[TowerTalk] Old safety belt

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I agree with Steve.

Get yourself a harness with a fall arrest cable.  You won't fall out of a
harness if something bad should happen.   

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:56 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com; W4ABW at aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Old safety belt

 
In a message dated 2/2/2009 9:02:22 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I was climbing yesterday and it occurred to me that I was  using 
> quite an
old
belt. Its a W2ONV belt which I think was  purchased in the seventies. It
still looks like new but its not. Any  comments from the list on wheather
this belt is still safe ? The  belt is a waist belt with the one lanyard.
Oh, just 
 
found the date,  its 3-81, model is 246.


    Well, as long as it and the lanyard are not  leather and they don't have
any obvious damage, then they're probably  fine but a 27 year old piece of
safety equipment might be worth replacing.  

Almost everyone nowadays has abandoned safety  belts for fall arrest
harnesses (FAH) that'll catch you much safer than a  safety belt will. 
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
Champion Radio Products
Purveyor of OSHA approved safety equipment
Cell: 206-890-4188





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