Professional Rope Access: A Guide To Working Safely at Height
DESCRIERE
- 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
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Your Success
Preface
How to use this book
Section 1: PLANNING FOR ROPE ACCESS
Chapter 1: What Is Rope Access?
1. 1 Introduction
1. 2 FOUNDATION AND EVOLUTION OF ROPE ACCESS
1. 2. 1 The Modern Rope Access System
1. 2. 2 Skills Required for Modern Rope Access Workers
1. 3 ROPE ACCESS COMPARED/CONTRASTED WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES
1. 3. 1 Rope Access contrasted with recreational rappelling
1. 3. 2 Rope Access contrasted with Controlled Descent
1. 3. 3 Rope Access contrasted with Rope Descent Techniques
1. 3. 4 Rope Access contrasted with Bosun’s Chairs
1. 3. 5 Rope Access Backup Contrasted with Other Backup Systems
1. 3. 6 Where Modern Rope Access has landed - The Bus you Take to Work
1. 4 Compatibility and Work Safety
1. 4. 1 Fall Restraint
1. 4. 2 Fall Arrest
1. 4. 3 Fall Containment Systems
1. 4. 4 Suspended Scaffolds
1. 4. 5 Aerial Platforms and Man Baskets
1. 5 SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
1. 5. 1 Aid Climbing
1. 5. 2 Lead Climbing
1. 6 PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ROPE ACCESS
1. 7 Summary
Chapter 2: Rope Access and the Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Plan
2. 1 PROTECTING WORKERS AT HEIGHT
2. 2 COMPREHENSIVE MANAGED FALL PROTECTION
2. 2. 1 Policy Statement
2. 2. 2 Staff Responsibilities
2. 2. 3 Fall hazard Survey
2. 3 HIERARCHY OF FALL PROTECTION
2. 3. 1 Types of Active Protection - Harness Based Solutions
2. 3. 2 Choosing a System of Protection
2. 4 ROPE ACCESS WORK PLAN
2. 4. 1 System Requirements
2. 4. 2 Safety in Rope Access Operations
2. 4. 3 Work Practices
2. 5 Summary
Chapter 3: Personnel Selection and Training
3. 1 INTRODUCTION
3. 2 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS
3. 2. 1 Aptitude for Rope Access
3. 3 TEAM ORGANIZATION AND COMPETENCIES
3. 3. 1 Technician Skills and Responsibilities
3. 3. 2 Supervisor Skills and Responsibilities
3. 3. 3 Program Manager Skills and Responsibilities
3. 4 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
3. 4. 1 Training Records
3. 4. 2 Training Outline
3. 4. 3 Advanced Levels of Certification
3. 4. 4 Rope Access Certification Bodies
3. 5 Summary
Chapter 4: Equipment for Rigging
Tom Wood
4. 1 Equipment for Rigging Rope Access Systems
4. 2 How to choose equipment for rigging in life safety situations
4. 3 The difference between personal equipment and rigging equipment
4. 4 Rigging Equipment for Fall Arrest
4. 5 Rigging equipment for cranes versus rigging used in rope access
4. 6 Rigging equipment for suspended scaffolds
4. 7 Rigging equipment for rescue
4. 8 Rope
4. 9 Connectors
4. 10 Hardware
4. 11 Mechanical anchorage connectors
4. 12 Anchor slings
4. 13 Summary
Chapter 5: Personal Equipment for Rope Access
5. 1 Introduction
5. 1 Essential Requirements
5. 3 Harnesses
5. 4 A note about comfort seats (seatboards)
5. 5 Helmets
5. 6 Lanyards
5. 7 Connectors
5. 8 Descending devices
5. 9 Rope Access Back-up devices
5. 10 Ascenders
5. 11 Gloves
5. 12 Clothing and Personal Wear
5. 13 Other PPE
5. 14 Equipment Traceability and Recordkeeping
5. 15 Summary
Section 2: SKILLS FOR THE ROPE ACCESS TECHNICIAN
Chapter 6: Rigging Concepts
6. 1 PRINCIPLES AT WORK IN A SYSTEM
6. 1. 1 Gravity
6. 1. 2 Friction
6. 1. 3 Angles
6. 1. 4 Vector Forces
6. 2 USING THE PRINCIPLES
6. 2. 1 Mechanical Advantage
6. 2. 2 Load Ratios
6. 2. 3 Safety Factors
6. 3 Summary
Chapter 7: Rope Terminations and Anchorages
7. 1 Rope and Knot Terminology
7. 2 Rope Terminations
7. 3 Manufactured Terminations
7. 4 KNOTS
7. 4. 1 Stopper Knots
7. 4. 2 End-of-Line Knots
7. 4. 3 Midline Knots
7. 4. 4 Knots (Bends) That Join Two Ropes
7. 4. 5 Knot Safety
7. 4. 6 Hitches
7. 5 Knots and Rope Strength
7. 6 ANCHORAGES
7. 6. 1 Classifications of anchorages
7. 6. 2 Anchorage System Performance
7. 6. 3 Positioning the anchorage system
7. 6. 4 Back-Ties
7. 6. 5 Direct Attachment
7. 6. 6 Load Sharing Anchor Systems
7. 6. 7 Angles in Anchor Systems
7. 6. 8 Change of Direction
7. 7. Summary
Chapter 8: Rope Access Systems
8. 1 Compatibility
8. 2 Access System
8. 3 Back-up system
8. 4 Attachment to Technician’s Harness
8. 5 PULL-THROUGH SYSTEMS
8. 5. 1 Pull Through with Ground Anchor
8. 5. 2 Top Anchor Pull-through with Knot
8. 6 CHANGING THE FALL LINE
8. 6. 1 Directional Deviation
