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Tip of the Week No. 206 - 05/05/08 - check back weekly for a new fall protection tip!!

News Item - 04/04/08 - Web Site Changes

Dr. Ellis Discusses Z359 Harness Requirements

Safety News Item - 03/07/08 - Ergonomic Regs for Shipyards

Safety News Item - 01/11/08 - Addendum to Introduction to Fall Protection, 3rd Edition

Safety News Item - - Nigel Ellis Heads New ASTM Skylight Test Committee

Safety News Item - 12/07/07 - ASSE recognizes Dr. Ellis for the NSC award

Dr. Nigel Ellis Receives NSC Distinguished Service to Safety Award

EFSS offers Z359 Compliant Training

JOB CAREER OPPORTUNITY FOR A FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

Australia & UK issue Health & Safety Alerts/Press Releases for the use of Twin Tails Lanyards

Harness Suspension Trauma History and Update.

Update re: Tree Stand Deaths - May, 2007

NEWS ARCHIVE

Tip of the Week No. 205 - 04/21/08 - Fall Programs

Tip of the Week No. 204 - 04/07/08 - Addendum to Introduction to Fall Protection, 3rd Edition.

Tip of the Week No. 203 - 03/31/08 - Addendum to Introduction to Fall Protection

Tip of the Week No. 202 - 03/24/08 - Ropes

Tip of the Week No.201 - 03/17/08 - Roofs

Tip of the Week No. 200 - 03/10/08 - Descent Devices

Tip of the Week No. 199 - 03/03/08 - Restraint/Positioning Suspension

Tip of the Week No. 198 - 02/18/08 - Swing Falls

Tip of the Week No. 197 - 02/11/08 - Fall Protection Systems

Safety News Item - 02/08/08 - Falls in the senior population

Tip of the Week No. 196 - 02/04/08 - Free Falls

Safety News Item - 02/01/08 - OSHA Fall Protection Fact Sheet

Tip of the Week No. 195 - 01/28/08 - Hazards

Tip of the Week No. 194 - 01/22/08 - Warning Lines

Safety News Item - 01/18/08 - Worker Dies in Crane Accident

Tip of the Week No. 193 - 01/14/08 - Rope Access

Tip of the Week No. 192 - 01/07/08- Continuous Fall Protection

Tip of the Week No. 191 - 12/31/07 - Roll -Out

Tip of the Week No. 190 - 12/24/07 - Confined Spaces

Tip of the Week No. 189 - 12/17/07 - Harnesses

Safety News Item - 12/14/07 - Dr. Ellis Raises FP Questions about HVAC Systems

Tip of the Week No. 188 - 12/03/07 - Rescue Devices

Safety News Item - 11/30/07 - Facility Safety Management
Z 359 Code Article

Tip of the Week No. 187 - 11/26/07 - Ladders

Tip of the Week No. 186 - 11/19/07 - Descent Devices

Safety News Item - 11/16/07 - FP Equipment Article

Tip of the Week No. 185 - 11/12/07 - Rope Grabs

Safety News Item - 11/09/07 - OSH Reporter discusses FP on Trucks

Tip of the Week No. 184 - 11/05/07 Free Falls

Dr. Ellis' 2007 NSC Presentation

Tip of the Week No. 183 - 10/29/07 - Boatswain's Chairs

Tip of the Week No. 182 - 10/22/07 - HLL Support Requirement

Safety News Item - Occupational Fall Deaths Up in 2006

Tip of the Week No. 181 - 10/15/07 - Rescue

Safety News Item - 10/12/07 - PA Workplace Deathrate

Tip of the Week No. 180 - 10/08/07 - HLL loads

Tip of the Week No. 179 - 10/01/07- Ropes

Safety News Item - Cintas fined over $2.75 million for fall death

Tip of the Week No. 178 - 09/24/07 - Harnesses

Tip of the Week No. 177 - 09/17/07 - Snaphooks

Tip of the Week No. 176 - 09/10/07 - Rope Grabs

Tip of the Week No. 175 - 09/03/07 - Free Fall

Tip of the Week No. 174 - 08/27/07 - Anchorage Points.

Tip of the Week No. 173 - 08/20/07 - Lifeline Systems

See Dr. J. Nigel Ellis at the 2007 NSC Congress

Tip of the Week No. 172 - 08/13/07 - Equipment Inspection

Safety News Item - 08/03/07 - ASSE Congress Book Winner

Tip of the Week No. 171 - 07/30/07 - Rescue

Tip of the Week No. 170 - 07/23/07 - Climbing Methods

J. Nigel Ellis on A10 Committee

Tip of the Week No. 169 - 07/16/07 - 100% Fall Protection

4th Edition of Introduction to Fall Protection Under Way!

