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Unlocking Safety: Exploring the Basics of Rope Rescue Edge Protections

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Fall Safety, General Rigging, Leadership, Safe Practices

In the dynamic environments of the fire service and search and rescue operations, ensuring the safety of our responders is paramount. Among the critical considerations in these high-risk scenarios is the protection of the rope edge – the lifeline that connects our technicians to safety and facilitates successful rescues. Rope rescue edge protections encompass a …

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Balancing Act: Navigating Highlines in Rope Rescue and Life

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Equipment, Fall Safety, General Rigging, Safe Practices, Team Competencies, Technical Learning

I love the parallels between highline systems in rope rescue and the challenges of everyday life. “In the world of rope rescue, the concept of ‘highlines’ holds a profound parallel to the challenges we encounter in life. Picture this: a highline system, suspended across a perilous gap, serving as a lifeline for those in need. …

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Learn How to Use the ASAP Mobile Fall Arresters

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Fall Safety, Horizontal Rigging, Industry, Petzl / 53 Comments

Installed on a safety rope, mobile fall arresters follow the user automatically as they move, whether on an inclined or vertical surface. In the event of a shock load or sudden acceleration, they lock onto the rope and stop the fall. For years, the ASAP and ASAP LOCK models have set the standard for those …

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Securing the PETZL MAESTRO with an ASAP for training.

By Lance Piatt / Belaying, Blog, Fall Safety / 7 Comments

In certain training or educational situations, a system may be installed to mitigate excessive descent speed or loss of control. Remember: any excessive pull on the MAESTRO’s handle can cause a loss of control. To secure the rope against possible loss of control, attach an ASAP with ASAP’SORBER AXESS or ABSORBICA L57 energy absorber to …

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ANSI Z459.1 ROPE ACCESS AND TWO CONNECTIONS TO A SINGLE POINT

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Fall Safety, General Rigging, Rope Access and Working At Height, Safe Practices / 34 Comments

The following is from Loui McCurley/PMI Rope One of the MYTHS being generated about the new ANSI Z459.1 standard that was recently published as part of the ANSI Z359 Fall Protection Code is that this standard has introduced a prohibition on attaching TWO DESCENDERS to a SINGLE CONNECTION POINT on your harness. Before addressing that …

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AERIAL WORK PLATFORMS: ANOTHER WAY TO WORK AT HEIGHT

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Equipment, Fall Safety, Petzl / 26 Comments

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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Choice of Petzl lanyard and carabiner for a fall arrest lanyard

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Carabiners Rescue Safety Rigging, Fall Safety, Petzl / 10 Comments

Choice of lanyard end carabiner for a fall arrest lanyard Key issues and risks The fall arrest lanyard is not under tension, but must stop a fall at any time: the connectors must be secure and kept well-positioned. The carabiner be easily attachable to various anchors, sometimes of large diameter, so its …

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Fall Factor 2

By Richard Delaney / Blog, Fall Safety, Richard Delaney / 118 Comments

Fall Factor 2 Richard Delaney November 17, 2017 Free Articles 2 Comments In early 2016, I wrote a short piece on Fall Factors. It is published as the article, Fall Factor. It was a brief article with a standard definition and a discussion of each of the following scenarios. I am not certain when the term “Fall Factor” …

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How the Petzl Grillon Works

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Fall Safety, Personal Competencies / 9 Comments

The Petzl Grillon lanyard is a position lanyard for working at heights. It can be used in two ways: • double mode, on the lateral attachment points of the harness, to distribute the weight on the belt (user has weight on his feet): length is adjusted by pressing on the pivoting cam) • single mode, …

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How Does a Petzl Croll Work?

By Lance Piatt / Blog, Fall Safety / 4 Comments

A Petzl Croll is an ascending device used in caving and industrial rope access made by the French company Petzl. Its name comes from the town Crolles where Petzl’s company headquarters are located but might also be a reference to the nearby cave system of the Dent de Crolles, the exploration of which triggered a …

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