In a message dated 7/2/2007 7:41:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wc1m@msn.com
writes:
>> Yes, climbing a tower by leapfrogging your lanyards is tedious but
>> it's safe and there are pretty limited options.
> Even more limited when you have three TIC rings in the way!
> Steve, do you have experience with any of the cable safety systems out
there? Are they effective? Are they any less expensive?
Sure. I've used many and installed a few. They're very good at providing
fall arrest protection as you're climbing up or down the ladder or pegs.
> In my case, I'd probably have to run four separate cables between the TIC
rings and top.
You mean between each guy level? That's going to be expensive since
you'll need the top and bottom attaching fixtures for each segment which is
most
of the price.
> I suspect that the available systems stand off from the tower
too far to be run inside the TIC rings -- there's only 2-3 inches of
clearance I think. In any case, I'd have to unclip to climb over the rings
(using the fall arrest lanyards, of course), then reclip.
Yep, I don't think there's any other way to do it.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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