Tip of the Week No. 168 - 07/09/07 - Steel Erection

Safety News Item - 07/06/07 - DOE adopts Worker Safety and Health Program

Nigel Ellis' 2007 ASSE Expo Presentation re: Z359 Changes

Tip of the Week No. 167 - 06/25/07 - Swing Falls

See Ellis Fall Safety Solutions and Dr. Nigel Ellis at the ASSE Expo in Orlando June 24-26, 2007

Tip of the Week No. 166 - 06/18/07 - Vertical Arrest Force

Safety News Item - 06/15/07 - MD Senate committee proposes Falls Free Legislation

Tip of the Week No. 165 - 06/11/07 - Safety Rules for General Industry FP Planning

Safety News Item - 06/08/09 - Construction Site Fatalities

Tip of the Week No. 164 - 06/04/07 -Safety Monitoring System

Tip of the Week No. 163 - 05/28/07 - Remember Memorial Day!

Tip of the Week No. 162 - 05/21/07 - Rooftop Anchorages

Tip of the Week No.161 - 05/14/07 - Emergency Retrieval

Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' Speech to the Philadelphia Chapter of the ASSE about Fall Hazards

Dr. J. Nigel Ellis to receive NSC Distinguished Service to Safety Award

Tip of the Week No. 160 - 05/07/07 - Free Fall

Safety News Item - 05/04/07 - Carpentry firm fined $80K by OSHA

Tip of the Week. No. 159 - 04/30/07 - Flat Roofs

Tip of the Week No. 158 - 04/23/07 - Fall Arrest Systems

Safety News Item - Z359 Additions and Revisions Approved

Tip of the Week No. 157 - 04/16/07 - Rescue using a Tripod

Safety News Item - 04/13/07 - Tropicana Collapse Settlement

Tip of the Week No. 156 - 04/09/07 - Equipment Condition

Tip of the Week No. 155 - 04/02/07 - HLL

Dr. Ellis speaks to Roofers Conference

Tip of the Week No. 154 - 03/26/07 - Scaffolds

Safety News Item - 03/23/07 - Ruling strengthens Cal/OSHA multi-employer worksite liability

Tip of the Week No. 153- 03/19/07 - Anchorage Points

Tip of the Week No. 152 - 03/12/07 - Snaphooks

Study Shows Average Fall Death Costs $1 Million

Tip of the Week No. 151- 03/05/07 - Eliminating Fall Hazards

Construction Safety Congress and Expo - Communication among Contractors, Engineers and Architects Stressed

Tip of the Week No. 150 - 02/26/07 - Last Worker Down/First Worker Up

Safety News Item - 02/23/07 - MacCollum Construction Safety Engineering Book

Tip of the Week No. 149 - 02/19/07 - Swing Fall

Tip of the Week No. 148 - 02/12/07 - FAS Inspections

Bush requests 2008 OSHA funding of over $490 million

Tip of the Week No. 147 - 02/05/07 - Emergency Descent Devices

Safety News Item - 02/02/07 - Dr. Ellis addresses tough fall protection issue

Tip of the Week No. 146 - 01/29/07 - Anchor Strength

Safety News Item - 01/26/07 - NRCA offers free OSHA Fall Protection courses

Tip of the Week No. 145 - 01/22/07 - Calculations for HLL for Multiple Workers

Z359 Committee on ANSI Fall Protection Standards Open to Public Review

Tip of the Week No. 144 - 01/15/07 - Lifeline Cable

Safety News Item - 01/12/07 - Department of Labor 5 Year Goals

Tip of the Week No. 143 - 01/08/07 - Window Cleaners

Safety News Item - 01/05/07 - Top Ten OSHA Citations

Tip of the Week No. 142 - 01/01/07 - Aerial Lifts

Tip of the Week No. 141 - 12/26/06 - Guardrail Heights

Tip of the Week No. 140 - 12/18/06 - Ergonomics

Safety News Item - 12/15/06 - OSHA Citation for Fall Deaths

Tip of the Week No. 139 - 12/11/06 - Loss of balance on stairs

Safety News Item - 12/08/06 - WA State Fall Statistics

ELLIS FALL SAFETY SOLUTIONS AND ELLIS LITIGATION SUPPORT WISHES EVERYONE A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON!!

