About this episode

The episode discusses the topic of retrievable rigging and questions the current IRATA guidelines on its use for rescue.

This week we chat about rigging ropes that can be retrieved. The IRATA document says can’t normally be used for rescue. Do we need to change this as we have better methods now. have a listen and let me know what you think.

People in this episode

Host: Leigh

Topics covered

• rigging
• rescue methods
• rope access
• safety
• IRATA guidelines

Keywords

• retrievable rigging
• IRATA
• rescue
• rope access
• safety methods

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IRATA

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