8. 6. 2 Rebelay (re-anchor) Systems
8. 6. 3 Well-being of the Technician
8. 7 Summary
Chapter 9: Descending
Keith Luscinski
9. 1 Introduction
9. 2 Choosing a Descender
9. 3 Choosing a Rope for Descent
9. 4 Rigging for Descent
9. 5 Getting on Rope
9. 6 Managing the Descent
9. 7 Tending the Backup Device
9. 8 Passing a Knot
9. 9 Passing a Deviation Anchor
9. 10 Passing a Rebelay
9. 11 Landing
9. 12 Summary
Chapter 10: Ascending
10. 1 SELECTING ASCENDERS
10. 1. 1 Handled Ascenders
10. 1. 2 Chest Ascender
10. 2 THE COMPLETE ASCENDING SYSTEM
10. 2. 1 Rigging the Chest Ascender
10. 2. 2 Rigging the Handled Ascender
10. 3 MANAGING THE ASCENT
10. 4 CHANGEOVERS
10. 4. 1 Changeover from Ascending System to Descending System
10. 4. 2 Using a Descender for Ascent
10. 4. 3 Rope to Rope Transfer
10. 4. 4 Passing a knot in the ropes while on ascent
10. 4. 5 Negotiating an edge or obstruction while on ascent
10. 4. 6 Passing a Deviation
10. 4. 7 Passing a Re-anchor (Rebelay) on Ascent
10. 4. 8 Transitioning off rope from ascent, onto a platform
10. 5 Summary
Chapter 11: Advanced Techniques
11. 1 Belays
11. 2 Aid climbing
11. 3 Lead Climbing
11. 4 Climbing with twin lanyards
11. 5 Raising and lowering systems
11. 6 Systems for Lowering
11. 7 Systems for Raising
11. 8 Cross Haul
11. 9 Tensioned ropes
11. 10 Multiple Simultaneous Systems
11. 11 Powered Assist Systems
11. 12 Summary
Chapter 12: Use of Powered Rope Access Devices
12. 1 Precautions
12. 2 Configuring the device into the system
12. 3 Configuration 1 (sit on top)
12. 4 Configuration (suspend beneath)
12. 5 Using the device from a fixed position
12. 6 Additional Considerations
12. 7 Care and Maintenance
12. 8 Summary
Chapter 13: Rescue
Tom Wood
13. 1 Rope Access and Rescue
13. 2 The Rescue Preplan
13. 3 Self-Rescue
13. 4 Coworker Assisted Rescue
13. 5 Non-Committal Rescue and Pre-Rigging for Rescue
13. 6 Co-Worker Assisted Rescue from Descent
13. 7 Rescue from Ascent
13. 8 Challenging Rescues
13. 9 Standby Rescue
13. 10 Professional versus Coworker Assisted Rescue
13. 11 Conclusion
Section 3: PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 14: Developing a Rope Access Plan
Peter Ferguson
14. 1 WORKING SAFELY AT HEIGHTS
14. 1. 1 Harness Based Works
14. 1. 2 Fall Arrest
14. 1. 3 Work Positioning
14. 1. 4 Rope Access
14. 2 NECESSARY ELEMENTS OF A ROPE ACCESS PROGRAM
14. 2. 1 Rescue
14. 2. 2 One Rope or Two?
14. 2. 3 Avoid the Fall
14. 2. 4 Team Works
14. 2. 5 Team Documentation
14. 3 WORK IN A SYSTEM
14. 3. 1 Supervisor
14. 3. 2 Suitable Management
14. 4 Summary
Chapter 15: Developing a Policy Statement
15. 1 Questions to Consider
15. 2 Putting it all together
Chapter 16: Writing a Work Order
Chapter 17: Establishing a Work Plan
Chapter 18: Performing a Job Hazard Analysis
18. 1 The Process
18. 2 Content
18. 3 Using the JHA
18. 4 Summary
Chapter 19: Fall Hazard Survey/Assessment
19. 1 Conducting the Survey
19. 2 Survey Contents
19. 3 Using the Survey
19. 4 Fall Hazard Mitigation
19. 5 Summary
Chapter 20: Creating a Rescue Pre-Plan
20. 1 Emergency Response Planning
20. 2 Fall-Rescue Planning
20. 3 Coordination with external resources
20. 4 Summary
Chapter 21: Training Records
21. 1 Certification Records
21. 2 Technician Records
21. 3 Employer Records
21. 4 Program Administrator Training
Chapter 22: Equipment Inspection & Care
22. 1 Specifying equipment
22. 2 Placing equipment into service
22. 3 Equipment Inspection
22. 4 Cleaning
22. 5 Retirement
Chapter 23: Rope Access Program Audit
23. 1 Components of an Audit
23. 2 Management
23. 3 Practices
23. 4 Equipment Management
23. 5 Recordkeeping
23. 6 Summary
Knowledge Checks
Glossary
Index
Loui McCurley’s pioneering efforts in safe work at height include having helped found the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians, participating in the development of ISO 22846, and numerous other standards within ANSI Z359, ANSI 459, NFPA, ASTM, and more. Loui is committed to harmonizing regulatory requirements for work at height with practical, safe methods of work and verified technician skills. Her book Falls From Height: A Guide to Rescue (Wiley, 2012) was the first of its kind in fall protection. Loui is a passionate trainer and a frequent presenter at safety conferences including the American Society of Safety Engineers, National Association of Tower Erectors, VPPAC, and the International Technical Rescue Symposium.
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