All belay lines must be connected dorsally to a Class 3 harness. All knots require safeties. Two-tensioned rope systems solve all problems. All technical rescues and trainings that were conducted over ...

Wireless Estimator cites eight fatalities on tower sites in 2019. As recently as 2013, there were 14 such deaths. Upticks in accidents and fatalities usually correlate to big construction or ...

While working on a ladder company years ago, I was dispatched to a report of two window washers who had become trapped 16 stories up after their platform’s motor stalled, causing the platform to slant ...

Incidents requiring advanced rope skills can occur anywhere and at any time. Two such incidents have occurred here in New York City in the past 2 years–but don’t think for a second that this could ...

The Republic Fire Department is getting new rescue equipment to help keep its community safe.

Tri-State G&T lineman Kyle Broyles repairs a gunshot conductor on a 345-kV line in Montrose, Colorado. Taking a line out of service can be costly for a utility as well as time-consuming for field ...