WHAT IS ROPE ACCESS? WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

“ROPE ACCESS IS ONLY THE BUS THAT WE TAKE TO GET TO WORK”

ROPE ACCESS IS A 2 (TWO ROPE) SYSTEM

• ONE R OPE IS S US PE NDING THE W OR KE R (MAIN W OR KING LINE )

• ONE R OPE IS NOT LOADE D B UT ATTAC HE D TO A B AC KUP DE VIC E TO W OR KE R ’S HAR NE S S (S AFE TY LINE )

• E AC H ONE OF THE S E S YNTHE TIC R OPE S IS C APAB LE OF S US PE NDING A FOR D E XPLOR E R S UV !!

THIS IS NOT A J OKE !!

THIS IS WORK!!!

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE

• S IGNIFIC ANT S AFE TY TR AINING THAT FAR E XC E E DS ALL OTHE R INDUS TR IE S ’ R E QUIR E ME NTS

• THIS TR ANS LATE S TO S AFE R W OR KE R S (S AFE R W OR KE R S ME AN FE W E R C LAIMS /LOS S E S )

• W E PE R FOR M ALL W OR K IN AC C OR DANC E W ITH ALL OAS HA AND ANS I S TANDAR DS

• B E C AUS E OF OUR 2 R OPE S YS TE M W E NE VE R FAC E THE “FALL POTE NTIAL” ANY OTHE R INDUS TR Y IN THE W OR LD DOE S .

• ALL INVOLVE D TOOLS AR E TIE D OFF TO THE S YS TE M AT ALL TIME S KE E PING THE M FR OM E VE R FALLING AND DAMAGING LIFE OR PR OPE R TY.

• ALL W OR K IS “PR E PLANNE D” THR OUGHOUT E VE R Y S TE P OF THE PR OC E S S .

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE

• AS AN INDUS TR Y, R OPE AC C E S S HAS THE LOW E S T NUMB E R S OF AC C IDE NTS AND INC IDE NTS LE ADING TO FAR FE W E R C LAIMS .

MANY OF THE LARGEST COMPANIES WORLD WIDE HAVE FULLY ADOPTE D R OPE AC C E S S AS A C OS T

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