Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Mid-transfer rescue
Rope-to-rope transfers are a basic rope access technique, but the manoeuvre for rescuing a tech who’s become injured or immobile while in the middle of a...
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Rope-to-rope transfers are a basic rope access technique, but the manoeuvre for rescuing a tech who’s become injured or immobile while in the middle of a...
ContinuedIn order to temporarily isolate small areas of damage or to extend the ropes in your system, a mid-rope knot can be used. Passing a mid-rope knot on your...
ContinuedTo facilitate horizontal or diagonal movement between two sets of anchors, the rope system can be tensioned to give you access to otherwise...
ContinuedThis exercise has been designed to test your ability to create and implement a complex rescue plan that necessarily incorporates many different elements...
ContinuedThe challenge of rescuing a casualty from an aid climb goes way up when they’re attached to the structure by a very short connection. This rescue may...
ContinuedAid climbing is a technique where work positioning lanyards are used to suspend and assist the movement of a technician climbing either vertically (L2 and...
ContinuedWhen climbing with fall arrest equipment, a twin or single legged lanyard with an energy absorber can be used to prevent a fall from an elevated platform...
ContinuedTo avoid an obstruction/hazard, or to reduce rope stretch during a long suspended descent off a structure, you can rig a small re-anchor (aka re-belay) to...
ContinuedTo pass an obstruction or transport a casualty back from underneath a structure (such as a platform or a bridge) to an access or egress point, you may...
ContinuedTo re-position the ropes in order to avoid obstructions, hazards and abrasion related damage to the rope system, a double anchor deviation can be rigged....
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