Deadweight Anchors 2018

[@brickwashto]

I worked from a Bosun chair for 15 years. This is a very cool product . However, not having having a safety line tied back to a separate anchor is crazy.

[@ISCSolutionsinMetal]

Hello Freddye. Our Deadweight Anchors are designed for use in applications where it is not possible to install/fix anchors to the building/structure. As long as these Deadweight Anchors are used in the correct way and in the correct conditions (as specified in the User Instruction Manual), there is no requirement to tie the Anchors back. One of the conditions for use of the DW200 A-Frame (for example) is that there should be a minimum structural upstand of 300mm. If the roof top didn't have an upstand of 300mm or more, the user would then need to tie the device back. You can access the user manuals for the Deadweight Trolley and A-Frame here: www.iscwales.com/Products/Deadweight-Portable-Anchors/. Thank you for your enquiry. If you need further information, please let me know. Carly

[@BrodyYYC]

When used correctly swing stages aren't relying on the tie back either but it's still smart. When I'm walking along the edge of a building I'm probably not going to fall but it doesn't mean I don't tie off. This thing is cool but I'm not sure about the logic used to justify not tying it back. What height is this good until?

[@davidjohnson8655]

@@BrodyYYC It's quite simply not designed for window cleaners, just like most of the rope equipment they like to dabble with these days. If you need to rope transfer, use a rack, otherwise stick to a genie, high angle heavy volume rope descent is not the same as what these people do, and SPRAT seriously needs to stop marketing to window cleaners. There's 0 reason you should give up work line redundancy, aka using two work lines along with your safety, as well as the most robust system possible. SPRAT and ARATA is about advanced rope access, they don't care if its going to withstand a year of abuse by careless window cleaners, they care about it working properly when operated by specialists, like a fire department. This is for high angle rescue, something that shouldn't ever be attempted by a janitor with ropes. Obviously rescue workers care about their own safety, but they are in a different league. They need instant solutions to not having a tieback on almost any parkade floor, they can't spend months negotiating with a building manager over the best way to engineer their building, especially when laws don't require them to spend crazy money. This would save lives and labor. It still has engineering limitations, it wouldn't work on virtually every roof you've ever worked on because the parapet would be too short. It seems to be specifically meant for things like parkades, and it seems to be a very solid life saving tool. This is why window cleaning companies NEED to do safety audits, you'll learn really quick that despite you being required by law to call the fire department, in practice you need SWAT on speed dial. If you have a serious fall arrest situation, the worker can suffer permanent injury within minutes, every second counts. Workers should be trained to assist, meaning they should be able to safely rig up next to the person in order to make sure you can get the pressure up off their harness, and wait for rescue. It's a good idea to always let the fire department know which buildings you are on, but were asked by our local SWAT to let FD know to contact them if a rescue was required, they are simply faster at getting to people. In the rare case that you aren't able to assist your partner, or worse end up stuck, its SWAT you want to get you out quickly, not the FD, and you will be happy to have personal relationships with people on your local rescue teams to know in advance how any rescue will play out.

[@BrodyYYC]

@@davidjohnson8655 There are so many problems with what you said and I think it stems from you not understanding what SPRAT and IRATA or as you call it ARATA even are. Based on what you wrote I'm also not sure you understand the difference between a rope-access harness and a fall-arrest harness. Nobody here is required by law to call the fire department. You need to stop making broad claims like that. Just because something might be the case where you are doesn't mean it's the same everywhere. You can't pass even a level 1 SPRAT or IRATA course without preforming a basic high angle pickoff. Sorry if that upsets you for some reason.

[@kbzon007]

I've used this type of counterweight rollers many times, I wouldn't use it without a tieback. Any reason why you don't use it?

[@BrodyYYC]

I was thinking the same thing. I know the point is to use it where their are no anchors but at least a structural tieback would make me much more comfortable. Also I wouldn't trust this on some of the 30+ story buildings I'm usually working on. Luckily those buildings tend to have anchors.

[@ВедЭд]

Одна точка крепления основной и стаховки ?

[@dennisfesta5204]

This is not legal in the United State

[@pain548]

not for me like

[@timexkills65]

This is dumb ... he could have used the rail as an anchor point ... lmfao gtfo rip off

[@pain548]

not for me like