[TowerTalk] Tower safety gear

[Noel]

There is nothing illegal about a lineman's belt! At least not in these
United States.  Don't know why the author made the statements below.
But it looks to me like someone trying to hock fall arrest devices by
scaring people into believing that a "simple climbing belt" is now
illegal.  Climbing belts are still legal to sell, buy and use. 

Noel. 

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Alan AB2OS
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:06 AM
To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower safety gear


This discussion arose because somebody suggested buying "a simple belt 
at a local lineman shop."

But it sounds as though such things are now illegal. Or is it another of

these idiotic cases where things are illegal to use but not illegal to
sell?

Alan AB2OS


On 05/26/04 10:54 pm Eugene Jensen put fingers to keyboard and launched 
the following message into cyberspace:

> I have followed this with some interest.  Yes, technically hams do not

> have to follow OSHA rules.  But on the other hand, there is no rule 
> against dying or being killed in a needless tower accident, is there?

> The lineman belts, waste belts and other restraining devices of this 
> nature have long since been outlawed for the simple reason you just 
> drown in your own fluids while you are hanging for 20 minutes dangling

> in the air -- and by the time they rescue you, they are rescuing a 
> corpse!

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