Author: W. David Lough

Hardware Compatibility: Your Life Depends on It This article is posted with permission from Occupational Health & Safety. Click here to read this article as it appeared in the April 2009 issue of Occupational Health & Safety. By W. David Lough Compatible connections. No, we’re not talking about dating and whether a love match will…

Considerations for Fall-Arrest Anchor Points This article is posted with permission from Windpower Engineering. Click here to read this article as it appeared in the May 2010 issue of Windpower Engineering. By W. David Lough All fall-arrest equipment must meet some sort of standard and pass sometests so equipment manufacturers can ensure end users and…

A Change For The Better: Accurate Testing Of Fall Protection Products By W. David Lough The accuracy and repeatability of test results for fall protection equipment has always been in question.  Fundamental problems such as liberties taken with interpretations of standards, limited conformity of testing apparatus between laboratories, unknown testing uncertainties, technicians that do not…

Fall Protection PPE and Third-Party Testing This article is posted with permission from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), publisher of Professional Safety. By W. David Lough For years, it has been a buyer beware mentality for SH&E professionals responsible for procurement of workplace fall protection equipment. The acquisition of equipment that does not…

The Future of Fall Protection Equipment Testing This article is posted with permission from Occupational Health & Safety. Click here to read this article as it appeared in the July 2010 issue of Occupational Health & Safety. By W. David Lough There have always been a multitude of questions surrounding the testing of fall protection…