That's correct. Not required if there is a cage around the ladder. I would still use one though
3-dB Networks wrote: > I'll confirm that... the cage is supposed to prevent you from actually > falling... so it is consider fall restraint and no other protection is > technically needed (although I have used a harness and lanyards on them > before because I didn't trust the cage and I had to have it on at the top). > > Depending on if there is railing at the top you might not need a harness > there either... but it wouldn't hurt. > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck Hogg > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:14 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > I believe a cage is an acceptable OSHA fall restraint. This was > reviewed during my recent ComTrain class in Orlando. The only issue is > if you get on the platform, you have no fall arrest and thus you are > supposed to wear a harness. > > > > I myself don't do 100% tie off going up a cage, but I do when I get to > the top. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Brian Rohrbacher > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:05 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > > > What do you guys do on elevator/grain legs that have cages around them. > Usually it's like a 100ft ladder. > > Brian > > Chuck McCown wrote: > > I used to free climb towers. Some of them had so much crap on them it > was > the only way to do it (unless you had two belts... perish the thought). > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "3-dB Networks" <wi...@3-db.net> <mailto:wi...@3-db.net> > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:58 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > > > > And 15 years ago most people climbed towers freestyle... all > this safety > gear is still relatively new isn't it > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org > [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:50 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > Back in the day, we climbed wooden poles with nothing other than > our hooks > and hands. Once you got up, then you would throw the one single > belt > around > > the pole. Most of the time the drop was between 20 and 30 feet. > Enough > to > hurt you pretty bad but probably not kill you. I "burned" one > pole one > time. Torn shirt, splinters in my arms. Funny how quick you > can hug a > pole > > when you hook hits a knot in the pole. (The reason it happened > was I was > talking to and showing off for a former girlfriend). In any > event, it was > the preferred way of climbing. Much quicker and easier, and > actually, if > the pole was nice and soft, was very safe. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Rogato" <wi...@oregonfast.net> > <mailto:wi...@oregonfast.net> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > <mailto:wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:12 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > > > > When you climb, do you only use one lanyard to tie off > with? > Does this mean every time you unclip your lanyard to > move it that you > are then not tied off at all? > > > 3-dB Networks wrote: > > > Well I don't tie off in two places when I'm > climbing... but when I am in > a > position I am going to be working at I tie off > in two different places > just > in case... because you never know what might > happen. > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org > [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:52 AM > To: dmburg...@linktechs.net; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > When climbing how many think "let's tie off in > two places because this > first piece of angle iron is going to fall off"? > > On 1/6/09, Dennis Burgess - Linktechs.net > <dmburg...@linktechs.net> <mailto:dmburg...@linktechs.net> > wrote: > > > Not to say thats not right. The whole > point of the Darwin awards was > that the people who died have died in > the most stupidest way, that they > did the entire human population a favor > by eliminating themselves from > the gene pool. There is a movie even on > it. Like the guy who > strapped a Jato Rocket to his Chevy, the > guy who was so cheap, he got > his hand stuck in the soda machine and > while trying to free it, it feel > over on him. ETC. Its on netflix > instant streaming. > > ------------------------------ > * Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik > Certified Trainer > WISPA Board Member - wispa.org > <http://www.wispa.org/> <http://www.wispa.org/> > Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & > WISP Support Services* > *Office*: 314-735-0270 *Website*: > http://www.linktechs.net > <http://www.linktechs.net/> > <http://www.linktechs.net/> > > */ Link Technologies, Inc is offering > LIVE Mikrotik On-Line Training > > <http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp> > <http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp> /* > > > > George Rogato wrote: > > > Very sad indeed. > I don't think they should be giving > awards away for incidents when > people die at work. 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