On-site Inspections

We're There, Where and When You Need Us

Damage from Adjacent Construction

Get the Full Story With Evidence-Based Insights

On-site inspections uncover scientific and engineering evidence to drive your most important decisions. Whether you need us to rush to the scene of an accident, visit a site to proactively manage liabilities, or evaluate a facility, Exponent is there. All testing is conducted in accordance with the appropriate U.S. or international quality standards.

Keep your critical inspections moving forward: Exponent provides remote inspection and lab testing services. We also assist with inspections in remote locations with limited internet service by using our encrypted cellular-bonding video streaming capability.  

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Catastrophe Response for Accidents and Failures 

Identify Root Causes, Fast 

Getting to the scene of catastrophe in a timely manner is critical to answering "why did this happen?" Whether it's an earthquake, chemical spill, or equipment failure, Exponent's integrated teams of scientists and engineers can be on the scene within hours, capturing vital evidence that uncovers root causes. 

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Buildings and Structures 

A Foundation for Building and Construction Insights

Count on Exponent when you need support on projects impacting one structure or an entire city. From root cause analysis to getting ahead of risks, we provide on-site inspections for a wide range of building and construction needs:

  • conducting damage surveys
  • determining technical causes of failures
  • evaluating site surface conditions
  • evaluating differing site conditions
  • investigating construction vibration damage
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Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health Assessments

Clients seek our expertise to assess issues involving workplace chemical and dust exposures, warehouse and manufacturing facilities, construction sites, mining operations, hazardous waste sites — anywhere it's paramount to balance compliance with productivity. We also sample for a wide variety of contaminants to address your food, air quality, and water quality concerns. Our experts are well-versed in helping you navigate:

Exponent's Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Risk Assessment assists in addressing and evaluating complex workplace and environmental health and safety questions. Tap into our experience on thousands of cases of possible occupational exposures, safety investigations, and compliance investigations.

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Exponent Labs and Facilities

ADAS, inside vehicle testing

Phoenix Test and Engineering Center

Offers state-of-the-art facilities to accommodate a wide range of testing and prototyping.

Menlo Park

Menlo Park Laboratory

Develops custom tests and test protocols, in-house at our global headquarters.

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Natick Laboratory

Studies everything from how batteries corrode in phones to how medical devices corrode in humans.

An engineer in Exponent's Philadelphia lab performs tests on medical devices as part of our Medical Technology & Assessment Program.

Philadelphia Laboratory

Test and evaluate biomedical engineering solutions in-house and through our network of third-party labs.

Global Notification of New Chemicals

Seattle Materials Testing Laboratory

Provides top failure investigation and litigation support expertise.

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Bowie Fire Engineering Laboratory

Helps your products, facilities, and systems pass tough fire and explosion standards.

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London Laboratory

Assists with failure analysis, quality assessment, and product development in the UK and EU.

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Hong Kong Laboratory

Brings extensive experience helping global manufacturers optimize products and processes.

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Shanghai Laboratory

Works with global clients to support your teams in all phases of the new product integration cycle.