IRATA Rope Access

IRATA Rope Access 

IRATA International’s rope access system is that the most secure method of acting at height wherever ropes and associated equipment are accustomed to gain access to and from the work position, and to be supported there.

The advantage of using rope access strategies in the main lies within the safety and speed with that employees will get to or from tough locations so as to hold out their work, usually with a nominal impact on different operations, close areas and therefore the surroundings. Another major profit is that the reduction of the combination of the entire man-hours and perceived level of risk for a specific task (man-at-risk hours) in comparison with different means that of access and their associated risks and costs.

The primary objective once using rope access strategies is to hold out the work with efficiency, with negligible accidents, incidents or dangerous occurrences. In order to make sure a secure system of labor is maintained at all times while avoiding injury to property or damage to the surroundings, careful designing and documented risk assessments are undertaken for each operation.

The harness is a part of the rope access equipment system. Often times, this harness will also have a dorsal D-ring to allow for a fall arrest device to be connected. If workers need to access an area that is near a fall hazard, a safety manager may decide to use a travel restraint system.

A harness designed for travel restraint functions will usually have a D-ring in the center of the back at waist-level. When a harness is connected in this area, a worker will have reduced access to a potentially dangerous area at height.

A worker will usually be connected to an anchorage location with a lanyard that is long enough to allow them to access the work area, but not long enough to allow them to access a fall hazard. The harness is used to protect the employee from the risks while they are working on the height. Safety is an important and primary thing in all similar works.