Rope Access Equipment Technique

Rope Access Equipment Technique

Rope access is a technique used to perform some extra activities at height with the help of rope access equipment. As with all rope access techniques, there is a range of ways of accomplishing the same task. It should be easy only for the technicians because it is one of the highest risky jobs for others.

Rope access methods are for making things simple, so that if you’re struggling to remember the sequence you can fall back on the basic principles and find your way through safely. I f you are learned differently that doesn’t make either of us right or wrong. By using rope access techniques it is possible to reach all the areas, corners, edges which is not easy to reach normally.

There is a lot of equipment used for rope access activities. In a rope access kit, normally there are around 10 to 20 devices. Such as backup devices, ascenders, descenders, ropes, safety harnesses, rope protector, pulley, carabiner, lanyards...etc. All these are combined together to perform a risky job with full safety.

Safety Harness

Often times, this safety 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 safety 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 safety 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.