[WIARC] climbers NOTE!

Thu, 1 Jan 2004 19:27:54 -0600

An even better reason for having at least 2 climbers on a tower at a time.
At the very least the tower climbers must be aware of the proper safety
equipment, the proper way to use it and what steps they need to take if they
do end up dangling by their fall arresting harness.

I can't see using a harness without a seat, if for now other reason than
taking some of the strain off of the feet and legs while working on the
tower.  Old age is catching up!

Danny

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>From a recent posting on CQ-Contest: JF

: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:31:39 -0500
From: "Bob Wanderer" <[email protected]>
To: "RTTY" <[email protected]>,
"CQ Contest" <[email protected]>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] FW: Will Your Safety Harness Kill You?
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Will Your Safety Harness Kill You?Since many readers climb
towers.  Can someone cross-post to towertalk and other
appropriate reflectors?

 There's a very important article related to climbing safety
systems in Occupational Health & Safety magazine, Vol. 27,
No. 3, pages 86-90, March 2003.

The article by Weems and Bishop, titled "Will Your Safety
Harness Kill You?" describes possible post-fall trauma that
can cause death in minutes.  It also describes precautions
and actions to take to lessen the risks of post-fall trauma.

Every climber, every trainer, every field worker who is a
potential rescuer (that's all of us!)  should read and
commit to memory the principles taught in this plain English
article.

Here's a link to the article as posted on the Centers for
Disease Control
website:
http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000568/d000568.html

Here's a link to the article in Adobe PDF format:
http://www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000568/d000568.pdf

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