> but I did see the tech take all necessary precautions No. They do not Sir. Starting from 1600 feet they are without safety lines, they also say it in the audio. >From there on a safety hook is used only to rest. I would not send my men up there in this way, and we do send people up high to maintain wind generators. Sometimes as high as 600 feet.
http://www.gcg.it/4/works_1603736.html Roberto Grippi 2010/9/30 Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]> > Their using a safety hook. > > Look at the video and you will see that each time he moves up he moves the > hook for his safety line. The Tool Pouch is attached to him from behind. And > each time he takes a break, you can see the safety hook and the safety line. > > I cringed when I saw this video, but I did see the tech take all necessary > precautions, too. > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Maglinger, Paul <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I’ve worked in bucket trucks that went up 30-45 feet, but 1786 feet and >> no safety harness? Nope. >> >> >> >> *From:* Malcolm Reitz [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2010 6:31 PM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: Tower Climbing >> >> >> >> No, no, no – 1786 times no – I could not do that. Free-climbing to the top >> of that tiny pole? I’ve climbed sailboat masts and that took all I could >> manage. >> >> >> >> I love the way the announcer says “this is the tricky part” when the guy >> is about 1770 feed up already. >> >> >> >> -Malcolm >> >> >> >> *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2010 17:09 >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* RE: Tower Climbing >> >> >> >> That makes my hands sweaty. >> >> >> >> *From:* Bob Hartung [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:02 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Tower Climbing >> >> >> >> We have a pair of 70' towers that we have our wireless bridges mounted on. >> I think they're really tall. I'd never go up them. Then I see a video like >> this to put things in perspective. >> >> www.break.com/index/climbing-a-1786-tall-tower >> >> >> ---------------------- >> >> Bob Hartung >> Wisco Industries, Inc. >> 736 Janesville St. >> Oregon, WI 53575 >> Tel: (608) 835-3106 x215 >> Fax: (608) 835-7399 >> e-mail: bhartung(at)wiscoind.com >> >> >> -- Dr. Roberto Grippi ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
