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TRAININGS & SEMINARS

The National Institute of Forensic Studies, a division of Impact General, is your go-to source for seminars in the safety industry. We are passionate about the importance of education when it comes to safety and strive to provide our attendees with the most up-to-date information. Our seminars are hosted by expert speakers and cover a variety of topics related to the safety industry.

UPCOMING EVENTS

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC STUDIES

The National Institute of Forensic Studies is a technical resource for claims professionals, attorneys, risk managers and forensic experts to gain knowledge in science and technology on which to base daily decisions during routine claims handling. NIFS has been providing quality training since 1980. Our program formats are short-course seminars emphasizing hands on learning provided at select times and locations as well as customized in-house training.

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Certified Forensic Slip Expert (CFSE)
Seminar & Certificate

February 7-8, 2024 | Irvine, CA 

If you are a safety expert or expert witness or are considering becoming one in the slip and fall case arena, join us to explore the latest and most proven methodologies for analyzing your slip and fall case.

PAST EVENTS

Staged Collisions, Forensic Insight With Litigation Savvy | 2019
Slips & Falls, Don't Trip | 2015
Minor Impacts & Injury Claims | 2015
Minor Impact Soft Tissue | 2015
Staged Vehicle Collisions | 2014, 2015

Impact General conducts vehicle-collision seminars providing forensic insight to insurance companies and police on suspected staged collisions

NIFS

BENEFITS

  • Recognizing subrogation potential more readily

  • Identifying fraud

  • Enhanced negotiation skills

  • Argue your case more effectively

  • Analyze opposing expert's work

  • Cross examine opposing experts effectively

  • Gain more confidence in decision-making

  • Have better expert retention success

  • Better determine the merits of a case

CONTINUED EDUCATION APPROVED PROVIDER

  • State Bar of California for awarding Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credits for attorneys

  • Continuing Professional Development Program for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCUs)

  • California Institute for Professional Investigators (C.I.P.I.)

  • California Association for Licensed Investigators (C.A.L.I.)

  • The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR)

  • Registered Professional Adjusters (RPA)

PROGRAM SUBJECTS INCLUDE

  • Biomechanics/Injury Causation

  • Construction Defects/Principles

  • Code Compliance

  • Failure Analysis

  • Fire Inspections (Property and Auto)

  • Industrial Hygiene

  • Safety (OSHA)

  • Vehicle Documentation

  • Low-Speed Collisions/Injury Causation

  • Mold, Toxicology and Environment

  • Occupant Kinematics

  • Property Failures and Subrogation

  • Specialty Courses for Municipalities & Self-insured

  • Structural/Civil/Soils

  • Tire Failures

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