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A Disciplined Life Part 1: A 4 Burners Theory Will Help You Get More Done With Less

Lance Piatt / Blog, Designing Your Processes, Leadership, Safe Practices

This is a multi-part Series on Discipline and Accountability As mentioned, this is a multi-part series focusing on “discipline and accountability”. This will be a tough “row to hoe”. Why? Comparing business (private sector) to public sector (government) isn’t really done much. Honestly, most of the direct comparisons are done within the scope of “the […]

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Code of Federal Regulations – 1910.146 Permit-required confined spaces

Lance Piatt / Blog, Confined Space Rescue

This blog is a quick reference for folks (private, public or government agenies alike) who are needing a quick reference for the federal guidelines overseeing confined space regulations. This section does not apply to agriculture, to construction, or to shipyard employment (parts 1928, 1926, and 1915 of this chapter, respectively). 1910.146 (b) Definitions. Acceptable entry

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Selecting An Anchor

Lance Piatt / Anchoring, Anchors, Blog / 8 Comments

The following is an excerpt from the RRG and RLA Anchors course. Thanks to Peak Rescue Institute for the graphics! Selecting an Anchor Anchor Selection Anchor selection is a vast topic and could go on for hours, days, and even weeks. Excellent judgment, experience, practice, and insight all play a part in quality built anchors.

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Welcome to Confined Space Rescue Demonstration: Technician

Lance Piatt / Confined Space Rescue, Elevated Anchor Systems, Mechanical Advantage / 33 Comments

Welcome to the third and final demonstration installment of our confined space rescue series… Confined Space Rescue Demonstration: Technician. We have a stacked line for you with tons of tips, information, and demonstrations. What you’ll be watching is far from exhaustive, however, we’ve tipped the scales way beyond anything you’ll find on the open market.

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Progressing to the Next Level in Understanding Mechanical Advantage Using The T-Method

Lance Piatt / Blog, Mechanical Advantage, Pulley Systems, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage / 295 Comments

Kudos goes out to Peak Rescue Institute for the help. The purpose of this lesson is to give the student rescuer a more thorough understanding of mechanical advantage. It will review basic concepts learned in the technician course and add advanced concepts such as the T-method, system efficiency, haul system progressions, and counter-balance haul systems.

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Functionality of Mechanical Advantage and Considerations

Lance Piatt / Blog, Mechanical Advantage, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage / 139 Comments

The Mechanical Advantage (MA) systems used in rescue incorporate one of the most elegant simple machines known to man, the pulley. While it is Newtonian Physics that explains how pulleys work, we owe the Sicilian mathematician Archimedes for its invention. History tells us that Archimedes boasted to his king that with enough pulleys he could

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Quick Overview: Two Rope Offset

Lance Piatt / Blog, Mainline Systems and Operations, Mechanical Advantage, Two Rope Offsets / 4 Comments

Thanks goes out to Peak Rescue Institute. A two rope off system is essentially a system of two two rope systems that are working in a complementary fashion to move a load down one side of a gap across laterally or horizontally, across the bottom of a gap and then up the other side.

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Dynamic Directional Offset System Using an A-Frame and Natural High Directional

Lance Piatt / Blog, Dynamic Directional, Elevated Anchor Systems, General Rigging, Highline Rigging, Horizontal Rigging, Offset Track Line, Pulley Systems, Pulleys & Mechanical Advantage, Twin Tension Rope System, Twin Tension Rope System Clutch, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems, Two Rope Offsets, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 10 Comments

Over time, we’ve found this style of deflection offset to be really fun. They have their limits, as with any system, but strength (when properly rigged and run) comes easy and we appreciate the versatility it offers. Large gaps or spans are typically the MO for dynamic directionals. We used a standard A-Frame configuration on

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Rope rescue training for veterans covers leadership, mechanical advantage, and advanced rigging skills.

Selecting an Anchor

Lance Piatt / Anchoring, Anchors, Blog, How-To Concepts / 58 Comments

An Excerpt From One of RLA’s Anchor Building Courses Selecting an Anchor Anchor Selection Anchor selection is a vast topic and could go on for hours, days, and even weeks. Excellent judgment, experience, practice, and insight all play a part in quality built anchors. I used the word successful because, honestly, most anchors are never

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Tower Rescue: Tower Control Versus Ground Control

Lance Piatt / Blog, Petzl, Principles of Learning / 15 Comments

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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