Today, we are at Deschutes Brewery in Bend Oregon. The scenario is an industrial rescue and access context and we are needing to perform rope access work over the railing on an industrial cat-walk. Anchor considerations are the prime focus at this point and truly, any “roped” activity. We have looked at top rope scenarios […]
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Pulley Systems Introduction Victims in the field of rescue often times find themselves stranded somewhere well above head level on cliffs, mountains, bridges, buildings and other structures. The obvious challenge of importance to the rescue attempt is the need to get the victim down. Any ultimate benefit from the rescue maneuver hinges upon
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What are the main differences between an industrial fall protection harness, and a rescue harness? A fall protection harness, in general, will not have an attachment point at the waist, and will normally not have work positioning attachments. Usually, the only attachment point on a fall protection harness will be the dorsal, or upper back
How do industrial products for self-rescue from heights differ from traditional rescue gear? Most self-rescue from heights equipment secures to an anchor while a rope end secures to the worker. When the worker steps off the structure, they have no further hands on interaction with the device.
Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt… Context: Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial rope access. Petzl required that users must have received and mastered IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training or similar and must
SPRAT Level 2 Chapter 1 Pull Through | Industrial Rope Access Read More »
Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt… Context: Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial rope access. Petzl required that users must have received and mastered IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training or similar and must
SPRAT Level 2 Chapter 2 Pick Off Rescue Casualty In Ascent Mode | Industrial Rope Access Read More »
Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt… Context: Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial rope access. Petzl required that users must have received and mastered IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training or similar and must
SPRAT Level 2 Chapter 3 Rescue Past a Deviation | Industrial Rope Access Read More »
Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt… Context: Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial rope access. Petzl required that users must have received and mastered IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training or similar and must
SPRAT Level 2 Chapter 4 Rescue From Rope To Rope Transfer | Industrial Rope Access Read More »
Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt… Context: Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial rope access. Petzl required that users must have received and mastered IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training or similar and must also
Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt… Context: Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial rope access. Petzl required that users must have received and mastered IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) training or similar and must
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