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Essential Elements of Rigging

Rigging is essential for rescue operations, climbing, and industrial applications. Mastering the key elements ensures safety and efficiency. This comprehensive guide covers crucial aspects, including bombproof anchors, understanding resultants, mastering knots, setting up highlines, confined space rescue techniques, mechanical advantage systems, reeving systems, friction management, and slackline rigging, offering valuable insights for professionals and enthusiasts […]

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Tower Rescue in the Rope Rescue Industry

Lance Piatt / Blog, Fall Safety, Tom Wood

Tower rescue is a specialized discipline within the rope rescue industry, focusing on safely evacuating individuals from tall structures such as communication towers, wind turbines, and other elevated platforms. This type of rescue demands advanced skills, specific equipment, and a thorough understanding of various rescue techniques due to the unique challenges posed by these structures.

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Highline Systems for Rope Rescue

Lance Piatt / Blog, Elevated Anchor Systems, Highline Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Portable Anchors

Highline systems are critical for rope rescue operations in challenging terrains and popular climbing areas. They demand advanced rigging skills, meticulous planning, and specialized equipment to ensure safety and efficiency. Key Components of Highline Systems Building Highlines Highline construction requires thorough knowledge of rigging principles and safety measures. It is crucial to use the right

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Rope Rescue Guide to NFPA 2500 for Emergency Services

Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Personal Competencies, Personal Protective Equipment

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is renowned for setting standards that ensure the safety and efficiency of emergency services. Among these, NFPA 2500, titled “Standards for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents and Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services,” stands out as a critical framework. This standard consolidates several

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Raising Systems and Mechanical Advantage in Rescue

Lance Piatt / Blog, CMC Clutch by Harken Industrial, Horizontal Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Mechanical Advantage, Petzl

Effective rescue operations often require the use of raising and lowering systems to safely move individuals and equipment. Understanding mechanical advantage systems is crucial for performing these tasks efficiently and safely. This super blog will guide you through comprehensive learning modules focused on raising systems and mechanical advantage (MA) systems, with cross-references to essential hardware

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the “Rigging Lab” Academy Elevate Your Rope Rescue Expertise: Transition from Knowledge to Practice with Comprehensive Online Training 1. Enhance Training Effectiveness 2. Optimize Resource Allocation 3. Customized Precision Learning 4. Subscriber Gear Pricing with RRG Rigging Lab Academy equips rope rescue teams with standardized skills, effective leadership, and clear career paths, ensuring operational efficiency,

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Test Your Rope Rescue Knowledge: Key Questions and Answers for Mastery

Lance Piatt / Blog, Confined Space Rescue, Elevated Anchor Systems, FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions, General Rigging, Knot Craft, Litter Operations, Mainline Systems and Operations, Mechanical Advantage, Patient Packaging, Principles of Learning, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage, Twin Tension Rope System, Two Rope Offsets

Rope rescue operations require mastery in key areas to ensure safety and efficiency. Here, we explore five essential topics that comprise the core of advanced rope rescue knowledge: Mechanical Advantage Systems, Knots and Knot Passing Techniques, Anchor Systems and Bombproof Anchors, Twin Tension Rope Systems, and Patient Packaging and Evacuation. Dive into these subjects with

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Advanced Mechanical Advantage Systems in Rescue Operations

Knot Pass Through a Raise or Lower System

Lance Piatt / Ascending and Descending Systems, Designing Your Processes, Equipment, Knot Passing, Mainline Systems and Operations

Welcome to our comprehensive course on “Knot Pass Through a System”. This course, designed carefully aligning with the NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications (2021), focuses on honing your skills in the key areas of rope rescue operations, particularly passing a knot in a lowering or raising system. The curriculum is structured

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Raising and Mechanical Advantage Learning Objectives

Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Mainline Systems and Operations, Mechanical Advantage

In the realm of engineering and mechanical systems, the concept of Mechanical Advantage (MA) serves as a cornerstone in the design and operation of various systems, particularly in the context of raising and lifting heavy loads. Welcome to ‘Raising Systems & Mechanical Advantage (MA), a journey into the world of mechanical advantage and its practical

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Introduction to High Directional Setups and Systems – Part 1

Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Elevated Anchor Systems, FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions, Portable Anchors, Principles of Learning

This is a 2 Part piece… I had a few Rescue Response Gear customer ask for a couple of AHD basic setup ideas – I thought these two would do nicely… So here they are. Before delving into the intricacies of high directional setups and systems, it’s imperative to grasp some foundational concepts, with “resultant”

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