Rope Rescue/Equipment/Need

From PCSAR

Contents 1 Priorities 2 Budget 3 Vertical gear 3.1 Croll 3.2 Ascender 3.3 Cow's tail 4 Accessories 4.1 Folding saw 5 Individual gear 5.1 Gloves 5.2 Glasses 5.3 Goggles 6 Gear replacement 6.1 Pulley 7 Gear enhancement

Priorities

1. Anchor plate $30
2. 2 O rings $40
3. 3 Chest harnesses $150
   • chest harness before sit harness b/c some members have sit harnesses
4. 3 Descenders $300
5. 3 Sit harnesses $450
6. 3 D mallions $45
   • fit to sit harness
7. 3 #Cow's tails & foot loops $75
   • fit to sit harness
8. 3 #Ascenders - petzl basics $153
   • could use Prusiks instead
9. 3 #Crolls $165
   • after sit harness, b/c must match
   • can rig with 2 petzl basics instead
10. #Folding saw
11. 5 single sheave 2" #Pulleys @ $100 : $500
12. 6 rope #Gloves $240
13. 6 safety #Glasses $75
14. 6 safety #Goggles $42

Budget

total: (including GST) $2335

• Budget year 2010-2011
  • (done) 2 new ropes (ordered/in service) total: $362.27
• Budget year 2011-2012: $500
  • (done) 2 prusik minding pulleys $142.74
  • (done) 2012-06-13 Wuth invoice rope rescue equipment $67.99 cheque 1133
  • carry forward: $289.27
• Budget year 2012-2013: $500
  • carry forward: $289.27 : total $789.27
  • (done) 2012-12-07 Wuth invoice NFPA rope standards documents $96.03 paid cheque 1198
  • #Anchor plate $30
  • 2 #O rings $40
  • 3 #Chest harnesses $150
  • 3 #Descenders $300

Vertical gear

vertical gear for 3 people: total: $1338 with GST $1405

• Sit harness
• Chest harness

Croll

• 3 crolls @ $53 : total ~$165

Products:

• Petzl Croll preferred product
  • For single ropes between 8 and 13 mm in diameter
  • http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442629218&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302690431
    • $53.00

• Camp Solo
  • $49.95
  • Rope Diameter: 8-13 mm

Ascender

no need for handle as frogging system does not require pulling with hand

requirements:

• • prefer no handle to limit placing out of reach

• 3 petzl basics @ $51 : total ~$153

Products:

• Camp Pilot
  • has handle
• Camp Solo
  • $49.95
• CMI Rope Walker
  • $71.55
• Petzl Ascension
  • has handle
• Petzl Basic preferred product
  • $51 http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442627787&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302690431
• Wildcountry Ropeman

• Descender

• D mallion

Cow's tail

• 3 sets of cow's tail and foot loops @ $25 : $75

Accessories

accessories: total $70 with GST $75

• Anchor plate

• O ring

Folding saw

for cutting branches away from trees

Individual gear

additional individual gear: total $357 with GST $380

Gloves

• 6 sets of rope gloves @ $40 : $240
  • http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_listing.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302885690

Glasses

• 6 safety glasses @ $15 : $75

Goggles

• 6 safety goggles @ $7 : $42

Gear replacement

• standardize and simplify our range of carabiners

Pulley

• modernize pulleys
  • 5 single sheave 2" pulleys @ $100 : $500
    • prefer sealed bearings for dirty industrial environments
    • http://www.rescuesystems.com/cart2/asp/select_item.asp?item=610012B

Gear enhancement

• commercial bridle

• /I-beam rigging clamps (training)