Rope Access Tips, Tricks & Chats

Do we need an IRATA  level 4? I think i first heard this discussed when i was a level 1, but it comes up more often in conversation theses days.
What would you like to see on a level 4 course, We have…

This week we turn the normal level 3 rescue, passing a set of knots on its head.
Why don't we get level 3's to lower a casualty and have to to bypass knots?
We look at situations where you may need thi…

This week we discuss the single deviation rescue, This is a level 2 skill, we ask why do we get level 2's to do this rescue? 
Could you just unclip the deviation? shouldn't we have level 2's rescue pa…

This week we take a look at breaking into a tight line, Why this was taken out of the IRATA level 3, Is it a good skill to know and should it come back.

Let us know what you think about the technique …

We have been asked to share our knowledge on how to look after our ropes to make them last longer and keep us safe.
Various manufacturers give different advice and we try and work through this and giv…

This week we chat with Tane from Caines Rope Access, We cover working in the tropics, going from employee to owner in 3 months and how you can travel the World on an IRATA ticket.

This wee we look at all the myths we have heard about what you can do if your IRATA ticket expires.
We then look at each level and see what you need to do to upgrade or revalidate.
This is a good one t…

This week we chat with Mac Northeast the inventor of the Mac Pro and the Ladder Safe Leash.
We chat about how these products came about, one from an accident Mac witnessed, the testing process and the…

This week we take a look at how we can work out the angles in our rigging. We look at using our hands to help us work this out, and the use of  some technology to make life easier?

This week we sit down with Dave Stafford and chat about a 20 plus year career in rope access.
Do you need a trade or can you work as a level 3 and make that your trade, keeping people safe on the rope…

Carrying on from our other episode on the rule of 60, we talk about how the number 60 can help you work out the rough load on a deviation anchor.
How much force are you putting on that anchor? 
Here is…

This week we sit down with Ali Rugg, to talk about the reality of working away in rope access, it could be on regular swings , shut down work or just stand alone projects.How do you deal with it and …

We have been asked if we can tell the story of the Petal shunt.

How did it become the rope access back up of choose?

Can we still use it?

Is it illegal to use it on site?


hope this answers some of the qu…

This week we sit down with Mike MacDonald. He started his career being sponsored by the UK Government to undertake IRATA training.
This followed a 20 plus year career offshore finding his area of expe…

This week we look at the European standards for the helmets we use.

what is the difference between the standards and which one should we use.

would the standard change which helmet you use? or is fit m…

This week we have another chat, This time with Keeron Le Busque.
Keeron turned a change in career into a 20 plus year life style choose.
From cleaning glass in the city to building Oil facilities in th…

This week we try something a bit different.

I hope this one works.

We sit down and explain the rule of 60, a great way to work out forces on anchors when in the field.

Please let us know how we did, if …

This week we try and explain the updates in the IRATA TACS.

We chat about how the assessment day needs to run and what are your options if it goes wrong and in what circumstances you can have another …

This week we look at 5 things you should know about tension lines.

How we should set them up.

What you should look for.

The basic do's and don'ts.

let us know how you like to set up tension line, drop us…

This week we sit down with Willie Johnstone and chat about rope access through the 80's, 90's to today.
Willie is an Auditor, Assessor and consultant for companies.
These chats are so real even his gra…