Personal Safety Rigging in Industry "1987" An Overview : Addressing Technological Advances and Innovations
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There are two types of rigging, 'Cargo and Personal Safety Rigging'. This booklet primarily addresses the latter. Contained in this summary are statistics, graphs and diagrams related to safety practices and techniques dealing with people working above the height of ground. Covers personal safety rigging in industry, looking at topics such as rope technology, knots, harnesses, fall factors, impact forces, belay devices and carabiners; rappelling and rappel devices, descenders; and a discussion about shock-absorbing runners (SAR); discusses rescue and how to prevent accidents and injury.
TitlePersonal Safety Rigging in Industry "1987" An Overview : Addressing Technological Advances and Innovations
Place of publicationOntario
PublisherJay Danis
Year of publication1987
Pagination76 p.
IllustrationsIllus., black and white drawings and diagrams, graphs and tables
Dimensions22.2 x 28 cm
Materialbook
Class numberT55 .D3 1987
NotesThe International Guild of Knot Tyers Collection
Subjectknots and splices, ropes, rigging, Mountaineering