Local One Safety Committee Meeting

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

A Local One Safety Committee Meeting will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 12:00 Noon at Local 764, I.A.T.S.E., 545 West 45th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. It is mandatory that ALL SHOP STEWARDS attend this meeting as per the request of President James J. Claffey, Jr. Please call me at 212-333-2500 x 124 to confirm your attendance at this meeting as soon as possible.

Fraternally,

John M. Diaz, Sr.
Chairman, Board of Trustees

Special Report: The 2006 International Society for Fall Protection (ISFP) Symposium Proceedings

The ISFP The International Society for Fall Protection (ISFP), founded in 1988, is a member supported, nonprofi t international organization whose goal is to reduce deaths and injuries from falls both on and off the job.

To achieve this goal, the ISFP promotes fall protection education, training, and research, supports development and promotion of international standards, and provides a forum for communication and idea exchange among members and other interested parties.

Click the following for PDF versions of the proceedings:

• Symposium Program
  
• Strength of the anchor point of a fall arresting system for reinforcing steel erectors
  
• How good is the 8kN Maximum How good is the 8kN Maximum Arrest Force limit in industrial Arrest Force limit in industrial Fall Arrest Systems?
  
• Fall arrest equipment when used in a horizontal arrangement
  
• “Anatomy of a Fall” Simultaneous & Sequential Falls on Horizontal Lifeline Systems
  
• Standard Standard-Setting Issues for Setting Issues for “Suspension Suspension-Type Type” Industrial Industrial Work Practices and Equipment
  
• Forensic Biomechanics
  
• Fall Arrest Equipment in Horizontal Arrangment
  
• Simultaneous & Sequential Falls on HLL
  
• Standards for Suspension-Type Industry
  
• Learning for Life
  
• What's Next for Fall Protection
  
• Wearable Airbags
  
• 1.4 Multiplier, Fact or Fiction
  
• Keys to An Effective FP Program.pdf
  
• Why Does this Gravity Problem Continue?
  
• Exterior Maintenance Safety Compliance
  
• Hardware Development
  
• Equipment Evaluation to 420 lbs
  
• Anchor Point Strength for Reinforcing Steel