SAM Coverage
Risk Management
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Playing it Safe
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 1998, 1.7 million injuries and illnesses resulted in lost work time for businesses. Wrist and knee…
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Why Bother With A Safety Loop Monitor?
An emergency stop order on a lift must be carried out immediately, given the sheer power of the machinery involved and its capacity to…
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A Safety Puzzle Solved
One day in 1987, an insurance inspector presented a puzzle to the managers of Sundown, Iowa: replace the wood-slat snow fence nailed to wooden…
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Track Rope
We were much elated when, early last October, we were able to prove beyond a doubt, the true condition of the track strands of…
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Constructive Destruction
Destroying a working chairlift could be considered an affront to modern tramway technology. Old chairlifts never die, but are usually rebuilt at another location.…