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Subject: [TowerTalk] Safety Belts
From: leewical@lava.net (LEE ROGER WICAL)
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 08:45:17 -0400
SCOTT:
        I OBTAINED MINE THRU A RECOMMENDATION BY LeBLANC TOWERS LTD, WHO 
UPGRADED
THEIR (CLIMBING) EMPLOYEES WITH OSHA APPROVED CLIMB GEAR:
        DBI/SALA COMPANY                                DBI/SALA CANADA, INC.
        3965 PEPIN AVENUE                               UNIT#14, 2 THRONCLIFFE 
PARK DRIVE
        RED WING, MN  55066-1837                        TORONTO, ONTARIO M4H 
1H2 CANADA
        TOLL FREE: 1(800)328-6146                       TOLL FREE: 1(800) 
205-6866
        PHONE: 1(612)388-8282                   PHONE: 1(416)696-1500
        FAX:   1(612)388-5065                   FAX:   1(416)696-5745

        DBI/SALA IS THE WORLD LEADER IN FALL ARREST/RESTRAINT AND RESCUE 
EQUIPMENT.

        THEIR HERCULES KERNMANTLE ROPE IS A 13MM (1/2") POLYESTER (LANYARD)
LIFELINE, 30-FT LONG WITH A LADDERHOOK AND LOW STRETCH LIFELINE. (THESE CAN
BE CONNECTED IN SERIES, WHERE NEEDED).AN ANSI Z359.1-XXXX CERTIFIED ANCHOR
STRENGTH OF 3,600-LBS (16kN)
        THEY HAVE THE (FRENCH) FALL ARRESTER(ROPE GRAB)CONNECTING SUBSYSTEM 
(WHICH
CONNECTS TO THE LANYARD). WITH A CONNECTOR FOR A SELF-LOCKING SNAP HOOK
SAFETY BELT WHICH CONNECTS TO A BODY HARNESS "D-RING".
        NEXT, THEIR FULL BODY SAFETY HARNESS WITH FRONT SLIDE "D-RING" (FOR
CLIMBING OR POSITIONING) AND A REAR "D-RING", FOR THE CONNECTION FOR THE
FALL ARREST, WITH A BACK PAD. BELT LOOPS FOR THE OSHA APPROVED CLIMBING
SAFETY BELT. THE FULL BODY HARNESS IS
CONFIGURED WITH SEAT SLING, HIP PADS.
                                  MODEL#        RELATIVE COSTS U.S. DOLLARS:
        1 EA SAFETY HARNESS    #2010..........$49.
                W/SAFETY CLIMBING BELT WITH OSHA APPROVED "GORILLA HOOKS"
        1 EA SAFETY ROPE GRAB  #FP-2561.......$72.
        1 EA FALL ASSESTER     #5-2...........$91.
                W/GORILLA HOOK SAFETY BELT
        1 EA SAFETY ROPE(30')  A91360.........$77.

        HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE SOMEWHERE...
I STILL USE A M REGULAR SAFETY BELT AS WELL, WHICH WAS IN THE $100. RANGE.

LEE 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES-HNL 



At 08:43 PM 5/10/98 -0400, Scott Bullock wrote:
>The best? By far it's the top of the line Elk River harness like I have-all
>padded, full restraint, 3 d rings, etc. They have a web site I think at
>www.elkriver.com or something like that. Try that or a search on Elk River.
>I've had mine for about 6 months now and it is fabulous-though a little
>expensive for most. But then again, it's only your life, and your comfort.
>Can't remember the name of it, but it was something like "Towermaster, or
>sitemaster". The belt was about $200 and the lanyard was about $100. The
>zorber  fall restraint is about $100 also.
>73,
>Scott
>KA1CLX
>
>At 01:13 PM 5/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>I am about to have a new tower to climb.  I need to get a safety belt.  I
>>have found listings in ARRL Directory for AL's Tools, ONV Safety Belt Co.,
>>Trylon Manufacturing Co., and W9JVF as suppliers of same.
>>
>>Any thoughts on which of these would be "best"?
>>
>>Thanks in advance...
>>
>>
>>73 from
>>Roger Rehr  W3SZ ex-AA3QK ex-WA3JYM
>>mailto:rrehr@epix.net        FN20ah
>>http://www.epix.net/~rrehr
>>2 Merrymount Road, Reading, PA  19609
>>610.670.8687
>>
>>
>>
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