There is no secret that the Artificial High Directional has become, and is currently all the craze in the rescue world. These systems can be somewhat costly, and undoubtedly entail a good amount of specialized training; so the question is why have so many teams across the world turned to these tools as a must-have […]
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INTRODUCTION TO ANSI STANDARDS An American National Standard implies a consensus of those substantially concerned with its scope and provisions. An American National Standard is intended as a guide to aid the manufacturer, the consumer, and the general public. The existence of an American National Standard does not in any respect preclude anyone, whether they
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The following information is meant only as an informational introduction to the loveable jigger system. An Introduction to Jiggers Generally, these beauties are considered pre-rigged pulley systems used mainly for hauling, but can be very important in lowering heavy loads as well. The advantage of these systems is in their rapid deployment, and straightforward operation
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What is CE anyway? Is it an abbreviation of the French phrase “Conformité Européene” which literally means “European Conformity” as in our climbing gear? Does CE mean “Common Era”?.. As in the Year AD 1 (Anno Domini)? Oh wait!!!! How about CE as “continued education”? This might really sound lame, but if you are getting my point
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In a very fun shoot, we met up with Rich Hattier of ISC. Rich is not just one of the best technical riggers I have met, but one super nice guy as well. Our shoot was scheduled to discussed the upward and downward mobility of arborists, but also look into the transitory elements of what
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The Proven Framework To Advance your Rigging Skills Welcome to the New World of Rigging & Rope Rescue Training Rigging Lab Academy is the world’s first members-only, online learning platform for the global rigging community. We welcome all levels of experience. [tu_countdown id=49827 design=4][/tu_countdown] The Price of Rigging Lab Academy will be increasing. When you
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The “Inside 9” gives a 9:1 mechanical advantage and no person is needed to tend the CMC MPD and the Petzl I’D functioning as the progress capture for the raising system and thus provide an easy transfer back to a lowering system. Other product included in video footage: Sterling 7/16 HTP HTP (hyper-tenacity polyester) is
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In this video, we have added a “Ganged On Haul” pulley system to the main line… the system added is the AZTEK Elite Set of Fours pulley system. Also added to the main line system is the CMC MPD. and the Petzl I’d. Transferring from lower to raise or raise to lower is really simple.
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When we created Rigging Lab Academy, we had a few things in mind before we stepped foot into the world if online video training for rope rescue and rigging athletes. Five of them are listed here. 1) Our brain craves EASE & ORDER It will always choose the easy route. It hates complexity. It will
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PMI is proud to announce three all-new Rescue Solutions for co-worker rescue! Built around the winning combination of PMI Extreme Pro™ rope with UniCore® technology and the PMI/ISC D4 Descent Control Device, these three rescue solutions offer simple and compliant answers to some pretty difficult industrial rescue scenarios. A few years ago, we filmed (on location)
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