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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