Tip of the Week No. 138 - 12/04/06 - Maximum Force during Fall Arrest

Safety News Item - 12/01/06 - BLS figures on Falls

Tip of the Week No. 137 - 11/27/06 - Free Fall Distance Calculations

Safety News Item - OSHA 2005 Illness and Injury Report Released

Tip of the week No. 136 - 11/20/06 - Posts in Horizontal Lifeline Systems

Summary of J. Nigel Ellis' 2006 NSC Talk

Tip of the Week No.135 - 11/13/06 - Working on Roofs

Tip of the Week No. 134 - 11/06/06 - Anchor Points

Tip of the Week No. 133 - 10/30/06 - Debris Nets

Safety News Item - 10/27/06 - Fall Deaths

Tip of the Week No. 132 - 10/23/06 - Safety Nets

Dr. Ellis to Speak at NSC Expo

Tip of the Week No. 131 - 10/16/06 - Anchorage Points

Expert Dr. Nigel Ellis Discusses Legal Issues Raised by Falls in the Workplace

Tip of the Week No. 130 - 10/09/06 - Warning Signs

Safety News Item - 10/06/06 - Philadelphia Construction Fall Deaths

Tip of the Week No. 129 - 10/02/06 - Harness Chest Straps

Safety News Item - 09/29/06 - OSHA ACCSH Public Meeting

Tip of the Week No. 128 - 09/25/06 - Snaphooks

Safety News Item - 09/22/06 - OSHA Citation against Roofing Company

Tip of the week No. 127 - 09/18/06 - Lifeline Systems

Safety News Item - 09/15/06 - ACCSH Public Hearings 10/11-12/06 in Washington, DC

