OSHA says you should have that stuff anyway, or at least make a note that you do not in your safety plan. -- 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: Marco Coelho <[email protected]> Reply-To: WISPA General List <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:56:51 -0600 To: WISPA General List <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject: [WISPA] Climbing High-Angle Emergency Equipment I thought I'd share a little information. We have our own tower climbers. We are often working in remote areas where we provide service. In one of those rare moments when I have time to think, I wondered what kinds of high-angle rescue capabilities the fire departments around us had. Here's what I found out: NONE The closest high-angle rescue units are in at least 1 hour away. If you have an injured climber, 1 hour may be too much. We now have 1000' of 5/8" rescue rope, and a Fisk Descender in house. We are also actively working with a couple of the local fire departments to get them and us properly certified. Just a thought as many of us work out in the sticks! You don't want an untrained person lowering you off a tower with their pickup truck and 1/4" twine. Be safe. -- Marco C. Coelho Argon Technologies Inc. POB 875 Greenville, TX 75403-0875 903-455-5036 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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