rope marking

[john dawson]

whats the deal with rope labeling? im told all ropes must have said labels by law, i then find ropes are being sold with part or no labels and these still pass loler tests! im told by one dealer that he labels friction cord (ie yale bee-line) when he cuts it from the roll, but wont do the same for ropes ie yale scorch, it makes it very hard to buy kit when your doing comps as in theory the kit wont pass the kit check! im sooooo confuzzled!!!!!!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

for a start all climbing ropes come supplied with a unique serial number and label attached, if not dont buy it!

 

secondly, if you want to replace a label, just use some white insulation tape (electrical) write a (UIN) on it unique identification number and then seal it in a piece of heat shrink.

 

As long as your kit is individualy identifiable you should be o.k, as long as your fulfilling the regular LOLER checks and doing your own ones inbetween.

[caledonian bob]

Mark the ropes yourself. Use waterproof paper and shrink wrap.

[john dawson]

thats me point chaps! some places sell it in the pack and some sell it off the roll, most worryingly its the big name suppliers who should kno better are the culprits! im now just putting my own labels on the ropes wiv my own number on it, im just worried that this wont be acceptable to use in a comp because its "a" label and not "the" label

Edited December 19, 2009 by john dawson

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Mark the ropes yourself. Use waterproof paper and shrink wrap.

 

now theres an ides, never did like writing on the electrical tape!

[Rupe]

thats me point chaps! some places sell it in the pack and some sell it off the roll, most worryingly its the big name suppliers who should kno better are the culprits! im now just putting my own labels on the ropes wiv my own number on it, im just worried that this wont be acceptable to use in a comp because its "a" label and not "the" label

 

What comps have you been to where you've had to have labels on your rope?

 

Anyone inspecting gear will know what it is and if its suitable, then as long as the condition is good that is all that matters.

[john dawson]

hiya rupe! the idea is that all kit used in a comp must be able to pass a loler test, so if the label is wrong or missing then it wont pass! iv spent many years trying to get into comps and finally managed it at the welsh isa this year.

[treequip]

hiya rupe! the idea is that all kit used in a comp must be able to pass a loler test, so if the label is wrong or missing then it wont pass! iv spent many years trying to get into comps and finally managed it at the welsh isa this year.

 

 

 

Tree climbing comps eh?

 

Have you ever been to a TCC Rupe?

[Rupe]

hiya rupe! the idea is that all kit used in a comp must be able to pass a loler test, so if the label is wrong or missing then it wont pass! iv spent many years trying to get into comps and finally managed it at the welsh isa this year.

 

Did anyone at the comp have their gear failed cos the lable was missing?

 

Loler requires kit to be indentifiable. It doesn't have to be labeled by the supplier although that is a seperate requirement.

 

Lets say you buy a rope with a label on one end but you nick the rope with a handsaw 1m from the end. The rope would fail Loler becaus of the nick. So you cut the 1m off and chuck it along with the lable. That does not mean that the rest of the rope is unusable or that it will fail Loler inspection.

 

I agree ropes should be labeled by the supplier esecially if cut from a reel, but that rarely happens at trade shows and thats ok.

 

Oh. Well done on going to the WTCC.

[Rupe]

Tree climbing comps eh?

 

Have you ever been to a TCC Rupe?

 

I might have?