In a message dated 4/25/2007 3:07:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>>I am need of a safety belt for tower climbing.
> No, you do not need a safety belt for tower climbing. Simply put, they
will
kill you by destroying your pelvis as it transfers all of the force of your
fall directly to your hip bone.
Umm, that's not exactly the typical scenario. With a safety belt around your
waist, when you fall off the safety belt slides from your waist to your
rib-cage where it can immobilize your diaphragm and you suffocate.
I really don't know how it's going to destroy your pelvis. Safety belts
or fall arrest harnesses are made out of soft material - your pelvis would
have to be hit by something really hard at a high rate of speed in order to be
"destroyed". I'm not saying that you couldn't fall ON something sticking out
on the tower that could do it; I'm just saying that the other scenario is
much more likely.
That's why fall arrest harnesses have suspenders and leg loops - 1) so
the belt doesn't slide up and 2) so that the fall arrest lanyard between your
shoulder blades will catch you in a natural position. It's also a potential
life threatening position but at least there's time to launch a rescue effort
before you expire.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
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