ALERT: ANSI Z359.0-4 Revisions to be Finalized

Tip of the Week No. 126- 09/11/06 - Snap Hooks

Safety News Item - 09/08/06 - Army Corps Of Engineers Head to Retire

Safety News Item- 09/01/06 - Miller Fall Protection Opens New Site

Tip of the Week No. 125 - 08/28/06 - Stairs/Escalators

Safety News Item - 08/25/06 - Record Attendance at 2006 ASSE Expo

Tip of the Week - 08/21/06 - Lifelines

Safety News Item - 08/18/06 - Failure to Wear PPE Top Safety Problem

Tip of the Week No. 123 - 08/14/06 - Roofs

Safety News Item - Supreme Court of Texas Upholds $14+ Million Fall Case Award

Tip of the Week No. 122 - 07/31/06 - Anchor Points

Safety News Item - 07/28/06 - Multi-Employer Work Site Liability

Tip of the Week No. 121 - 07/24/06 - Hitches/Knots around Anchor Points

Safety News Item - 07/21/07 - The Cost of Workplace Injuries

Tip of the Week No. 120 - 07/17/06 - Change in Elevation

Safety News Item - 07/14/06 - Human Factors and PFAS

Tip of the Week No. 119 - 07/10/06 - Body Belts

Dr. Ellis' 2006 ASSE Presentation and Q and A

Tip of the Week No. 109 A - 05/08/06 - Unions

Tip of the Week No. 108 A - 04/17/06 - Effect of Weight on Fall Loads

Tip of the Week No. 107 A - 04/10/06 - PFAS

Tip of the Week No. 106 A - 03/27/06 - Ladders

Tip of the Week No. 105 A - 03/13/06 - Rescue

Tip of the Week No. 104 A - 03/06/06 - Fall Arrest

Tip of the Week No. 103 A - 02/13/06 - Roof Eyebolts

Tip of the Week No. 102 A - Training

Tip of the Week No. 101 A - 01/30/06 - Max. Force Measurements

Tip of the Week No. 100 A - 01/23/06 - Ladder Cages

Tip of the Week No. 99 A - 01/16/06 - Lanyards

Tip of the Week No. 98 A - 01/09/06 - Lanyards

Tip of the Week No. 97 A - 01/01/06 - FP Systems

Tip of the Week No. 96 A - 12/19/05 - Steel Erection

Tip of the Week No. 95 A - 12/12/05 - Roof Monitors

Tip of the Week No. 94 A - 12/05/05 - Scaffolds

Tip of the Week No. 93 A - 11/28/05 - Planning

Tip of the Week No. 92 A - 11/21/05 - Escape

Tip of the Week No. 91 A - 11/14/05 - Free Fall Calculations

Tip of the Week No. 90 A - 11/07/05 - Rescue

Tip of the Week No. 89 A - 10/24/05 - Lifelines

Tip of the Week No. 88 A - 10/10/05 - Saddle Belt

Tip of the Week No. 87 A - 10/03/05 - SRLs

Tip of the Week No. 86 A - 09/26/05 - Debris Nets

Tip of the Week No. 85 A - 09/19/05 - Cables

Tip of the Week No. 84 A - 09/05/05 - Labor Day

Tip of the Week No. 83 A - 08/29/05 - Locking Snaphooks

Tip of the Week No. 82 A - 08/15/05 - 100% FP

Tip of the Week No. 81 A - 08/01/05 - Rope-grab Syst

Tip of the Week No. 80 A - 07/25/05 - Lifelines

Tip of the Week No. 79 A - 07/18/05 - Roof Tie Offs

Tip of the Week No. 78 A - 07/11/05 - Fall Rate

Tip of the Week No. 77 A - 07/04/05 - Happy Birthday

Tip of the Week No. 76 A - 06/27/05 - Hoists

Tip of the Week No. 75 A - 06/20/05 - Anchorage Points

Tip of the Week No. 74 A - 06/13/05 - Competent Person

Tip of the Week No. 73 A - 05/30/05 - Memorial Day

Tip of the Week No. 72 A - 05/23/05 - Emergency Retrieval

Tip of the Week No. 71 A - 05/16/05 - Max. Arresting Force

Tip of the Week No. 70 A - 05/09/05 - Tree Trimming

Tip of the Week No. 69 A - 05/02/05 - Metal Corrosion

Tip of the Week No. 68 A - 04/25/05 - Rescue

Tip of the Week No. 67 A - 04/18/05 - FP near Edges

Tip of the Week No. 66 A - 04/11/05 - Anchorage

Tip of the Week No. 65 A - 04/04/05 - Ladders

Tip of the Week No. 64 A - 03/28/05 -Descent Control

Tip of the Week No. 63 A - 03/21/05 - Anchorage Point Calculations

Tip of the Week No. 62 A - 03/14/05 - Ladders

Tip of the Week No. 61 A - 03/07/05 - Clearance Requirements

Tip of the Week No. 60 A - 02/28/05 - Ladders

Tip of the Week No. 59 A - 02/21/05 - Aerial Lifts

Tip of the Week No. 58 A - 02/07/05 - Nets.

Tip of the Week No. 57 A - 01/31/05 - Swing Falls

Tip of the Week No. 56 A - 01/24/05 - Perimeters at roof edges

Tip of the Week No. 55 A - 01/17/05 - Netting as guardrails

Tip of the Week No. 54 A - 01/10/05 - Manway Opening

Tip of the Week No. 53 A - 01/03/05 - Clearance Calculations

Tip of the Week No. 52 A - 12/20/04 - Snaphooks

Tip of the Week. No. 51 A - 12/13/04 - Heat Hazards

Tip of the Week No. 50 A - 12/06/04 -Cutting Edges

Tip of the Week No. 49 A - 11/29/04 Truthful Reporting

Tip of the Week No. 48 A - 11/15/04 Competent and Qualified Persons

Tip of the Week No. 47 A - 11/08/04- Guardrails

Tip of the Week No. 46 A - 11/01/04 - Guardrails.

Tip of the Week No. 45 A - 10/25/04. Stair Safety

Tip of the Week No. 44 A - 10/18/04 Stairs.

Tip of the Week No. 43 A - 10/11/04. Engineering consultants

Tip of the Week No. 42 A - 10/04/04 - Engineered Protection

Tip of the Week No. 41 A- 09/27/04 Anchorage Labeling

Tip of the Week No. 40 A - 09/13/04. Fall Protection Plans

Tip of the Week No. 39 A - 09/06/04. Labor Day

Tip of the Week No.38 A - 08/30/04. SRLs.

