[TowerTalk] Safety line on tower

[Steve Maki]

It shouldn't be a problem to install one on a rotating tower - the 
safety climb would rotate with the tower.

If I wanted one on a tower with ring rotators, I'd probably run it 
THROUGH the rings (in the middle of a tower face of course). Yes one 
would have to do a little extra hooking and unhooking at each ring, but 
it would still be a lot easier than doing that all the way up and down.

-Steve K8LX

On 6/17/2016 3:38 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:

>> in our universe, it is not only rare but exceptionally rare, to see a
>> safety line running the length of a tower.

> While it may be rare to see a safety line, it should not be so.  I can
> recall several unnecessary deaths (in one case a close friend and guest
> operator at my own station) that would likely have been prevented by
> proper safety equipment.
>
> As I plan a new set of towers, I fully intend to investigate built in
> fall arrest (safety) systems to the extent that they are compatible
> with rotating towers and/or ring rotators.