Use of a single climbing line differentiates tree climbing from all otherheight safety/rope access disciplines. But, unfortunately for the tree care industry, acronyms like DbRT and SRT have muddled our brains!
Aerial arb is the only commercial rope access discipline to workposition using a single rope. And, both descriptors, DbRT and ..
Spelean, the Petzl Australasian Regional Distributor, will handle the recall for the Petzl ZigZag.
The refund (or credit if you choose) will not be paid out by your local Petzl retailer. See previous blog post here.
The procedure for New Zealand ZigZag owners is ..
Petzl have done the right thing and announced a total recall of the Petzl ZigZag. See notice below.
This information is complementary to and supersedes the Safety Alert issuedApril 19, 2013
On Friday, April 12, Petzl was informed of an accidental fall in a training center in Germany. This ..
How do aerial arborists, outside the main center, get 'hands on' experience with all the new labor-saving tree climbing equipment and techniques available today?
There is the internet of course, but somehow, that is not the same as holding the ..
Back in December 2012 Treetools offered 5 reasons why the Petzl ZigZag might change the rules of the game - see previous post here.
Treetools had one caveat for the success of the ZigZag; the apparent lack of extensive field trials. ..
Petzl have issued the following Safety Alert Notice
1 - As a measure of precaution, we ask that you stop using your ZIGZAG mechanicalPrusik.
2 - This stoppage will remains in place until we have approved and communicated an appropriate solutionto maximize the safety of ZIGZAG users.
3 - We ..
The UIAA have the right idea.
The UIAA Safety Commission works closely with mountaineering equipment manufacturers to develop standards with an aim to minimize gear failure accidents.
The UIAA also act as technical advisers to the CEN (European Committee of Standardization) who, in turn, issue the EN Standards.
Tree climbing should ..
Here's what Petzl have to say as of today:
On Friday, April 12, Petzl was informed of an accidental fall in a training center in Germany. The injured person was moving atheight using a Petzl ZIGZAG mechanical prusik.
The first observations have shown that the fall was due to a failure ..
Petzl have released the following statement regarding an incident involving the apparent failure of a ZigZag in Germany.
“Petzl has recently become aware of an incident report involving the ZIGZAG mechanical Prusik.
According to a post on the treeclimber.eu message board, there is a claim that a connection point on the ZIGZAG ..
Certification surrounding the Rock Exotica Unicender and the Rope Wrench has divided the aerial arb community over the last few years.
Individuals have staked their reputation (and in some cases their careers) on these products.
The problem ..
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