pole rescue equipment

[Sciadopitys]

What is the basic mimimum equipment you guys would recommend for doing a simple pole rescue? Is just a 3-srand topping down strop in the bottom of ya kitbag sufficient just to tie with a timber hitch above your victim?

 

I have just knocked up an adjustable friction saver, so that'll do me. But need a cheaper alternative for the rest of the lads that don't like over-complicating things! So what is the best economical type of strop for this purpose? And what is estimated cost?

Cheers.

[RPA]

Should be able to perform any rescue with/utilising standard climbing kit.

 

No point relying on special kit thats hidden in the back of the van or got left at home.

[Rod]

personaly i always have a ring strop on my harrnes for girth hitching branches or whatever i would girth hitch it round the pole and make a false crotch useing a spare 3 way karabiner which i also carry

 

this is normal climbing kit for me and the other guys

 

i also have a rescue fig of eight a grigri other ring strops spare karbs in the bag on site.

 

if it was going to be a three person rescue i.e. the casualtl being belayed to the ground then you would have time to grab these while the rescuer climbed up to the casualty and probably time to phone 999/112

[Big 'Ammer]

Should be able to perform any rescue with/utilising standard climbing kit.

 

No point relying on special kit thats hidden in the back of the van or got left at home.

 

Agree with that.

 

I would just girth hitch a poly roundsling and carabiner out of the rigging gear bag. There can't be anything else much quicker to set up?

[Rod]

Agree with that.

 

I would just girth hitch a poly roundsling and carabiner out of the rigging gear bag.

 

 

 

technically lowering equiptment is different from PPE and is not subject to 6 monthly loler inspection and should not be used for climbing on.

 

if you had a further accident HSE man would have something to say about it:001_smile:

[Big 'Ammer]

technically lowering equiptment is different from PPE and is not subject to 6 monthly loler inspection and should not be used for climbing on.

 

if you had a further accident HSE man would have something to say about it:001_smile:

 

You are of course, correct.

 

However, in the horrible event of having to perform a pole rescue, when seconds count, I would grab a yellow 3 tonne roundsling of an appropriate length, with a carabiner, or the 3 tonne shackle that was probably already fastened onto it, because I have lots of them and I know they are up to the job.

 

I would use anything that I felt was suitable, that was at my disposal, to get the casualty down asap, and face any music afterwards.

 

In these situations common sense should prevail.

[Rod]

You are of course' date=' correct.

 

 

I would use anything that I felt was suitable, that was at my disposal, to get the casualty down asap, and face any music afterwards.

 

In these situations common sense should prevail.[/quote']

 

i aggree totaly just pointing it out incase anyone did it without knowing

[arbogrunt]

I agree with all the above. You should practice this with the gear your using every day. Use your rigging kit for a 3 man rescue, but back in up with a 6 wrap prussic. Any sling/strop/short rope is good for tying your false crotch in, but if its kit you us every day, you'll be familiar with it if the proverbial hits the fan.