Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TowerTalk] How to Clip on with a Fall Arrest Lanyard

To: Tim Duffy <k3lr@k3lr.com>, "'tower and HF Antenna Construction Topics.'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to Clip on with a Fall Arrest Lanyard
From: Richard Thorne <rthorne@rthorne.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 14:37:15 -0500
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Tim,

Thanks for the link to the videos. The end of part 4 and the beginning of part 5 answered the question.

The videos were very well done, I picked up a few more ideas that will make my climbing safer and easier.

Rich - N5ZC

On 9/5/2020 1:46 PM, Tim Duffy wrote:
A cross braze (horizontal or diagonal) is not strong enough for a fall
arrest attachment. You must attach to a vertical tower member.

W3YQ (a trained and professional tower climber also certified in high angle
rescue) covers this very topic in his excellent five part tower safety video
series.
Here is part one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzn4MEOxVpI

73
Tim K3LR

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Thorne
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 1:50 PM
To: tower and HF Antenna Construction Topics.
Subject: [TowerTalk] How to Clip on with a Fall Arrest Lanyard

As I was climbing my 55g tower this morning, I got to thinking.

I normally just clip on one, the other or both fall arrest lanyard's to
a cross brace.  I always have at least one connected to the tower during
a climb, up or down, and when I'm attached during work.

Is the cross brace strong enough to hold if I were to fall and the fall
arrest lanyard does it's job, or do I need to consider going around a
tower leg above the weld of a brace?

Just curious.

Great day to climb.

Rich - N5ZC

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

_______________________________________________



_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>