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Home » Authors » J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE

J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE

J. Nigel Ellis is president of Ellis Fall Protection Solutions in Wilmington, DE.

Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE (Human Factors)

Specialties: Fall Protection Engineer, Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics applied to Fall Hazards and Work Methods, Former Fall Equipment Manufacturer, Standards in Fall Protection, Fall Hazard Analysis, Fall Protection Forensic Specialist, Fall Accident Reconstruction, Fall Protection Systems, Methods to reduce fall hazards, Fall Hazard Elimination techniques, Fall Hazard Research, Fall Protection System Testing, Inventor and patent holder in fall protection, Expert in high work fall protection methods and reduction of risk through human factors analysis. Three Point Control and OSHA Alliance Design Solution for climbing using horizontal grab features. Anchor Point design and testing to meet 1910.27(b)(1)(i).

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Flatbed Truck tarping procedure

Preventing falls from flatbed trucks

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
December 19, 2019
construction

Wear a hard hat with chin strap

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
August 14, 2019
Common to most construction sites in America is that both workers and managers wear Z89.1 compliant hard hats onsite as a symbol of safety, to protect from falling objects and also as a tool deflector.
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workers

OSHA to phase out ladder cages and wells

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
August 14, 2019

There’s going to be some big changes in the fall safety industry. In 2017, OSHA published new regulations regarding fixed ladders that will shape how workers are protected for years to come.


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fall prevention
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Skylights - will we ever solve the problem?

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
June 24, 2019

Why do so many workers and building occupants die from falling through plastic skylights? Why do we have a BLS.gov line item on falling through skylights, average about 16-20/year work deaths in the USA through 2017?


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construction industry
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The Importance of Three-Point Control

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
June 24, 2019

Falls from an elevation are a leading cause of death amongst contraction workers, and one third of those falls are from ladders. However, some of these fatalities could be prevented simply with the implementation of the three-point control technique.


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Fall equipment for Nik Wallenda’s Niagara Falls act

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
October 5, 2012
Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk crossing from the United States to Canada event was watched by an estimated 13 million people on ABC TV and affiliates in prime time on Friday 15th June about 10 p.m. East Coast time.


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theatre

Fall protection FAQs

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J. Nigel Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CPE
April 9, 2012

Question: We are looking to install a temporary horizontal lifeline system in our theatre. It is outdoors so we are would prefer the line to be galvanized aircraft cable instead of synthetic rope.


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