We still use belay lines when raising or lowering our personnel distances of 12 feet or more. There are many ways to accomplish this task, but when multiple rescuers must enter a space in which ...
New academic buildings rise, residence halls expand, athletic facilities are upgraded, and aging infrastructure is modernized ...
Rescuers have located their patient at the bottom of a deep rock crevice, but they’ve had some difficulty accessing him; they first walked, then down-climbed, and finally crawled into the space. This ...
Long passed are the days of manila rope and wooden block and tackles. Now, we puff out our chest with high-efficiency, ball bearing pulleys and auto-locking carabiners. Much like cellphones, it seems ...
Grand Junction, CO— Delta Rigging & Tools, Lake Jackson, TX, a provider of wire rope, rigging and lifting equipment, has announced the acquisition of D&M Wire Rope, Grand Junction. The acquisition of ...
Hoisting Wire Rope and Sling will operate as a branch within Ascent Lifting’s CERTEX division, strengthening CERTEX’s service capabilities in the region.
Current state-of-the-art wire ropes, updated regulation references, and flow diagrams to assist with the wire rope integrity management process have been included in the revised ‘Guidance on Wire Rope ...