New lifeline
November 1st 2009 Capital Safety has developed a self
retracting lifeline: the Ultra-Lok RSQ
SRL with Rescue. The model offers
dual-mode operation that provides
fall arrest and rescue/descent in one
product; the worker selects either
the traditional 'fall arrest'
mode or a 'rescue/descent'
prior to starting work.
If a fall occurs while
the device is in fall arrest
mode, a speed-sensing
brake stops the fall,
reducing the forces exerted
on the user to safe levels. The
fall arrest mode allows for assisted
rescue to take place. This mode
suits situations in which the user
is working over dangerous
objects or when the level below
is over 15 m away.
If a fall occurs while the device
is in rescue/descent mode, the speedsensing
brake stops the free fall and a
centrifugal brake instantly lowers the
user at a controlled speed to a safe level.
This is ideal if the user is working alone
or remotely, or where a rescue would
be difficult, or if the next level below
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