Your are supposed to attach it to your back D-ring and not your front
D-ring.
Thursday, December 19, 2002, 10:44:19 AM, you wrote:
DG> Steve,
DG> What's your opinion on the "cowtails" method of climbing? The device at this
DG> link seems to be designed for use with the chest ring:
DG> http://www.gearshop.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=21&Product_ID=1729&CATID=7
DG> 73, Dick WC1M
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:37 PM
>> To: k3nd@yahoo.com; towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] RE: Double protection - climbing
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/18/02 5:56:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>> k3nd@yahoo.com
>> writes:
>>
>> > I had always heard that the fall arrest lanyard(s)
>> > should be attached to the BACK D-ring. As I recall,
>> > the wisdom was that if attached to the front D-ring,
>> > in the event of a fall, your head snaps back which can
>> > break your neck. When using the back D-ring, your head
>> > would go forward until your chin would contact your
>> > upper chest and NOT cause the same injury. As was
>> > mention in a previous post, this would swing you into
>> > the tower, not away, and your head could easily
>> > contact the tower. My harness has only a back D-ring.
>>
>> You are correct, sir. You want your fall arrest lanyard to
>> catch you in a
>> safe 'slumped-over' position using the back D-ring.
>>
>> D-rings in the front are for close working (i.e. window
>> washers, etc.) or
>> when you're climbing a tower with a safety climb cable. The back
>> D-ring fall
>> arrest lanyard is secured when you reach your work position; at
>> that point
>> the front D-ring is of negligible use - it certainly shouldn't be
>> used as a
>> fall arrest lanyard point.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steve K7LXC
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