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#349458 - 11/12/2011 15:14 I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto...
tanstaafl.
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I wonder what OSHA would think of this? [attached]

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#349459 - 12/12/2011 06:45 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: tanstaafl.]
frog51
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Wahhhhh - so no health and safety nannies out your way then :-)
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#349465 - 12/12/2011 17:45 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: frog51]
siberia37
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Registered: 09/01/2002
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He is anchored about 10 feet below. That would be a fall factor 2.0 in rock climbing parlance. Hard to tell if that is a static or dynamic rope. If it's static he would be pretty f***ed up after that fall. On a dynamic he might be ok. He is anchored at the top of the pole with some kind of personal anchor though so really the setup is pretty safe. I'm not addressing the electricity factor though...

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#349467 - 12/12/2011 18:07 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: siberia37]
RobotCaleb
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I only see one anchor point.

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#349469 - 12/12/2011 19:43 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: RobotCaleb]
DWallach
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Registered: 30/04/2000
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Somebody page Jeremy Clarkson. This is clearly his idea of safety-be-damned engineering at its finest.

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#349470 - 12/12/2011 20:22 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: RobotCaleb]
siberia37
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Originally Posted By: RobotCaleb
I only see one anchor point.


One at the top with his personal anchor and there looks to be one near the middle guy on the pole. The middle guy may also be belaying the top guy- it's not clear. It's also not clear if the rope is anchored at the top of the pole. If the middle guy is actually belaying this would make sense. When he wants to be lowered he will remove his personal anchor and the middle guy will lower him. So we can't really tell if this is a secure setup or not.


Edited by siberia37 (12/12/2011 20:26)

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#349472 - 12/12/2011 20:35 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: siberia37]
RobotCaleb
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The one below appears to just be draped over that other wire. It's also possible that that angle seen in the rope is going through an anchor of some sort. It's super hard to tell exactly from this one shot.

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#349475 - 13/12/2011 02:41 Re: I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto... [Re: RobotCaleb]
mlord
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Linemen don't belay. Those ropes are just for lugging up gear/lines as needed.

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