I don't see the point I trying to prove that wearing a harness is hazardous. If
you choose not to wear one, fine. But don't try to convince me it's dangerous
or a waste of my time. I preflight my airplane every time before I fly it. Yes,
it's in a hangar and no one flies it but me. It's just like avoiding work on
energized HV equipment, it's not the odds that concern me: it's the size of the
bet.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Oct 5, 2014, at 12:19, ve5ra@sasktel.net wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> Some of these "safety devices" are good in theory. But can anyone tell me how
> many lives they have saved in the ham community?
> How many lives have been saved with a full body harness or the steel cable?
>
> Doug
>
> >
>> ## You mentioned ladders. Check out the stats. Aprx 2200 folks die each
>> year
>> falling off ladders. ## Do whatever you want.... but the simple steel cable
>> running up the side of the
>> tower, with the locking device, will ensure you dont fall ... when going
>> up or down the tower. ## Once you arrive at the desired level of the tower,
>> you hook in with both lanyards. That’s
>> about as simple and safe as it gets. The steel cable running up the side
>> of the tower will not impede
>> climbing the tower, cost very little to install. You will never die from
>> falling off the tower... cuz you are
>> tied onto the tower at all times. .375 inch EHS cable is dirt cheap....
>> you only require enough to span the height of the tower. IE: 50-200
>> feet. ## Im going to leave this one alone from here on in.... thread over
>> for me. Jim VE7RF
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