Rigging

All persons using industrial rope access techniques (i.e. where rope is used as the primary means of support or positioning) must be attached to two independently attached ropes. These should be arranged so that in the event of a failure in one, the operative is protected by the remaining rope and cannot suffer a fall.

In practice, one of these ropes will be used as a primary suspension (working) rope and the other a safety (back-up) rope. Each rope should have its own separate anchor system.

• No potential fall should cause the operator to impact the ground.
• All practicable measures should be taken to avoid injurious impact with the structure or other obstructions.

Wind

The adverse effects of high winds should be removed by:

• Only working on the lee side of a structure.
• Fixing tensioned guide lines.
• Installing deviations at regular intervals to keep the ropes in place.
• Or simply not working in such conditions.