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:
Work Safe Week - Seminar on rope access systemsWritten by adminSat 04th Oct 2008 The president of the ARAA Peter Ferguson, will give an overview on safe rope access installation systems on Tuesday, 28 October, during Work Safe Week. These work posititioning systems are used on many buildings with difficult to reach locations which prevent the use of higher order fall prevention. The one-hour overview to be held at the Melbourne Museum starting at 2pm will help designers and building managers understand their responsibilities at design, installation, commissioning and main ... Read more... Lanyard extension hazard alert - FallrightWritten by adminSun 31st Aug 2008 A recent report has revealed that a Fallright Lanyard Extension fitted with a tear away energy absorber has rolled out of its attachment point releasing the wearer of the harness which may have resulted in a fatal or serious injury incident. FYI - these hooks are used around the world - in my training I single them out as a likely point of failure - here's a recent example! Note is from Loy Yang A power station. Please caution those you work with re this potential failure mechanism - not ju ... Read more... ARAA: Next Assessor intake - December '08Written by adminThu 28th Aug 2008 A quick heads up to all members; the next assessor love in and of course, assessor intake, is going to be in Sydney on 6/7th of December this year. PLEASE put this in your diary and if you are thinking of (or know someone else who is) putting their hand up to be an assessor, please contact peter@accessmaster.com.au or rob@ropewise.com ASAP to start the ball rolling. The last one in Brisbane was the best we hav ... Read more... |