[VIDEO] “Fall guy Steve” demonstrates 3M, DBI-SALA Self Rescue at World of Concrete 2017 

Only problem you run into is when you are more than 100 feet up then you pull that and you now have to a climb of 100 feet to self rescue

Other than that I 100 percent agree

Exactly

Did a little research on internet once I readed this, seems like they only have 100 and 50 foot self rescue devices

you lower yourself down just til you reach a window, then swing with momentum and crash through the window, simultaneously unhooking your harness while doing a roll maneuver

Granted this may not work for certain situations it will still help in those it can, the fall protection device will keep you suspended even if you can't get down with the lowering system

When you STOP from the Drop you Roll. Say it with me...Stop Drop and Roll!

what is your weight all belted up with all your gear accessories and the whole shebang? i require my technicians equipment to be 15% greater than the load it must carry. trying to get a feel for what guys are coming in at, my max potential weight comes in at 297lb with tools but without devices.

you can reel it back in and use it again

you should not use a harness or lanyeard again after it has been subjected to a fall.

@OldTreeBranch for a regular lanyard, yes they are 1 time use. The retractable is different, though, you can use it until it's not safe to anymore. The harness definitely goes to the trash after a fall

@@666Kasinova true that

www.google.com/search?q=3M%2C+DBI-SALA+Self+Rescue&oq=3M%2C+DBI-SALA+Self+Rescue&aqs=chrome..69i57.961j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Its discontinued..

@@nunayobiznass Latchways has a version of this

I have 4, in my Ford F-250 4x4 King Cab safety pickup.

These are single descent only.

They come in 50’ and 100’

how would this make it harder to help you?

In real life situation 6ft lanyard with 3 ft shock absorber would lower him to 208 ft then the 100ft self rescue would lower him to 108ft which is within boom reachable height.

@@daemon610129 you still need a boom lift on site though.

I think youre a dumbass. This isn't the be all and end all safety tool, PPE is last resort, there's 10 things to prevent the fall from even happening or requiring to use the descent rope, if you rely on PPE get off the job site.

pimpmafuqa what’s dumb, is to demo this tool and saying you are at the 23rd floor.

There is no standard in the US regarding "climbing helmets".

I agree. Hard hats are for dropping bolts. I bought many different fall head protection, from climbing helmets, to soccer, to hardhat and chin strap, to skating on the last job to see what is the most practical. I learned that the climber helmet is for repeated falls and small holes for rocks, which I don't need....The bike helmet offered eye shade uv protection and was the lightest and coolest, plus it offered very good 360 side protection. A single use fall hat is preferred for work, because the tradeoff is getting a lighter, cooler hat that is just as comfortable as a baseball cap....The hard hat was heavy, and would sluff off in a fall, and the design was not for fall protection (just falling hammers and bolts, which don't apply ever to the real world, unless you are an idiot enough to choose a spot to work under another guy, which is never necessary unless you are building sky scrapers), but it looked like I was official, while most other solutions looked alien....A 360 soccer halo and bump hat insert, looked the best, least alien and made me not look like I never climbed before in my life. It probably offers a 2 meters of protection as well as Tarzan swing concussion when falling off and swinging into structures... The bike helmet won by a long distance in every area, especially comfort and cooling, except it looked the most alien. Definitely, they need to be the standard and the look normalized for job sites, despite the protests of big money and lobby 3m and others who would lose a huge market share. Construction hard hats are nothing more than safety theatre, unless you have people working over head, which is very rare in most professions. Hard hats are a product of the ppr lobby.

@@dennisgarber very good read 👍🏿

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unless your unconscious

You can anchor the device and just tether it to your body with just the cable but it wouldn't be practical if you have to travel more than the cable provide quite a lot

If he fell from a scaffold it could be useful to lower yourself to the next lift and get back on the scaff safely

I thought of that. This may only allow a single story rescue. Possibly 2.

i agree im desperately looking for other options, it also sucks they want to claim its compatible with other equipment but not actually, call them and ask that question. this is too expensive for start ups and little guys, so now i have to work unsafe or walk away from jobs because they wont pay 2K for safety gear per technician, the 600 for the harness is already too steep, can we get the whole pack for 700 or less?

a bit of an exaggeration lol

well if you botch your risk assessment and rescue plan then yes rescue can take hours and you are recovering dead technicians. so no not an exaggeration, thats why you are required to rescue in less than 3 or 6min depending on the authority having jurisdiction.

Sounds like you need to reconsider keeping your feet on the ground if you are having to use your rescue rope so often! /s