As Part of Settlement, Notre Dame Spreads Aerial Lift Safety Awareness, Other Schools Take It to Heart
As part of its settlement with Indiana over safety violations in the death of a student videographer at football practice last year, the University of Notre Dame has launched a website publicizing the hazards of aerial lifts.
On Oct. 27, 2010, 20-year-old film and marketing major Declan Sullivan died when strong winds knocked over the hydraulic scissor lift he was standing on while videotaping a football practice. Sullivan had expressed concerns about a severe wind advisory that day on so