workplace violence consultant and expert with Sem Security Management, Dick Sem has provided security and workplace violence advice and support to a wide range of businesses and organizations during litigations.            

Regarding What?

We are experienced as a security, loss prevention and workplace violence expert witness in cases involving:

  • residential, condominium and apartment complexes

  • hospitals, clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and other health care facilities

  • hotels and motels

  • retail stores

  • office buildings and corporate headquarters

  • parking lots and structures

  • nursing homes and assisted living facilities

  • public libraries

  • manufacturers and other industrial facilities

  • schools

  • utilities

  • stadiums and entertainment venues

  • warehouses and distribution centers

  • taverns, bars and nightclubs

  • restaurants and fast food outlets

  • etc.

We provide Security, Loss Prevention and Workplace Violence Expert Witness services in cases involving workplace violence, security-related negligence, wrongful death, foreseeability, failure to protect, use of force, inadequate premises protection, security and loss prevention industry standards and practices, etc.  We also support cases, as security expert, related to the adequacy of security-related employment and screening practices, security and loss prevention policies and procedures, security officer training and supervision, etc.  

Dick Sem is experienced as a security expert witness in all aspects of contract or proprietary security guard, security officer or loss prevention officer management, training and deployment.  He spent decades serving as both contractor and client/buyer of security officer services as well as manager of proprietary security guard programs.

We also have extensive experience as a security and workplace violence expert witness in projects and cases involving:

  • Security-related policies, plans and procedures

  • Workplace violence-related policies, plans, and procedures

  • Procedures and training for the protection of employees

  • Closed-circuit television (CCTV) video systems and usage

  • Lighting

  • Signage

  • Fencing, gates and barriers

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