Hello and welcome to Petzl America. I’m Steve Petty and I’m here in Salt Lake City, Utah at our North American headquarters and distribution center. We hope this live event will educate and inform you about our rescue products, including our new Spin line of pulleys. I’m happy to announce we have a number of […]
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Let’s review some of the basic concepts starting with a term you’re going to hear a whole bunch: resultant. Resultant is a very important term when you work with a high directional. Defining a resultant is what determines if your high directional is going to be stable or not. So when we say resultant, the
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Highlighting the vast expanse of elevated working platforms! On many worksites, getting the job done comes down to accessing the inaccessible. This can be done using rope techniques, but it is also sometimes possible using an aerial work platform. Today, we’ll discover more about Loc’Nacelle, a French company based in Péronas. They’ve specialized in this
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Thank you Loui McCurley and PMI “A belay is a standard operating procedure” The topic of belay in co-worker-assisted rescue is one that tends to get people worked up, perhaps because so many of us have roots in professional rescue such as fire departments and rescue teams. A belay is a standard operating procedure in
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Thank you Loui McCurley and PMI for this 3 Part Series “Unless you are a fire department, NFPA is probably not the right resource to guide you” On the topic of standards and regulation, sometimes people look to NFPA 1983 for guidance in selecting a harness for rescue. Unless you are a fire department, NFPA
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Thank you Loui McCurley and PMI for this 3 Part Series If the majority of your rescue operations are in an industrial or confined space environment, choosing a full body harness that meets ANSI Z359 and/or NFPA 1983 Class 3 requirements, with lots of metal D rings for rescue, might be preferred. This will enable
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PETZL SPIN PULLEYS For rescue teams all over the world, having the most efficient equipment possible for whatever situation they may face, is an absolute priority. Released in 2020, the Petzl MAESTRO descender with integrated progress-capture pulley delivers exactly that. In addition, the family of SPIN pulleys rounds
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Excerpt from Gear In Use 2: Techncial Rescue All maneuvers must be done on two independent rope systems. These two systems can work in parallel (two haul lines) or separately (work rope and belay rope). Gear Within This Learning Lesson Petzl Maestro Petzl Jag System Petzl RollClip Petzl Rescucender 1. Examples of hauling with
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A WINE CELLAR UNLIKE ANY OTHER Professionals may have their daily routine, but there are definitely those projects that stand out head and shoulders above the rest for their originality. The company Besson Michel worked on one of these projects, digging a wine cellar designed specifically for only the most prestigious vintages. Of course, Petzl
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The I’D EVAC is a self-braking descender/belay device with the handle oriented to facilitate use on the anchor. Lowering with I’D attached to an anchor From Gear In Use 4: Rope Access and Confined Space With the I’D on the anchor, a person can be lowered to a workstation, or an injured person may be
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