I always free climb, then snap the belt when I get where I'm going. Been doing it for 20 years or more. There's just one rule -- hold on tight. But I'm 54 now, and suspect that in a few years I might
Been doing it for 20 years or more. There's just one rule -- hold on tight. Good luck if you have a heart attack or some other medical emergency. This thread has been going on for a couple of days an
Not to mention he could fall on the guy who was climbing below him. Endangering yourself is one thing, endangering your colleague is just unacceptable. -- All rights reversed. _______________________
idea. re: illegal... There's a subtle difference between regulations and laws. OSHA creates regulations to implement a more general law. States may also have regulations and laws. It's not precisely,
I always free climb, then snap the belt when I get where I'm going. Been doing it for 20 years or more. There's just one rule -- hold on tight. But I'm 54 now, and suspect that in a few years I might
I don't know whose consensus it is, but that's not true if the system is used properly. Even if you did lose an eye, it's better than death or paralysis, but that's just IMHO of course. Ryan, N2RJ __
Correct. The safety grab is on the cable, then to a beaner to your chest D-Ring. 8" from you to the cable when climbing. If it takes more than 1 inch it has issues. n4zkf --Original Message-- From: t
You are receiving this privately because it will not be posted to towertalk. It's so silly that it is sad. List moderator, list owner, despot, dictator, Steve, K7LXC, likes to play god from time to t
I saw a Youtube video where a couple of lineman are on a power pole trying to get some suicidal fool off the pole. Anyway they were told that the power was off. It wasn't. One wireman took a direct h
Jim re: para 3 A fall arrest cable or rail prevents the climber from falling about "zero" inches.. actual distance depends on how tight your harness is on... I used to be a paratrooper so my harness
a 3'-6' rigid rope type, or a 3'-6' bungee type....and where you hook to... like the hook 7" below your neck [on the newer full fall arrest harness]. In the old 1976 Roh catalog, they had the same th
Quit being a dick. It's not your forum. If you don't like how it's run then start your own and play by the rules that you like. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry --Original Message-- From: Dou
I second that. Kind of childish crap if you ask me. Don't take your organs to heaven, heaven knows we need them down here! Be an organ donor, sign your donor card today. -- Original Message -- From:
The problem is half of us are talking about your tower in the back yard. The others are thinking commercially for a living like the video that caused this to begin with. Two words. Gravity works. Per
rail or a 3/8" safety cable, that the 2 x fellow's could hook onto ?? I didn't. I didn't see a safety cable on either the 1st 100' they climbed, nor the 60' of the actual ant array. Even if the tower
It's called 100% TIE OFF! The tower owner didn't tell them to "free climb". You are right on one thing. They could have walked away from the job if they didn't want to go up the 100% tie off way. --O
It's called 100% TIE OFF! The tower owner didn't tell them to "free climb". You are right on one thing. They could have walked away from the job if they didn't want to go up the 100% tie off way. ins