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Back Issues of Forensic Clues
Forensic Clues is our newsletter dealing with defective products. This newsletter is for attorneys and engineers. It covers important issues in product liability. Specific products are analyzed for defects, and extensive information is given regarding state of the art, standard compliance, and hazard safeguarding.
Forensic Clues Issue 1: Volume 1, October 2003 - "Defects in Materials and Design Used in Stepladders and Other Structures"
Forensic Clues Issue 2: Volume 1, November 2003 - "Electrocutions Due to Inadvertent Contact with High Voltage Power Lines"
Forensic Clues Issue 3: Volume 1, December 2003 - "Ladder Accidents Part 1: Stepladders"
Forensic Clues Issue 4: Volume 1, January 2004 - "Ladder Accidents Part 2: Extension Ladders"
Forensic Clues Issue 5: Volume 1, February 2004 - "Table Saw Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 6: Volume 1, March 2004 - "Lawn Mower Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 7: Volume 1, March 2004 - "Rear-End Collisions and Automobile Seat Failure"
Forensic Clues Issue 8: Vol. 1 May 2004 "Tractor Accidents and Rollover Protective Structures"
Forensic Clues Issue 9: Vol. 1 July/August 2004: "Guarding"
Forensic Clues Issue 10: Issue 10: Vol. 1 September/October 2004 "All-Terrain Vehicles"
Forensic Clues Issue 11: Vol. 1 January/February 2005 “How to survive in a hostile tort reform market”
Forensic Clues Issue 12: Vol. 1 June/July 2005 “Power Press Safeguarding”
Forensic Clues Issue 13: Vol. 1 August 2005 “Fiberglass Failures”
Forensic Clues Issue 15:: Vol. 1 September/October 2005 “Forklifts”
Forensic Clues Issue 16: Vol. 1 December/January 2006 “Overhead Doors”
Forensic Clues Issue 17: Vol. 1 February/March 2006 “Attic Ladders”
Forensic Clues Issue 18: Vol. 1 April/May 2006 “Product Warning Labels”
Forensic Clues Issue 19: Vol. 1 June/July 2006 “Stepladder Racking ”
Forensic Clues Issue 20: Vol. 1 August/September 2006 “Dust Explosions and Prevention”
Forensic Clues Issue 21: Vol. 1 October/November 2006 "Wood Chipper Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 22: Vol. 1 December/January 2007 "Articulated Ladders"
Forensic Clues Issue 23: Vol. 1 April/May 2007 “Advances in Table Saw Safeguarding—Saw Stop”
Forensic Clues Issue 24: Vol. 1 June/July 2007 “Alternate Designs to Hazardous Products”
Forensic Clues Issue 25: Vol. 1 August/September 2007 “Products and Child Safety”
Forensic Clues Issue 26: Vol. 1 October/November 2007 “Powered Winch Accidents”
Forensic Clues Issue 27: Vol. 1 December/January 2008 “Material Science and Accident Reconstruction”
Forensic Clues Issue 28: Vol. 1 July/August 2008 "Platform Lift Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 28.5: Vol. 2 October/November 2008 "Yamaha Rhino UTV Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 29: Vol. 1 December 2008/January 2009 "Step Stool Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 30: Vol. 1 February/March 2009 "Accident Reconstruction "
Forensic Clues Issue 31: Vol. 1 May/June 2009 "Overhead Door Safety Requirements - Understanding UL 325 "
Forensic Clues Issue 32: Vol. 1 July/August 2009 "Agricultural Machinery - PTO Hazards"
Forensic Clues Issue 33: Vol. 1 September/October 2009 "Overhead Door Cable Safeguarding"
Forensic Clues Issue 34: Vol. 1 November/December 2009 "Principles of Engineering Design"
Forensic Clues Issue 35: Vol. 1 January/February 2010 "Skiing and Snowboarding Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 36: Vol. 1 March/April 2010 "Fishing and Boating Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 37: Vol. 1 May/June 2010 "Seat Belt Failure"
Forensic Clues Issue 38: Vol. 1 July/August 2010 "Belt Conveyor"
Forensic Clues Issue 39: Vol. 1 September/October 2010 "Paintball Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 40: Vol. 1 November/December 2010 "Bad Boy Buggies "
Forensic Clues Issue 41: Vol. 1 January/February 2011 "Climbing Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 42: Vol. 1 March/April 2011 "Modern Safety Devices of Automobiles—Part 1: Seatbelts"
Forensic Clues Issue 43: Vol. 1 May/June 2011 "Vehicle Rollover and Roof Crush"
Forensic Clues Issue 44: Vol. 1 July/August 2011 "Chair Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 45: Vol. 1 September/October 2011 "Crash Data Retrieval - Modern Methods of Determining Crash Severity"
Forensic Clues Issue 46: Vol. 1 December/January 2012 "Tree Stand Accidents"
Forensic Clues Issue 47: Vol. 1 February/March 2012 "Structural Failures"
Forensic Clues Issue 48: Vol. 1 April/May 2012 "Golf Cart Accidents "
Forensic Clues Issue 49: Vol. 1 June/July 2012 "Is This a Valid Defective Product Case? "
Forensic Clues Issue 50: Vol. 1 August/September 2012 "Ladder Accidents "
Forensic Clues Issue 51: Vol. 1 October/November 2012 "Machine Guarding - Nip Points"
Forensic Clues Issue 52: Vol. 1 December/January 2013 "Failure to Maintain"
Forensic Clues Issue 53: Vol. 1 February/March 2013 "Office Chair Testing Criteria "
Back Issues of Industrial Safety Newsletter
Industrial Clues #1 - Top OSHA Violations and How to Avoid Them – Volume 1: What you need to know about OSHA's #3 Most-Cited Violation - 29 CFR 1910.1200 which deals with hazard communication related to hazardous substances.