Professional Rope Access: A Guide To Working Safely at Height

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Pagini: 408

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Guides the reader in the development and maintenance of a rope access program
  • 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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