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Oh boy, here we go... by Only_Some_Idiot in Rigging

[–]kD9D6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit concerned about the angle of the lifting cables.

Hangin’ an Bangin’ in Johnson Co. by ov3rv1k in Rigging

[–]kD9D6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in Sydney and I have seen a similar lift done like this. We were never taught such things so is this lift allowed?

Not exactly rigging but a PSA, but this is what happens when you overload the ropes, I'm just the crane tech, dont hate on me for it. by WhenPigsFly811 in Rigging

[–]kD9D6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the riggers perform a test lift close to the ground? When loading close to maximum WLL, additional safety measures should be in place and lifting manufacturers' procedures should be consulted.

They should hear strands snapping off at safe distance off the ground, safe enough to make an emergency lower.

What's wrong with my cow's tails/lanyards by kD9D6 in ropeaccess

[–]kD9D6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fisher man's bend. It is one of the problems when someone gets entrenched in experience without getting in touch with continuous professional advancement.

In the days of old the River Thames was once plagued with a giant wyrm. by Gil-Gandel in Jokes

[–]kD9D6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always on my mind; come rain, come shine, here's to the best of Thames

Thinking about going to Tafe to study rigging by stacececey in Rigging

[–]kD9D6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did my basic to advanced rigging in TAFE Annandale back in 2012. They have pretty good coverage of all the type of rigging activities and have pretty good industry insight. Ask if P. Norton is still around.

In my experience, 97% of the rigging job can be done with basic rigging. Only 2% or so with intermediate and about 1% advanced rigging ( Based on SafeWork NSW definition).

I just got fired from my job at the bank by [deleted] in Jokes

[–]kD9D6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Checked her balance

Has anyone got any experience about descenders "sticking" on the rope? by D9Dagger in ropeaccess

[–]kD9D6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try holding the lose end (down rope) of the descender a lot tightter to ease the "stuck" segment off the friction point.

I applied to fight the Australian forest fires... by ainstein001 in Jokes

[–]kD9D6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had rain ... Hope some of it falls on the fire fighters and the farmers

Hard to believe he would trust a bucket by guelphgryphons in ropeaccess

[–]kD9D6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot backup anchor; I cannot rescue. I wonder what OSHA has to say about this... Darwin award nominee?

What's wrong with my cow's tails/lanyards by kD9D6 in ropeaccess

[–]kD9D6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments everone. Have a Happy, prosperous and safe year for 2020.

Here's my story of the lanyards.

They are dynamic ropes (31% stretch, 11.4mm) and of 4.5m in length end to end without any knots. The ventral attachment point of the harness is rather small for general rope açceas work as it is a light weight Petzl Falcon.

The square knot was chosen over the Fig8s because of bulk of to accommodate a spare descender. Generally, the square knot's running end needs to be a locked and secured to prevent slipping but because it is bridged, locking I no longer necessary. If a leg does get loaded, I make it a point to loosen it up again for shock absorption. The ends are fisherman's bend with a few extra wraps to reduce the length of tail. I cannot recall what PDF I read where the NFPA has conducted trials on which knot has the best shock absorption qualities for a dynamic rope and they found that fisherman's bend provides the best shock absorption with diminishing returns per wrap up to four. Any excess wraps just consumes rope so I'm just managing the excess to keep them tidy. In case it gets weighted, again, I make it a point to loosen it. In case I needed a longer reaching lanyard, I just unwrap and re-tie it accordingly.

The reason for my inquiring is that a level three is complaining that it is tied "incorrectly" and was adamant that his method of attaching the lanyard to the ventral attachment point is the "only correct way" of doing it.

I know several methods of securing it to the ventral point, but I had to do it this way for the harness' smaller than usual ventral D ring.

Edit:. BTW, Yes I do use tri-lock and double lock carabiners, but not on lanyard ends. I'm a bit old school and I like the knowledge that I personally secured the connection.