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How to calculate mechanical advantage within a progression!

  A mechanical advantage haul system reduces the effort required to raise a load. The mechanical advantage obtained is based on the pulley effect.   1. The pulley effect If we consider a load suspended on a rope, the rope passing through a pulley above the user, with the user’s hand holding the rope on …

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Tower Rescue: Tower Control Versus Ground Control

Tower Control Systems Tower Control relies on 1 or 2 rescuers climbing the structure with everything they need to facilitate the rescue up top. Team Selection: Tower rescue is not for everyone. It is both physically and mentally demanding. Being on top of a 200 foot tall rooftop is a completely different feeling than being up …

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Petzl Rescue Solutions And Petzl Technical Institute – The Spin Pulley Series Part 3

Okay. We’re here with Davis County search and rescue. We have a training scenario and we have some… A little bit of snow today. We have an injured hiker that’s fallen over the edge of this cliff here. We’re going to send a rescuer over the edge on a two-tension rope system. We’re using a …

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Petzl Rescue Solutions And Petzl Technical Institute – The Spin Pulley Series – Part 2

In recent years, compact, lightweight pulleys have been used in tree care, tower work, construction, technical rescue, and a host of other applications. As you can see over the years, a variety of different designs and features have been developed, but for technical rescuers who have to rig life safety loads, the openable swivel pulley …

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Petzl Rescue Solutions and Petzl Technical Institute – The Spin Pulley Series – Part 1

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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AERIAL WORK PLATFORMS: ANOTHER WAY TO WORK AT HEIGHT

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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How to Install and Retrieve the New PETZL EJECT Friction Saver

Learn why the new PETZL EJECT adjustable friction saver is becoming an indispensable tool for tree care professionals, as well as how to install it in a tree and retrieve it once the work is done! For the Sake of Arborists! The new PETZL EJECT adjustable friction saver allows the work rope to be set …

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PETZL SPIN PULLEYS

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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Everything You Need to Know About the NEWTON Harnesses

Everything You Need to Know About the NEWTON Harnesses MARCH 15 2021 FRAMING AND ROOFING   Designed for those who spend their days working at height, the new NEWTON fall-arrest harnesses were built so that your personal protective equipment doesn’t get in the way of efficiently getting the job done. Even more so than the …

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