Thanks, Jeff. Great adivice. I have saddle rings on my harness, so I'm
interested in the spreader option. Who sells them?
73, Dick WC1M
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Brown
> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 7:04 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [Towertalk] RE: Double protection - climbing
>
>
> A good quality hardhat or a helmet is a must.
>
> >Should we be wearing rock climbing helmets for tower work?
>
> Dragging anything along that could catch on a bolt or fitting is
> dangerous. A small catch could throw off your balance enough to
> compromise
> your grip or footing. Also, if your fall is arrested by the positioning
> lanyard, you're facing the high-lateral forces problem again.
>
> One easy method for resting is to attach a spreader to your saddle or hip
> rings, then use a hook to tie off to the tower when you want to
> rest. Spreaders are not cheap, so a short lanyard may be a better
> option. If you use a spreader on your saddle rings and suspend
> yourself to
> work, hook a big carabiner between the hook on your chest ring and the
> spreader', else you might find yourself upside down.
>
> >1) Does it make sense to also climb with the positioning lanyard
> around the
> >tower? Obviously, it would be slower to climb with the
> positioning lanyard
> >because it has to be dragged along in spots and has to be
> unhooked/rehooked
> >at each guy station. But the advantage is that I can lean back
> and rest any
> >time. However, would climbing with the positioning lanyard in
> place actually
> >present more risk of injury? Could the positioning lanyard cause
> injury if
> >it catches before the fall-arrest lanyards? If so, then the
> right procedure
> >would be to climb by alternating the two fall-arrest lanyards,
> then put the
> >positioning lanyard around the tower when I want to rest.
>
> You should not use a fall-arrest lanyard for positioning, even
> resting, as
> you mention.
>
> >2) Can a pair of fall-arrest lanyards attached to the back D-ring be used
> >for temporary positioning while resting (i.e., by slinging them under the
> >arms? If so, then the hip lanyard wouldn't be needed at all
> while climbing.
>
> Whichever fits your tower members best. For angle towers, bigger is
> probably better. There are some side-gate carabiners that open
> really nice
> and wide, and if you have the spare change, the aluminum ones are
> excellent.
>
> >3) Fall arrest lanyards come with regular gorilla hooks and
> rebar hooks. Is
> >either preferable? It looks like the rebar hook would be easier
> to hook and
> >rehook when climbing.
>
>
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