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Alice Springs abseiling fatality - Sat 13th Nov |
15-Nov-2010 At 10:11:12 AM |
Paul
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On 15/11/2010 Richard Delaney wrote:
>On 14/11/2010 Paul wrote:
>>On 14/11/2010 Doug Bruce wrote:
>>>Pretty sad story, but there you go.
>>>In recent years, if I had an SLCD for the number of times I have felt
>>>compelled to suggest someone might lift the WAISTBAND of their harness
>>>up to their waist and tighten it, I'd be able to open a climbing shop.
>>>And I can't help but wonder ... is this connected to the current trend
>>>of young blokes wearing the crutch of their jeans at about mid-thigh
>>level?
>>
>>There are many people out there who through being fat or through being
>>very skinny with narrow hips do not fit the safety recomendations for
>waist
>>harnesses and should therefore use a chest harness as well to create
>a
>>full body harness. I read a coriners report a few years ago involving
>an
>>incident where someone fell out of a harness.
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>That report (assuming it's the same one from a flying fox accident in
>Victoria) was concerning the possibility of falling out - the injured party
>did not fall out, rather they became disconnected from the attachment lanyard.
>I certainly agree that many are far too relaxed about ensuring harness
>fit and the use of chest harnsesses.
It was not the flying fox incident that you quote. It was an incident on a rope swing from memory. Think it was either nsw or vic, I will try and find it.
The most important harness fit test
>is: can you, if you really had to, pull it down? The hand down the front,
>make a fist, pull it up test is completely bogus. Also, "hips" are the
>joints where your femur meets your pelvis, not the top of the wings of
>the iliac crests... I've heard many try to get harnesses in the waist above
>these wings. Physically impossible for many to get their belt here.
>Sorry, rant over - just a pet hate of mine and that coroner's report has
>been used/quoted so many times out of context that I just can't help myself.
>If you were referring to another report, do you have any more details?
>Richard |
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