Keep in mind that if your Y lanyard is at your feet and you fall 12 feet you're going to get 1000lbs+ of force (with the assumption is isn't already shock loaded). NOT comfortable.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Justin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s still there. Lots of places picked up on it and it was pulled by > some. I have worked with a lot of tower climbers. Some are downright OCD > about safety (to the point that in itself is dangerous) to those who barely > wear a harness. My thing is you can’t fall off the tower if you are tied to > it. Other things can go wrong but at least you have a chance. > > The last part of that climb would need some special techniques to safely > do it as you can’t hook off and be secure. In addition 2 people on the top > is kind of dumb. Too small of an area for 2 people. I assume he was up > there to do a lamp job. That does not take 2 people. > > We always had a saying in the SOGs . Remember your weapon was made by > the lowest bidder. Same can be said about some towers. > -- > Justin Wilson <[email protected]> > http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News > http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter > Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support > > > > ________________________________ > From: jp <[email protected]> > Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:43:41 -0400 > To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower Climb video > > Perhaps the guy is actually self employed. Still, I'd rather he used more > safety. Apparently the video was pulled because he was afraid he'd get > fewer future jobs from showing a lack of safety. > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:12:33AM -0400, Robert West wrote: >> So where in the OSHA regs does it say that free climbing is okay because >> it >> takes too much time to move safety lines every few feet? I'm looking.. >> Don't see it... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Chuck Hogg >> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:03 AM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower Climb video >> >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQv-o5Kgbko >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Chuck >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> If you Google for Stairway to heaven Tower you should be able to find it. >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> >> >> On 9/15/2010 6:54 PM, Bob Moldashel wrote: >> > Better yet... Notice how its been removed from Youtube due to >> > "copyright" issues..... Yeah right... >> > >> > >> > >> > Randy Cosby wrote: >> >> Notice how they blur the faces? >> >> >> >> Respect for the dead. RIP. >> >> >> >> Randy >> >> >> >> >> >> On 9/15/2010 9:37 AM, Jerry Richardson wrote: >> >>> Makes my palms sweat just watching it >> >>> >> >>> WTF isn't he tied off? What an idiot >> >>> >> >>> - Jerry >> >>> >> >>> *From:* [email protected] >> >>> [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Justin Wilson >> >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:28 AM >> >>> *To:* WISPA General List >> >>> *Subject:* [WISPA] Tower Climb video >> >>> >> >>> Mikrotik posted this on their Facebook post. 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