Tip of the Week No.36 A - 08/16/04 FP program

Tip of the Week No. 35 A - 08/09/04 PFAS

Tip of the Week No. 34 A - 07/26/04 Free Fall Calculations

Tip of the Week No. 33 A - 07/19/04 HLL

Tip of the Week No. 32 A - 07/12/04 Warnings

Tip of the Week No. 31 A - 07/05/04 Rail Systems

Tip of the Week No. 30 A - 06/28/04. Roof Work

Tip of the Week No. 29 A - 06/21/04 Prevention

Tip of the Week No. 28 A - 06/14/04 Anchorages

Tip of the Week No. 27 A - 06/07/04 Anchorages

Tip of the Week No. 26 A - 05/31/04 Memorial Day

Tip of the Week No. 25 A - 05/24/04 Belts

Tip of the Week No. 24 A - 05/17/04 Rail Systems

Tip of the Week No. 23 A - 05/10/04 Anchorages

Tip of the Week No. 22 A - 05/03/04 Roof Design

Tip of the Week No. 21 A - 04/26/04 100% FP

Tip of the Week No. 20 A - 04/19/04 Scaffolding

Tip of the Week No. 19 A - 04/12/04 Training

Tip of the Week No. 18 A - 04/05/04 Hazard Elimination

Tip of the Week No. 17 A - 03/29/04 Qualified Person

Tip of the Week No. 16 A - 03/22/04 Acrometry

Tip of the Week No. 15 A - 03/15/04 Warning Signs

Tip of the Week No. 14 A - 03/08/04 Stairs

Tip of the Week No. 13 A - 03/01/04 Tying Off

Tip of the Week No. 12 A - 02/23/04 Tying Off

Tip of the Week No. 11 A - 02/16/04 Tying Off

Tip of the Week No. 10 A - 02/09/04 Tying Off

Tip of the Week No. 9 A - 02/02/04 Tying Off

Tip of the Week No. 8 A - 01/26/04 PFAS

Tip of the Week No. 7 A - 01/19/04 Fall Arrest Measurements

Tip of the Week No. 6 A - 01/12/04 FP programs

Tip of the Week No. 5 A - 01/05/04 Free Fall Controls

Tip of the Week No. 4 A - 12/29/03 - Hazard Elimination

Tip of the Week No. 3 A - 12/22/03 - Swings Falls

Tip of the Week No. 2 A - 12/15/03 - Fall Hazards

Tip of the Week No. 1 A - 12/08/03 - Hazard Elimination

OSHA/BNA - 03/02 - Harness Safety

Limited opening of 1910 general industry FP standard

ANSI - Z359 Committee will revise standard

Navy Spec Reguires ALL Fall Protection Anchorages

Tip of the Week No. 118- 07/03/06 - Fall Protection Procedures

Safety News Item - 06/30/06 - Fall Injuries on the Rise

Tip of the Week No. 117 - 06/26/06 - Roof Work

Dr. J. Nigel Ellis Receives ASSE Award

For Roof Access Safety Find Out More About HatchGrip!!

Safety News Item - 06/16/06 New OSHA Administrator

Tip of the Week No. 116 - 06/12/06 - Anchorage Points

Safety News Item - 06/09/06 - Fall Protection for Car Carriers/Autocarriers/Car Transporters

Tip of the Week No. 115 - 06/05/06 - Live Lines

Safety News Item - 06/02/06 - OSHA Identifies High Risk Employers

Tip of the Week No. 114 - 05/30/06 - Safety Specifications.

Safety News Item - 05/26/05 - Memorial Day

Tip of the Week No. 113 - 05/22/06 - SRL

Safety News Item - 05/19/06 - OSHA Violations Down in 2005

Tip of the Week No. 112 - 05/15/06 - SRL and HLL

NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS - OSHA REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO PROTECT ALL WORKERS ON SITE

Tip of the Week No. 111 - 05/08/06 - First Up Tower Climbers

Safety News Item - 05/05/06 - Scaffolding/Platforms

Tip of the Week No. 110 - 05/01/06 - HLL

Safety News Item - 04/28/06 - Inexperienced Workers and Injuries

Tip of the Week No. 109 - 04/24/06 - Lifeline Knots

Safety News Item - 04/21/06 - Construction Workers

Tip of the Week No. 108 - 04/17/06 - Chest Straps

Safety News Item - 04/14/06 - After the Fall

Tip of the Week No. 107 - 04/10/06 - Cable System Anchorages

Safety News Item - 04/08/06 - FP Netting Article

Tip of the Week No. 106 - 04/03/06 - Lifelines

Safety News Item - 03/31/06 - ASSE Z359 Under Review

Tip of the Week No. 105 - 03/27/06 - Stairs

Safety News Item - 03/24/06 - Fall Protection Trigger Heights

Safety News Item - 03/17/06 - PPE

Tip of the Week No. 104 - 03/13/06 - Steel Erection

Safety News Item - Dr. J. Nigel Ellis spoke on 3/22/06 at National Manufacturing Week Conference

Tip of the Week No. 103 - 03/06/06 - Horizontal Lifelines

Safety News Item - 03/03/06 - OSHA Steel Erection Standard; Slip Resistance

Safety Calendar 2007 - Wall Planner as a gift to you!

Tip of the Week No. 102 - 02/27/06 - Tying Off

Safety News Item - 2006 Grey House Safety and Security Directory

Tip of the Week No. 101 - 02/20/06- Stairs

Safety News Item - 02/17/06 - OSHA 2007 Budget Request

Tip of the Week No. 100 - 02/13/06 - Eyebolts/Anchorages

Tip of the Week No. 99 - 02/06/06 - Fall Arrest Equipment

Tip of the Week No. 98 - 01/30/06 - Anchorage Points

Safety News Item - 01/20/06 - Fall Hazards in Rebuilding New Orleans Post Katrina

Tip of the Week No. 97 - 01/23/06 - Lilfeline Systems

Safety News Item - 12/14/05 - New FP for Car Carriers

Tip of the Week No. 96 - 01/16/06 - Descent Device

Tip of the Week No. 95- 01/09/06 - risk assessment

Safety News Item - 01/06/06 - FP Checklist

Tip of the Week No. 94 - 01/01/06 - FP Equipment

Safety News Item - 12/30/05 - Have a Safe New Year's Eve

Tip of the Week No. 93 - 12/19/05- Safety Audit

Safety News Item - 12/16/05 - Dr. Ellis a NAFE Fellow

Safety News Item - 02/24/06 - ASSE/ANSI Public Review of Z359 Standard

Test Tower for Sale

Tip of the Week No. 92 - 12/12/05 - Fall Hazards

Tip of the Week No. 91 - 12/05/06 - Roofs

Safety News Item - 12/02/05 - Ladder Recall

Learn more about Ellis Litigation Support

Tip of the Week No. 90 - 11/28/05 - OSHA terms

Dr. Ellis' Slide Presentation from the 2005 NSC Expo

Tip of the Week No. 89 - 11/21/05 - Injury Statistics

Tip of the Week No. 88 - 11/14/05 - PFAS

Tip of the Week No. 87 - 11/07/05 - Restraints

Safety News Item - 11/04/05 - Ellis Twin Tail Article

Safety News Item - 10/28/05 - OSHA fines

Congratulations to Winner of Drawing for Introduction to Fall Protection!!

