Aug
15

Wind Turbine Safety Standards: Adequate or Not?

Posted by Jim Johnson under Fall Protection Rescue, Safety Training, Tower Rescue, Tower Safety, Wind Turbine Rescue, Wind Turbine Safety

While it’s easy to think that a whole new host of regulations are needed for the supposedly “new” industry, It’s my sense that employers simply need to go back and revisit their current obligations under the existing standards.

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Sep
01

Belay

Posted by fmaldonado under Fall Protection Rescue

When it comes to rope rescue, one issue that seems to arise frequently involves the use of conditional versus unconditional belays. Just to review, a belay is a safety line that will catch the rescuer or patient if the mainline fails. An unconditional belay will catch the load without any action being taken by the [...]

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