I COULDN'T CLIMB THIS TOWER
And then there's this, WHICH APPLIES to the various cable / brake / yo-yo/ fall arrest systems. You go to a tower. "There's" the fall arrest cable. HOW THE HELL do you know, that the anchor at the top
isn't damaged by rust, lightning, etc?
the hardware isn't loose/ missing?
that it was EVER installed correctly?
or in the case of the cable, that the cable proper isn't damaged, rusty, corroded?
Year After Cell Tower Climber Fell, Question Remains: Who To Blame?
A partial quote about the accident:
Investigations into Rongey’s death revealed what happened: Six years earlier, the chain mount had been installed upside down. So when Rongey attached his harness to the chain and put his weight on it, the chain popped out of the mount, and he fell.
And then there's this, WHICH APPLIES to the various cable / brake / yo-yo/ fall arrest systems. You go to a tower. "There's" the fall arrest cable. HOW THE HELL do you know, that the anchor at the top
isn't damaged by rust, lightning, etc?
the hardware isn't loose/ missing?
that it was EVER installed correctly?
or in the case of the cable, that the cable proper isn't damaged, rusty, corroded?
Year After Cell Tower Climber Fell, Question Remains: Who To Blame?
A partial quote about the accident:
Investigations into Rongey’s death revealed what happened: Six years earlier, the chain mount had been installed upside down. So when Rongey attached his harness to the chain and put his weight on it, the chain popped out of the mount, and he fell.