Category: Publications

A Safe Descent: Selecting a Rescue System for the Wind Energy Industry By William Wright Building or maintaining a wind farm can be a tall order, especially when crew members need to scale soaring turbines. When working on a wind project, preparations should be made in the event a rescue situation occurs. A single rescue…

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…

ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE HEAVIER WORKER IN FALL PROTECTION An Interview with Randall Wingfield This interview is posted with permission from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), publisher of Professional Safety. Click on the PDF icon to the right to read this article as it appeared in the October 2008 issue of Professional…