Saddles, ropes, lanyards, connectors and the standards and inspection rules behind them.
16 pages in this topic. Each guide names its sources and the date they were read.
What the safety rules and standards bodies say about tree climbing saddles, sit harnesses, work positioning belts and full-body harnesses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
Pre-use checks, the annual inspection and the removal rules for tree climbing harnesses in the NSW and New Zealand codes, the ICoP, OSHA and WorkSafeBC.
What the official codes say about checking, storing, recording and retiring climbing lines, saddles and connectors in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, and what the sources say, and do not say, for the United States and Canada.
What the safety codes and standards bodies say about tree climbing lines, work-positioning lanyards and friction hitch cords, and what the strength figures and markings in those texts mean.
Who inspects climbing, rigging and fall protection gear, how often, and what record is kept, as each country's rules and official pages state it.
How often a climbing line is checked, who checks it and when it leaves service, as written by OSHA, WorkSafeBC, HSE, the ICoP and the New South Wales and New Zealand codes.
What the official codes say about checking, storing, recording and retiring climbing lines, saddles and connectors in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, and what the sources say, and do not say, for the United States and Canada.
What the safety codes and standards bodies say about tree climbing lines, work-positioning lanyards and friction hitch cords, and what the strength figures and markings in those texts mean.
Type the distance of a fall and the length of rope or lanyard that holds it to see the fall factor, the ratio that climbing and rope access sources use to describe how serious a fall is.
Mechanical ascenders, descenders, friction hitches, prusik loops and connectors, with the rule each code writes for them.
What regulators and standards bodies say about connectors, pulleys and rope devices used in tree work, and what the kN figures and the CE and UKCA marks on them are said to mean.
Recalls and safety notices for harnesses, connectors, ropes, descenders, lanyards and hard hats from the CPSC, Health Canada and the UK product safety list, newest first.
What the NSW and New Zealand codes ask a climber to check on carabiners, snap hooks, descenders and ascenders, and when they leave service.
A checklist of what climbers commonly bring to a job, and what the official guides say must be there for first aid and rescue.
A used saw, rope or truck can be a good buy or someone else's problem.