SRT HSE question

[Mark Bolam]

While you're on, ask them if they will pay for the physio and cortisone jabs when your elbows are totally shot from yarking your way up a rope at half the speed.

[AHPP]

28 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

While you're on, ask them if they will pay for the physio and cortisone jabs when your elbows are totally shot from yarking your way up a rope at half the speed.

I was going to ask similar but there's already enough on the internet about SRT for trees that I shut my hand in a filing cabinet drawer instead. I put it to someone on facebook a while ago that he was getting himself into employers' liability territory by sending an apprentice (that he'd already taught good SRT to) to college to learn about blakes hitches. Blank looks.

[stihlmadasever]

To be fair last guy we had on his climbing tickets was given at go at srt and said he liked it.

Some training companies are showing climbing candidates modern techniques.

Always good to know a blakes hitch and the 3 knot system,could get you out of a tight spot.

Personally id rather get rescued out the tree and endure the monumental roasting id get afterwards than attempt to tie a blakes 

[Khriss]

Its like yr Driving test . Yr taught 'how to pass yr test - as a safe driver ' ....however there is no way that test is the ' right way to drive ' on UK roads . Same with tree climbing , K

[bumble B]

22 hours ago, janey said:

What does it say in the generic and site specific RAs? How you access a tree is not coved by statute, but you're going to have to give a good reason why you decide to go against industry best practice.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/climbing-operations.htm

[Mark Bolam]

Nice one bumble B.

 

I wonder if anyone from HSE has read the tennis elbow threads in here?

[janey]

Poor terminology on my part. 

 

The original question was about using srt for access AND work positioning. It was the latter bit that I was referring to. 

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2018 by janey
(I think I just about recovered that one ?)

[Mark Bolam]

Just mentioning in my RA that I don’t want my elbows to fall apart again does it for me.

[Khriss]

Actually Mark- that might be the nail hit on the head , as muscle an skeleton stress / fatigue is a corner stone of Method Statements . If you could actually 'demonstrate ' to yr boss that SRT is easier on yr body - yr there ! K

 

( Is why tractors have air seats , cars have rear view mirrors , chainsaws have AV mounts etc )

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Have been asked not to climb single line on all of there sites which as I'm sure you'll agree is rather irritating! 
From what  I hear there is no certified qual for it so using it on site will not be covered under insurance. 
 

Well if you are saying to them that you’re climbing on a single line, just don’t specify what configuration you are using that line in. ie: doubled or stationary.
In my mind, SRT means Stationary Rope Technique.
DbRT means DouBled Rope Technique.
They’re both single line techniques though!

Regardless of the system you’re using, it’s still a single line, as in one line.
Unless your climbing on twin lines ie: two lines/ropes.