Safety Harnesses come in a lot of different styles and as such some do not
have side D ring. That being said if you are hooked to your side rings and
are hooked to the fall cable's facing forward it will engage so quickly you
will only fall 1 foot or so and can regain your footing without being
injured as in a fall over 6 feet and your body taking a hard shock being
spread over all of the contact points of your harness. I wonder if different
technique are used for a leg climb on step bolts cable system's as a fall
system's on a ladder. I have step bolts on my SSMW at the moment as just as
a way to climb until the tower is finished with a ladder with a cable
system. 73 Gene K2QWD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim CASSIDY" <jc_ki7y@q.com>
To: <k6ufo@arrl.net>; "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] fall arrestor
>
> In training from my employer the fall arrest connection was always on the
> back, and the fall arrest gear we were issued only had the back D ring.
> Also that is supported by information in a book available from ARRL about
> tower climbing safety.
> A couple of important factors with the fall arrest system is that the fall
> arrest strap should be a type that slows the fall instead of a solid
> strap. Also hanging after the fall can be fatal if not rescued in a short
> time span.
> 73
>
> Jim Cassidy
>
> KI7Y
>
>
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:51:59 -0700
>> From: k6ufo@arrl.net
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> CC: petesias@yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] fall arrestor
>>
>> On my AN Wireless, the cable is about 4 inches out from the leg,
>> but since the one-way SALA ascender clips to a 6 ft fall
>> arrest lanyard that goes around to a D-ring point on the BACK of the
>> climber, that distance isn't critical. Just enough to keep it from
>> rubbing
>> on the tower. Mark K6UFO
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