[TowerTalk] How to Clip on with a Fall Arrest Lanyard

[Richard Thorne]

Tim,

Thanks for the link to the videos.  The end of part 4 and the beginning 
of part 5 answered the question.

The videos were very well done, I picked up a few more ideas that will 
make my climbing safer and easier.

Rich - N5ZC

On 9/5/2020 1:46 PM, Tim Duffy wrote:
> A cross braze (horizontal or diagonal) is not strong enough for a fall
> arrest attachment. You must attach to a vertical tower member.
> 
> W3YQ (a trained and professional tower climber also certified in high angle
> rescue) covers this very topic in his excellent five part tower safety video
> series.
> Here is part one:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzn4MEOxVpI
> 
> 73
> Tim K3LR
> 
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] How to Clip on with a Fall Arrest Lanyard
> 
> As I was climbing my 55g tower this morning, I got to thinking.
> 
> I normally just clip on one, the other or both fall arrest lanyard's to
> a cross brace.  I always have at least one connected to the tower during
> a climb, up or down, and when I'm attached during work.
> 
> Is the cross brace strong enough to hold if I were to fall and the fall
> arrest lanyard does it's job, or do I need to consider going around a
> tower leg above the weld of a brace?
> 
> Just curious.
> 
> Great day to climb.
> 
> Rich - N5ZC
> 
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