Rock climbers secure themselves by ropes to anchors, such as pitons or other climbing equipment. The ropes are intended to arrest their fall if they should slip, and typically climbers use backup ...

The surviving climber, Anton Tselykh, 38, extricated himself from a tangle of ropes, helmets and other equipment after the fall on Saturday evening. The Okanogan County search and rescue team ...

Rock climbers secure themselves by ropes to anchors, such as pitons or other climbing equipment. The ropes are intended to arrest their fall if they should slip, and typically climbers use backup ...

EVERETT — A climber was rescued Saturday afternoon after falling about 100 feet from a cliff wall near the Upper Town Wall outside of Index. Around 3 p.m., a 911 call reported the fall. Sky ...

From personal flotation devices and communications equipment to sonar systems, suppliers are innovating in ways that weren’t considered even a few years ago. Since 1950, the number of flood ...

“Stand Up for Standards: ANSI/ASSP Fall Protection and Restraint Implementation” will provide an overview and best practices for implementing the Z359 standards. These key standards address fall ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington community helped raise over $73,000 to replace the crucial rescue equipment that was stolen from Skamania County Search & Rescue shortly after Christmas ...

Report on how AI is driving market transformation- The global fall protection equipment market size is estimated to grow by USD 1.30 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is ...

A harrowing ordeal on Mt. Hood saw a climber take a dangerous 700-foot fall, necessitating a dramatic rescue operation last Saturday. The climber, identified as 55-year-old Arizona resident Chris ...

Additionally, rescue procedures should be reviewed each time a worker dons fall arrest gear to make sure the rescue equipment is readily available and in good working condition.

Fall restraint. Fall restraint is the preferred approach to fall protection. It prevents you from falling and from suffering possible injury from the fall arrest system. Work restraint is a technique ...