They use that type safety(pipe with notches) on most water tanks in my area.
Scottie ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Chuck McCown - 3" <ch...@beehive.net> Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:01:50 -0700 >No but you could fall down and get so tangled up the rescue would be >difficult. I have climbed caged ladders that had a pipe up the center of >the ladder with small ratchet notches in it. The arrester device was a pipe >looking thing that would slide up the safety pipe/rail. It had a spring >loaded dog that would engage the notches if you fell. I thought it was a >pretty good system. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "3-dB Networks" <wi...@3-db.net> >To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> >Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:39 PM >Subject: Re: [WISPA] Grain leg safety cage (was Re: Tower accident) > > >> That's what the safety cage is for. if you fall basically you should only >> be >> leaning back on the cage. >> >> >> >> You technically shouldn't be able to fall with a safety cage. >> >> >> >> Daniel White >> >> 3-dB Networks >> >> http://www.3dbnetworks.com >> >> >> >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Brian Rohrbacher >> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:30 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Grain leg safety cage (was Re: Tower accident) >> >> >> >> What happens when you fall? >> >> Brian >> >> John Valenti wrote: >> >> Brian, >> Why would you want to add a safety cable to the cage? I'm on several >> legs with the cages and they seem great. I usually just lean back to >> take a break while climbing. >> >> It seems like an unnecessary bother, and something else to get in the >> way while climbing the ladder. Just curious what your thinking is, >> maybe I'm missing something. >> -John >> >> >> On Jan 6, 2009, at 9:20 PM, Brian Rohrbacher wrote: >> >> >> >> I have seriously thought about putting a cable going up the center of >> the ladders on all the elevator legs we're on. There is already one >> on >> the leg that has no cage. Then we could clip on a go, with either a >> belt or a light harness (unlike my big sit down elk river harness that >> is a little heavy). Anyone run these cable before? What is needed? >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >WISPA Wants You! Join today! >http://signup.wispa.org/ >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > Wireless High Speed Broadband service from Info-Ed, Inc. as low as $30.00/mth. Check out www.info-ed.com/wireless.html for information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/