Professional Rope Access A Guide To Working Safely at Height [Hardcover]

• Provides comprehensive guidance for employers, safety managers and rope access technicians to develop, maintain, and manage a rope access program
• Offers specific guidance for writing a comprehensive managed fall protection plan that includes rope access
• Thoroughly describes how to perform specific rope access maneuvers that can be used to offer greater safety when working at height
• Shows how a well-managed rope access program can be used as a tool to get more work accomplished at a lower cost and with greater efficiency than conventional methods can achieve
• Discusses and clarifies unique distinctions of equipment for rope access, as compared with equipment for fall arrest, positioning, and restraint

Notes on Contributors xiii

Foreword xix

Your Success xxiii

Preface xxv

How to use this book xxvii

Section 1 | Planning for Rope Access 1

Chapter 1 | What Is Rope Access? 3

1-1 Introduction 3

Why Choose Rope Access? 4

1-2 Foundation and Evolution of Rope Access 6

The Modern Rope Access System 6

Skills Required for Modern Rope Access Workers 7

1-3 Rope Access Compared/Contrasted with Other Disciplines 8

Rope Access Contrasted with Recreational Rappelling 8

Rope Access Contrasted with Controlled Descent 9

Rope Access Contrasted with Rope Descent Techniques 11

Rope Access Contrasted with Bosun’s Chairs 11

Rope Access Backup Contrasted with Other Backup Systems 14

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