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Old 02-05-2006, 04:48   #1
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Several Excellent Articles

Safety Aloft ~ by Jeffrey E. Isaac, PA-C*
http://www.medicalofficer.net/index_files/Page3680.htm

* PA-C: Physician Assistant - Certified.

”Gravity is not just a good idea, it’s the law. This law catches and kills something like 300,000 people per year. These facts are worth remembering anytime you put a lot of air between you and the next stop below.
As a member of a high-angle rescue team, I am constantly reviewing safety systems and procedures ... But as a sailor, I just hook my bosun’s chair to the main halyard and let my wife crank me aloft to work on the rig. I am exposed to the same potential for injury and death. Yet, I put my trust in systems that have no redundancy and undergo far less scrutiny ... In deference to the law of gravity, and from the perspective of a mountaineer and a sailor, here are some tips to help you reduce that risk:”

Goto: http://www.medicalofficer.net/index_files/Page3680.htm

More excellent articles: http://www.medicalofficer.net/index_files/Page2101.htm
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