Petzl’s Professional Division announces a new partnership program in the U.S. and Canadian markets. The Petzl Technical Partner (PTP) Program formalizes close-working relationships with experts in ...

The Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) conducted a specialized rappelling and technical rope access training for its STEP ...

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MAINTENANCE and inspection of the sloping, 600-foot face of Hoover Dam is not a task that can be accomplished in a great many ways. In fact, engineers from the Bureau of Reclamation perform this task ...

What is rope access and how is the rope access industry influencing rope rescue in the fire service? The pace of change in rope rescue in the fire service has slowed in recent years, but there may be ...

The all-hazards mission of today’s fire and rescue service brings a multitude of responsibilities to fire department members. Rope rescue–a discipline requiring thorough knowledge and constant ...

Tri-State G&T lineman Kyle Broyles repairs a gunshot conductor on a 345-kV line in Montrose, Colorado. Taking a line out of service can be costly for a utility as well as time-consuming for field ...

Rope access technicians do their jobs dangling from rope that cannot survive abrasion over sharp edges. Somebody who knows the ropes innovated a life-saving solution Another workday begins. The sky is ...

36 Civil Protection Department officers have undergone 2 weeks of intensive rope access training at some of the most common rescue locations around the Maltese Islands, the Civil Protection Department ...