DR. J. NIGEL ELLIS, CSP, P.E., CPE, President

A leading authority on fall protection hierarchies, Dr. Ellis conducts consultations and training classes in fall protection from management's, workers' and regulatory perspectives

	Frequently provides input for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Heath Administration (OSHA) standards and interpretations that apply to his field since 1971.
	Represents the USA on international standards committees
	Is a long-standing member of several ANSI standards committees, including current chair of the ANSI Z359.2 Committee.
	Serves as an expert witness in negligence, intentional tort, peculiar risk, product liability civil cases, OSHA, and other court cases for both plaintiffs and defendants - See www.fallsafety.com/expert.html
	Established and became lead presenter for the OSHA Training Institute's Fall Protection Training program for many years.
	Dr. Ellis is a Board-Certified Safety Professional (in three specialties), a Registered Professional Safety Engineer and a Board-Certified Human Factors Professional.
	Author of Introduction to Fall Protection, 3rd Edition, published by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This publication has been a leading selling text in the ASSE catalogue for many years.

He earned three degrees at the University of Manchester, England, including a doctorate in chemistry. He has written the definitive textbook "Introduction to Fall Protection", numerous articles on fall protection, and has authored the annual Best's Safety Directory fall protection guidelines and checklists for more than thirty years.

Dr. Ellis is the former 26 year owner of RTC - a leading manufacturer of fall protection equipment (now Sellstrom/RTC), former chairman of the Fall Protection Group of the Industrial Safety Equipment Association, a founding member of the International Society for Fall Protection, and a committee member of the Construction Division of both the National Safety Council and American Society of Safety Engineers.

Dr Ellis has personally trained over 20,000 managers and workers in fall protection techniques and procedures since 1970.

Dr Ellis is the founder of DSC a service organization dedicated to fall protection knowledge and the elimination or control of fall hazards. Now, the Ellis Fall Protection Institute provides consulting, training and testing services using field-experienced consultants; the Ellis Fall Protection Engineering Division provides fall protection structural engineering services including design and installation of fall protection systems; Ellis Legal Support Services provides the right expert in slip, trip, fall cases and product failures resulting in fall injuries.

(Full cv. upon request by fax, mail or on the web: 1 302-571-8470 x21).