Tim Martin is the leading Mine Safety Expert in the US and currently provides litigation support as an expert witness and mine safety consultant to assist the legal community in navigating through complicated MSHA and OSHA rules and regulations related to plaintiffs and defendants needs to win their respective cases. Martin has worked in the mining industry as a safety professional for over 48 years.
Tim Martin has worked with almost every type of mining that is utilized in the US and South America. Within his career in coal mining, he has worked as the director of safety for mining operations with up to 60 surface, underground and prep facility operations across the United States. Martin Consulting has provided safety oversight for mining operations that include, Coal Mining with surface and underground operations, Highwall operations, Gold Mining in both surface and underground operations, Underground Silver Operations, Ore Operations, Cement Operations, Aggregate, Sand and Stone Operations, large and small Preparation Plants, and River Loading Facilities.
Mr. Martin has worked within the mine rescue community as a qualified mine rescue instructor as well as building and managing mine rescue teams. Mr. Martin was directly involved in the rescue and recovery of the Sago Mine Disaster, the UBB Mine Disaster and the water inundation flooding at the AEP Meigs No1 and No 31 Mines.
Mr. Martin served as the lead mine safety expert in the Massey CEO Criminal Case litigated by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Over one million documents were produced in discovery related to mine safety and regulatory compliance involving the Upper Big Branch mine. Mr. Martin has served as an expert in two separate mine safety criminal cases as well as numerous civil cases involving serious injury cases and cases resulting in fatalities. Mr. Martin has served as an expert in respirable dust cases involving Coal Mine Dust as well as Quartz and Silica cases. In addition to supporting litigation cases within the mining industry, Mr. Martin has also served as an expert witness and consultant in several OSHA Construction and General industry cases. Mr. Martin also assisted the general industry in Hazardous Materials Entry and Rescue education as well as Confined Space Entry and Rescue certification. Mr. Martin is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Professionals.
With more than 48 years’ experience as a health and safety professional, Tim A. Martin obtained numerous safety and health certifications. He has presented professional papers on the subjects of ergonomics, accident prevention, behavior-based safety, workplace violence, environmental controls and emergency preparedness in various locations across the nation. He has received recognition for his contributions in health and safety from the director of NIOSH, and both Assistant Secretaries of Labor for OSHA and MSHA. Mr. Martin has designed world-class health and safety educational programs that have been ranked as some of the nation’s best programs by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Martin Consulting is a Limited Liability Company registered in the state of West Virginia which is designed to provide Professional Consulting and Expert Witness Services to the legal community. Mr. Martin also advises Energy Industry Boards and CEOs on successful methods of improving employee safety and asset protection.
Mr. Martin previously held several key safety and training management positions in the mining industry. Under his leadership and expertise, Mr. Martin provided the necessary direction and assistance to senior management in building world-class health and safety programs. Under Mr. Martin's guidance and assistance in building one safety system that allowed a large mining organization to achieve the lowest intermediate safety rate in the nation as ranked by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. In another example, one organization received over 32 safety performance awards within one year from the Department of Labor.
From an Environmental Safety and Hazardous Materials standpoint, Mr. Martin managed the safety and health aspects of an eight-month environmental recovery operation that included more than one million gallons of Sodium Hydroxide in confined spaces, which resulted in zero injuries. Mr. Martin also provides Hazardous Materials entry and Rescue Team certifications to general industry. Mr. Martin is a Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Professionals.
Mr. Martin has worked for more than four decades working with industry and government in the development of new safety and health regulations. Through his involvement in the legislative and rulemaking processes, he has assured the fair application of common-sense rules that work in the best interests of both management and labor. Mr. Martin is a strong advocate of management, labor, and government working together to provide a safer working environment for our most precious asset, the miner.