Tip of the Week No. 86 - 10/24/05 - Emergency Descent

Safety News Item - 10/21/05 - New www.FallSafety.com

NEW PRODUCT! Comparison of State & Federal OSHA Construction FP Standards in Western States.

Tip of the Week No. 85 - 10/03/05 - Training

Safety News Item - 09/30/05 - NC Enacts New Tower Safety Regulation

Tip of the Week No. 84 - 09/26/05 - Roofing

Safety News Item - 09/23/05 - OSHA assists with Katrina clean-up

Tip of the Week No. 83 - 09/19/05 - ANSI Z359.1

Architecture Magazine September 2005 Issue Runs Safety Articles

Safety News Item - 09/09/05 - Fall Deaths in UK Decrease

Tip of the Week No. 82 - 09/05/05 - Safe Workplace

Safety News Item - 09/02/05 - Count Your Blessings

Tip of the Week No. 81 - 08/29/05 - Lanyard maintenance

Safety News Item - 08/19/05 - ANSI Z10 Receives Approval

Tip of the Week No. 80 - 08/15/05 - Scaffolds

World Congress on Safety & Health at Work and NSC Congress and Expo - 09/18-23/05

Dr. Ellis' article re: Treatment of Harnesses on Fallen Workers by Emergency Response Personnel

Safety News Item - 08/05/05 - J. Nigel Ellis article on www.ENR.com

Tip of the Week No. 79 - 08/01/05 - Horizontal Life Line Criteria

Safety News Item - 07/29/05 - Multi-Employer Work Site

Tip of the Week No. 78 - 07/25/05 - Fall Hazard Analysis

Safety News Item - 07/22/05 - OSHA Scaffold Interpretation

Tip of the Week No. 77 - 07/18/05 - Knots

Safety News Item - 07/15/05 - OSHA fine in Craneway Collapse

Tip of the Week No. 76 - 07/11/05 - PFAS

Safety News Item - 07/08/05 - Oregon Trigger Heights

Tip of the Week No. 75 - Fourth of July, 2005 - Thank the troops.

Safety News Item - 07/01/05 - Intro to Fall Protection recommmended on OSHA site

Tip of the Week No. 74 - 06/27/05 - FP for roofing

Safety News Item - 06/24/05 - OSHA Administration speaks at ASSE Expo

Dr. Ellis Comments on Safety Standards for Firefighters

Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' 2005 ASSE Speech

Tip of the Week No. 73 - 06/20/05 - Personal Protective Equipment

Safety News Item - 06/17/05 - Fatal Fall from GWB

Tip of the Week No. 72 - 06/13/05 - Anchorage Points

Safety News Item - 06/10/05 - Expert Testimony Not Allowed

Safety News Item - 06/03/05 - Imminent Danger most Severe OSHA Action

Dr. Ellis' Testimony in Scaffold Case leads to Sizable Settlement.

Tip of the Week No. 71 - 05/30/05 - Memorial Day

Safety News Item - 05/27/05 - Oregon OSHA

Tip of the Week No. 70 - 05/23/05 - Roof Work

Safety News Item - 05/20/05 - NY Keeps Safety Program

Tip of the Week No. 69 - 05/16/05 - Fall Arrest Equipment

Safety News Item - 05/13/05 - 2003 Fall Statistics Revised

Tip of the Week No. 68 - 05/09/05 - Confined Space

Safety News Item - 05/06/05 - OSHA Fatality Investigations

Tip of the Week No. 67 - 05/02/05 - Tower Work

Safety News Item - 04/29/05 - Fall Protection Policy Changes

Tip of the Week No. 66 - 04/25/05 - FP as work tool

Safety News Item - 04/22/05 - FP for Silo Construction

Tip of the Week No. 65 - 04/18/05 - Fall Protection System

Contact EFSS about your unique Fall Protection problems.

Safety News Item - 04/15/05 - ALERT - VOLUNTARY RECALL OF 500,000 TREE STANDS

Tip of the Week No. 64 - 04/11/05 - HLL

Safety News Item - 04/08/05 - OSHA Initiative

Tip of the Week No. 63 - 04/04/05 - Ladders

Tip of the Week No. 62 - 03/28/05 - Temperature impact on metals.

