I'm assuming he means you need to have a shorter lanyard than normal.... well, a position lanyard shouldn't be stretching anyway, should it?
On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 1:39 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Aren’t most lanyards designed to stretch out to the 6 foot mark when > falling? In other words, even if you had it positioned right in front of > your face, you will still drop 6 feet, right? > > *From:* Sean Heskett > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 6, 2018 12:24 PM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Rohn 25 > > I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. > > ROHN 25 is **not** compliant for the 5,000lb drop from 6' but it is from > 3' so you always have to have a 3' position lanyard holding you, even while > you climb. > > I would contact CITCA (or we use https://www.safetyoneinc.com ) or any > other trainer to give you documentation about the ROHN 25. > > > -Sean > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 10:10 AM, David Sovereen < > david.sover...@mercury.net> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> A little background: We had an employee die late last year. He climbed a >> Rohn 25 tower at a residential customer location and did not use his fall >> protection gear. He went through safe climb training at CITCA, his fall >> protection gear was in his truck, and a co-worker with him told him to put >> his harness on, but he exercised poor judgement and climbed without it >> anyway. He slipped, fell approximately 30 feet, and was pronounced dead >> about an hour later at the hospital. >> >> We received two OSHA Citations today. I’ve attached them. >> >> >> >> >> I spoke with the OSHA representative handling our matter on Friday. He >> tells me that Rohn 25s have not been tested by the manufacturer to support >> 5,000 lbs and therefore are not a suitable anchor point for securing >> oneself. He says all work on Rohn 25s must be done from a lift. I think >> they are just trying to come up with reasons to fine us. >> >> When I went through safe tower climbing, *I* became the competent person >> to identify where suitable anchor points, using the 5,000 lb estimation, >> were. When my employees go through the training, they become competent in >> determining where suitable anchor points are, do they not? >> >> If an employee is given instruction on the use of fall protection gear, >> told to always use it, and exercises bad judgement and refuses to use it, >> am I responsible? One of my employees was there and told him to put his >> harness on and he refused. Consequently, that employee has gone through a >> lot of turmoil putting himself through “what if” scenarios. >> >> Just looking for thoughts on this. Fight it, and if so what approach? >> Pay it and make it go away? Something else? >> >> Thanks, >> >> *David Sovereen* >> >> Mercury Network Corporation >> 2719 Ashman Street, Midland, MI 48640 >> 989 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2719+%0D%0A++Ashman+Street,+Midland,+MI+48640+989&entry=gmail&source=g>.837.3790 >> x151 office | 888.866.4638 toll free | 989.837.3780 fax >> >> Telephone *| *Internet* | *Security Alarm Monitoring >> >> david.sover...@mercury.net >> www.mercury.net >> >> >> >> >> >
