Back a week or so ago, I read a piece on Inside Towers that struck a nerve. You may have seen it here, entitled Get the Most Out of Safety Training. The focus was what to do to prepare for safety training, in order to...
Why You Shouldn’t Use A Handle Ascender As Your Backup Device But why? Here is a blog post and video from our friends at Rope & Rescue that shows some testing they performed here at our facility at Safety One Training. Read here....
Dr. Bridgette Hester of Hubble Foundation is conducting academic research for the telecommunications industry. The proposed study will evaluate telecommunication technician perception of safety as a result of proper climbing equipment utilized in job completion, the use of climbing equipment as a function of a climber’s...
From time to time we get submissions we like to share, pictures that catch a nice view or unusual angle. This week I received one from a customer in California with this note: Thanks for training us on some of the advanced rigging techniques. It was...
The Problem: First Man Up Safety. Fall protection. Tower Climbing and Rope Access. This is what we do, and what we talk about. Even after a training class, you will often find myself and our instructors sitting and discussing the state of the industry, and solving...
One of these is Sterling Rope, a manufacturer of life safety rope, cord, and hardware. Made in the USA...
We saw this article today and had to share. Seems as if there is quite a bit of covert activity going on...
Old Gear & The Emotional Bond People fall in love with their gear. Sounds strange, but there can be an emotional attachment created by using a particular piece of life safety equipment day in and day out. Many climbers refuse to replace harnesses and positioning devices...