By using the positioning system, what we are doing is fixing our body in a position where we can remain static by placing the safety ropes and the anchor point at a structural point that supports the weight.
How do we do it?
On the one hand, you will need the anchor or fall arrest positioning rope, which will be provided with an arrester of a sliding anti-fall device or arrester to stop falls, so that the worker can be anchored to it using his lanyard, carabiners and harness (fall arrest system ).
Equipment for positioning with ropes
Structural fixed point or tie-point
Flexible anchor line or ropes
Sliding rope fall arrest device
Lanyard with absorber or shock absorber
Harness with sternal or dorsal ring
Height working carabiners
Helmet with chinstrap
Other accessories such as the stirrup on the bootsThe blockers
grips will help us to ascend through the rope and the descending devices to descend through it in a controlled way.
For example, the harness dorsal anchor is perfect for the POSITIONING rope, while the sternal anchor is intended to connect to the rope adjustment device.
Progression techniques using strings
Access to the work area is via a second safety rope using techniques from caving or mountaineering.We can choose between different techniques, devices and rope access companies to reach our goal once we have created our security line.
Thanks to the list of material we present below, we will be able to carry out the maneuvers to progress in any direction, whether in ascent, descent, or horizontally, to reach the critical point where we need to carry out the work.
Since these epis need to be manipulated by the operator, adequate training and experience of the user in progression techniques is essential, as well as in-depth knowledge of the material to be used, knots, behavior of the carabiners, blockers, and descenders, to make the exercise successful.
Vertical work equipment
The rope that will function as a device for ascending or descending towards the work area (before we spoke of a device for positioning the verticality of the worker or as an anti-fall anchor line for their safety following the regulations).
Work rope
Rope Descender
Rope ascent blockers
Double anchor line for positioning
Ventral ring and lower part of the harness harness
Carabiners
Chair or work seatThis rope will be the one that supports through the sliding descenders attached to the different mooring ropes carried by the worker (ventral mooring, lateral attachment to the harness, work chair, etc.)
Facing tens of meters high, for example, climbing an antenna or mast, can be quite a complex task, especially when there is still no existing anchor point, so the company can be compared as if we were to climb a mountain wall.
carrying the carabiners, blockers and descenders, so that the exercise is successful.
Vertical work equipment
The rope that will function as a device for ascending or descending towards the work area (before we spoke of a device for positioning the verticality of the worker or as an anti-fall anchor line for their safety in accordance with the regulations).
Work rope
Rope Descender
Rope ascent blockers
Double anchor line for positioning
Ventral ring and lower part of the harness harness
Carabiners
Chair or work seatThis rope will be the one that supports through the sliding descenders attached to the different mooring ropes carried by the worker (ventral mooring, lateral attachment to the harness, work chair, etc.)
Facing tens of meters high, for example, climbing an antenna or mast, can be quite a complex task, especially when there is still no existing anchor point, so the company can be compared as if we were to climb a mountain wall.
