About ARAAWritten by adminThu 14th Dec 2006 Welcome to the website of the Australian Rope Access Association. The ARAA is an association of rope access professionals and interested parties. It has been formed to:
SAFETY GUIDANCE NOTICE - PETZL SHUNTSWritten by adminFri 15th May 2009 BACKUP DEVICES FOR ROPE ACCESS - 15/5/09 For some time, the ARAA has been considering whether we should take a stand on the inappropriate use of backup devices, recognising that in regards to the most commonly used device in the industry (Petzl Shunt), the manufacturer does not endorse the product for this use. We have received the attached letter from Spelean, the Australian importer of Petzl products. At the same time, before receipt of this letter, our recent Assessors Workshop discus ... Read more... ARAA ASSESSORS WORKSHOP MAY 09Written by adminTue 12th May 2009 During a long weekend in May a number of Assessors / Committee members and local level 3 technicians attended a 3 day long seminar . The objective is to enable an open discussion about the existing training programs and content . All who attended gave up their own time and expenses , and given the current ecomnic climate we must save a big thank you for that committment . We would also like to credit Bill Proctor from SAFETY ACCESS & RESCUE for the use of his premises and to Rob Dun ... Read more... Mountain Rescue Workshop Oct 22-29thWritten by adminTue 12th May 2009 In October 2009 a unique opportunity will be available to Australian rope rescue technicians. For the very first time in this country Reed Thorne of Ropes That Rescue will be presenting his Mountain Rescue Workshop (MRW). This state of the art program is one of a suite of workshops offered by RTR and is arguably one of the most advanced programs of its type available anywhere. Reed is an internationally acknowledged expert in rope rescue with more than three decades of involvement in ... Read more... |