Vented Hydrogen DDTs

Brad Horn, CSP, CFEI, CIT, EIT

Mr. Horn is a member of BakerRisk’s Blast Effects Group. His work focuses on a wide range of investigations ranging from large-scale explosions to occupational safety incidents including scene documentation, evidence collection, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). He also serves as BakerRisk’s Corporate Safety Director and the facilitator for the Hazards Awareness Course. Over the years, Mr. Horn has adopted his R&D background, combining it with his knowledge of occupational safety, and applied it in accident investigations.

Early in his career, Mr. Horn was deeply involved in research and development, including incident reconstruction and large-scale explosion testing. He has applied his knowledge of blast effects to model and predict the explosion hazards for over 300 consequence analyses and Facility Siting Studies (FSS).

Darren Malik, PE, CFEI

Mr. Malik is a member of BakerRisk’s Blast Effects Group. Mr. Malik’s work focuses on the development and application of empirical, analytical, and numerical models for the characterization of flammability and explosion phenomena, supporting BakerRisk’s efforts to help our clients better understand their onsite hazards. Mr. Malik is also responsible for the coordination and oversight of all BakerRisk testing operations. This includes the materials laboratory at the corporate headquarters in San Antonio, the 160-acre Wilfred E Baker Test Facility (WEBTF), and the 2300-acre Box Canyon Test Facility (BCTF). As a certified fire and explosion investigator (CFEI). Mr. Malik supports and/or leads the investigation into accidental industrial fires and explosions as well as other near-miss incidents related.