J. NIGEL ELLIS, Ph.D., CSP, P.E., CPE,
President

A leading authority on fall protection hierarchies, Dr. Ellis conducts consultations and training classes in fall protection from management's, workers' and regulatory perspectives

• Frequently provides input for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) standards and interpretations that apply to his field since 1971.
• Represents the USA on international standards committees.
• Is a long-standing member of several ANSI standards committees, including former chair of the ANSI Z359.2 Committee.
• Serves as an expert witness in negligence, intentional tort, peculiar risk, product civil cases, OSHA, and other court cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.
• Started and became lead presenter for the OSHA Training Institute's Fall Protection Training program for many years.
• Dr. Ellis is a Board-Certified Safety Professional (in three specialties), a Registered Professional Safety Engineer and a Board-Certified Human Factors Professional.

Dr. Ellis earned three degrees at the University of Manchester, England, including a doctorate in organic chemistry. He has written the definitive textbook "Introduction to Fall Protection", numerous articles on fall protection, and has authored the annual Best's Safety Directory fall protection guidelines and checklists for more than twenty-six years.

Dr. Ellis is the former owner of RTC - a leading manufacturer of fall protection equipment, former chairman of the Fall Protection Group of the Industrial Safety Equipment Association, a founding member of the International Society for Fall Protection, and a committee member of the Construction Division of both the National Safety Council and American Society of Safety Engineers.

Dr Ellis has personally trained over 20,000 managers and workers in fall protection techniques and procedures since 1970.

Dr Ellis founded Dynamic Scientific Controls (DSC) an organization dedicated to fall protection knowledge and the elimination or control of fall hazards. In 2000, Ellis Fall Safety Solutions, LLC (EFSS) was incorporated to handle the engineering side of the business and Ellis Litigation Support was established and devoted to providing expert witness services in Fall Protection Litigation. Now, EFSS provides consulting, training and testing services using field-experienced consultants; as well as providing fall protection structural engineering services including design and installation of fall protection systems.