Safety News Item - 03/25/05 - China's Mine Safety

Tip of the Week No. 61 - 03/14/05 - PFAS limitations

Safety News Item - 03/11/05 - OSHA Proposed Budget

Tip of the Week No. 60 - 03/07/05 - Aerial Lifts

Safety News Item - 03/04/05 - Identifying Fall Hazards

Tip of the Week No. 59 - 02/28/05 - Hidden Fall Hazards

Safety News Item - 02/25/05 - DuPont to Sponsor World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

Tip of the Week No. 58 - 02/21/05 - Warnings

Safety News Item - 02/18/05 - US Army Corps of Engineers

Tip of the Week No. 57- 02/14/05 - Scaffolds

Dr. J. Nigel Ellis Comments on ENR photo contest

Tip of the Week No. 56 - 02/07/05 - Engineering Consultants

EXCITING SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT - EFSS, LLC NOW POISED TO SERVE YOU BETTER!!

Safety News Item - 02/04/05 - Fixed Ladder Cages

Tip of the Week No. 55 - 01/31/05 - D-rings

Safety News Item - 01/28/05 - GrabSafe and HatchGrip

Tip of the Week No. 54 - 01/24/05 - Snaphooks.

Safety News Item - 01/21/05 - OSHA Appointment

Tip of the Week No. 53 - 01/17/05 - PFAS

Safety News Item - 01/14/05 - OSHA/Hispanic Site

Tip of the Week No. 52 - 01/10/05 - Confined Space

Safety News Item - 01/07/05 - NIOSH Re-issues Skylight, Roof and Floor Opening Hazard Alert

Tip of the Week No. 51 - 01/03/05 - Cranes as anchorages

Safety News Item - 12/31/04 - Record Keeping

NY Construction Site Material Elevator Car Failure Case Settled for 8 Figures - 11/04

Safety News Item - 12/17/04 - Failure to provide safety belts not malicious

Tip of the Week No. 50 - 12/13/04 - Static electricity.

Safety News Item - 12/10/04 - Most Frequent OSHA Violations

Tip of the Week No. 49 - 12/06/04 - Aerial Lift Safety

Safety News Item - 12/03/04 - OSHA proposes $108K fine of roofing materials manufacturer

Tip of the Week No. 48 - 11/29/04 - Training

Safety News Item - 11/26/04 - Fall Safety Regulations Around the World

Safety News Item - 11/19/04 - Rail Worker Awarded $1 Million for Fall

Tip of the Week No.47 - 11/15/04 - Tank fall protection.

Safety News Item - 11/12/04 - Construction Site $16 million settlement

See Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' 2004 NSC Slide Show

Tip of the Week No. 46 - 11/08/04 - Connectors.

Safety News Item - 11/05/04 - OSHA WARNING RE: WIRE HOOK FAILURE

Tip of the Week No. 45 - 11/01/04 - Nets.

Safety News Item - 10/29/04 - Bucket Truck Death

Tip of the Week No. 44 - 10/25/04 - Changes in floor levels.

Safety News Item - 10/22/04. OSHA Grants

Tip of the Week No. 43 - 10/18/04. OSHA 1926.500

10/15/04 - Safety News Item. Workers' Comp Covers Pick Up of Check.

Tip of the Week No. 42 - 10/11/04. BLS work-related injuries.

10/08/04 - Safety News Item. OSHA Authority.

Tip of the Week No. 41 - 10/04/04. Preplanning tasks.

10/01/04 - Safety News Item. Workplace fall deaths down slightly.

Tip of the Week No. 40 - 09/27/04. Workers Comp

09/24/04 - Safety News Item. Contractor fined over $145,000 for fall protection violations.

09/17/04 - Safety News Item. Proposed NC tower law; follow-up to 08/20/04 item.

Tip of the Week No. 39 - 09/13/04. Arrest Anchors.

09/10/04 - Safety News Item. Dr. Ellis quoted in new book.

Tip of the Week No. 38 - 09/06/04. Labor Day

09/03/04 - Safety News Item. Crane Rule Change Comments.

Tip of the Week No.37 - 08/30/04. Safety programs.

08/27/04 - Safety News Item. Ironworker death on bridge.

08/20/04 - Safety News Item. Tower Safety.

Tip of the Week No. 36 - 08/23/04 - Safety Programs

Tip of the Week No. 35 - 08/16/04. Fall Elimination.

08/13/04 - Safety News Item. Crane Collapse.

Tip of the Week No. 34 - 08/09/04. Fall Arrest Systems.

07/30/04 - Safety News Item. Youth Labor Fatalities.

Tip of the Week No. 33 - 07/26/04. Holes.

07/23/04 - Safety News Item. OSHA seeks comments re: Whistleblowers

Tip of the week No. 32 - 07/19/04. Basketcages.

