SAM Coverage
Safety
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Bombing Deep Snow
An examination of the avalanche-control program at Alyeska, Alaska, one of the biggest and most aggressive in North America.
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Reversing A Tragedy
How Sandia Peak, N.M., dealt with the tragedy of a death resulting from a collision between a teenage skier and snowboarder.
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Tough Choices For Yan Detachable Owners
An analysis of the events surrounding the future of Lift Engineering and its Yan detachables, as well as options available to resorts currently operating…
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Reliability For Evacuation
All parts of lift backup engines should be tested and maintained to ensure reliability. Three possible components of an effective evacuation system include: accommodation…
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Replacements, Rebuilds And Other Fixes
An outline of the various approaches being taken to solve the problem of design and manufacturing deficiencies in Yan detachables produced by Lift Engineering…
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Knowledge Reduces Accidents
Surveys taken at Mount Snow, Vermont, revealed that skiers with knowledge of ski-related fatalities rated skiing as more dangerous on a scale from one…
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Jerk On The Throttle
Acceleration of the loads on an aerial tramway system–a chairlift, for instance–can be smooth as silk or can result in deropement. Recent information on…
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Tension System Behavior And Carriage Movement
An understanding of the expected behavior of a lift’s tensioning system will help alert lift operators or supervisors to recognize and corrrect any tensioning…
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Safety Committee Vs. Worker’s Comp
A look at the formation of a safety committee that comes up with inter-department risk management programs. These programs result in a lower number…
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Safety Committee Vs. Worker’s Comp
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Evac-U-Life Modification
A look at a few modifications developed by the ski patrol from Gunstock, N.H.,for the inexpensive Evac-U-Life system.
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Keeping Safe: Updating Your Risk List
A look at how the formation of a regularly-updated emergency file containing contact names and phone numbers, coupled with a disaster plan, can help…
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Camaraderie Comes With Safety
At vail, they instituted a four-pronged safety program to bring back past attitudes and feelings about skiing.
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Vail Revokes Lift Tickets
The “zero tolerance” program against reckless skiers resulted in 160 ticket removals and 400 warnings.
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Hitches, Handles And Splints Can Help
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