Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: First Aid and Suspension Intolerance
In the case of an emergency rescue, things are going to move fast. If a tech has passed out in their harness, you have less than 15 minutes to get them to...
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Josh Delefortrie
July
07,
2018
Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
UNDERSTANDING THE IRATA Syllabus: Work Seats
Work seats are an item of equipment designed for your comfort and health. They’re most commonly used when techs are working in a single position for an...
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Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Edge Obstructions
Working edges, or access zones, present all sorts of hazards. That’s why we set up exclusion zones around them (an established work area that is barred...
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Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Passing mid rope Protectors
To protect the working lines against abrasion and other hazards, wrap around canvas rope protectors can be used if the risk (generally a minimally sharp...
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Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Passing mid rope knots
Tying knots is one of the core skills you’ll use regularly in rope access work. Amongst their many uses, in emergencies the appropriate knot can...
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Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Horizontal Aid Climbing
There are several different techniques you can use to climb up or descend down on a given structure. In the TACS, IRATA breaks rope access climbing...
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Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Climbing with Fall Arrest
In a fall arrest system, although you may be working on an elevated platform, your feet are still touching a solid surface. Your hands and feet are your...
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Jemia
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Re-anchors
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Josh Delefortrie
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Rescuing a casualty in descent mode
Rescue operations fall into two broad categories: rig-for-rescue (where the rope system has been rigged to either allow a third party to lower an...
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Jemia
May
05,
2018
Understanding the IRATA Syllabus: Rope to Rope Transfers
During a rope-to-rope transfer, you’ll move horizontally from one rope system to another while in suspension. The distance between the two sets of ropes...
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