07/16/04 - Safety News Item. China drafts tougher safety regulations.

Tip of the Week No. 31 - 07/12/04 - Pits.

07/09/04 - Safety News Item. Spotter not a Safety Device.

Tip of the Week No. 30 - 07/05/04 - Nets

07/02/04 - Safety News Item. Proposed OSHA timetable.

Tip of the Week No. 29 - 06/28/04. Harness.

06/25/04 - Safety News Item. DC Circuit Court of Appeals confirms employer's violation of safety rules.

Tip of the Week No. 28 - 06/21/04. Ladders.

06/18/04 - Safety News Item. NIOSH posts Worker Health Chartbook.

See Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' slide show from the 2004 ASSE Las Vegas Expo

See Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' slide show from the 2004 Construction Safety Alliance Expo

Tip of the Week No. 27 - 06/14/04. Multiple workers at elevation.

06/11/04 - Safety News Item. Employees place greater value on work-place safety.

Tip of the Week No. 26 - 06/07/04. Harness.

06/04/04 - Safety News Item. OSHA requests comments on SST Program

Tip of the Week No. 25 - 05/31/04. - Remember Memorial Day.

05/28/04 - Safety News Item. 3 construction deaths leads to owner take-over of project

Tip of the Week No. 24 - 05/24/04. Fall protection program.

05/21/04 - Safety News Item. Senator moves to strenghten OSHA.

Tip of the Week No. 23 - 05/17/04. SRLs

05/14/04 - Safety News Item. Tower Company Cited after 3 Fall Deaths.

Tip of the Week No. 22 - 05/10/04. Anchorage points.

05/07/04 - Safety News Item. Falls remain number one cause of construction deaths.

Tip of the Week No. 21 - 05/03/04. Workers and Fall Protection.

04/30/04 - Safety News Item of the Week. Internationaly Workers Memorial Day.

Tip of the Week No. 20 - 04/26/04. Speed up.

J.Nigel Ellis' Handout from speech at 2004 ASSE expo in Vegas.

04/23/04 - Safety News Item of the Week. Hispanic construction workers face greater risks.

Tip of the Week No. 19 - 04/19/04. Equipment selection.

Tip of the Week No. 18 - 04/12/04. Prevention.

04/09/04 - Safety News Item of the Week. OSHA Top Ten Citations.

Tip of the Week No. 17 - 04/05/04. PFAS service.

04/02/04 - Safety News Item of the Week. Criminal conviction in Iowa for wilful OSHA violations.

Tip of the Week No. 16 - 03/29/04. PFAS.

03/26/04 - Safety News Item. OHSA Enforcement - Two contractors cited for failing to provide Fall Protection.

Tip of the Week No. 15 - 03/22/04. Training.

Tip of the Week No. 14 - 03/15/04. Platforms.

Tip of the Week No. 13 - 03/08/04. Ladders.

Tip of the Week No. 12 - 03/01/04. Scissors lift.

Tip of the Week No. 11 - 02/23/04. Hoover Dam.

Tip of the Week No. 10 - 02/16/04. Hazards.

Tip of the Week No. 9 - 02/09/04. Building Life.

Tip of the Week No. 8 - 02/02/04. Industrial Falls.

Tip of the Week No. 7 - 01/26/04. Design.

Tip of the Week No. 6 - 01/05/04. Nets.

Tip of the Week No. 5 - 01/05/04. Fall Arrest.

Tip of the Week No. 4 - 12/29/03. Safety First.

Tip of the Week No. 3 - 12/22/03. PFAS.

Tip of the Week No. 2 - 12/15/03. Prevention.

Tip of the Week No. 1 - 12/08/03. Elimination

See Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' 2003 NSC Expo Presentation Online Now!

ANSI -Z359 Fall Protection Committee will revise standard

Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' Article on Holes as appeared on www.PlantEngineering.com - June 2003

See Dr. J. Nigel Ellis' June 2003 ASSE Expo Presentation Online Now!

OSHA General Industry Fall Protection.

Navy Spec Reguires ALL Fall Protection Anchorages to be Certified - July 2003

Paul Seddon's Report on Harness Safety - March 2003

OSHA presents Final Steel Erection Rules draft to SENRAC:

OSHA reverses, decides to adopt SENRAC Steel Erection fall protection proposal

DSC Horizontal Lifeline Software program new version available now

NIOSH Alert on Communication Tower fall hazards (BNA Vol. 30, No. 13)

Tower erection responsible for many construction fatalities

Requirements for protection of rebar posing fall impaling hazard!

Steel Erection

New Scaffold Regulation!

International Fall Protection Symposium & Exposition

Warning! Harness designs are important for proper protection

The Prohibition of Body Belts for Fall Arrest:

IFPS '98 Harness Suspension concerns:

Aerial Lift Falling Protection:


 

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