It's funny this thread came up as I was thinking about this the other day. Where do you get the proper rope for a fair price?
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Justin Wilson <li...@mtin.net> wrote: > OSHA says you should have that stuff anyway, or at least make a note > that you do not in your safety plan. > -- > Justin Wilson <j...@mtin.net> > http://www.mtin.net/blog – xISP News > http://www.twitter.com/j2sw – Follow me on Twitter > Wisp Consulting – Tower Climbing – Network Support > > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Marco Coelho <coelh...@gmail.com> > *Reply-To: *WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > *Date: *Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:56:51 -0600 > *To: *WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org>, <motor...@afmug.com> > *Subject: *[WISPA] Climbing High-Angle Emergency Equipment > > > > I thought I'd share a little information. We have our own tower climbers. > We are often working in remote areas where we provide service. In one of > those rare moments when I have time to think, I wondered what kinds of > high-angle rescue capabilities the fire departments around us had. > > Here's what I found out: NONE > The closest high-angle rescue units are in at least 1 hour away. If you > have an injured climber, 1 hour may be too much. > > We now have 1000' of 5/8" rescue rope, and a Fisk Descender in house. We > are also actively working with a couple of the local fire departments to get > them and us properly certified. > > Just a thought as many of us work out in the sticks! You don't want an > untrained person lowering you off a tower with their pickup truck and 1/4" > twine. > > Be safe. > > > > -- > Marco C. Coelho > Argon Technologies Inc. > POB 875 > Greenville, TX 75403-0875 > 903-455-5036 > > ------------------------------ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ > -- -RickG
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