Rope Access Tips, Tricks & Chats

This week we chat about pulley systems. How do you work out mechanical advantage? what's a compound system? We start with the basics of how to work out mechanical advantage, and what makes a compoun...

14 Juni 20217min

This week we sit down with Richie Spence. Richie has gone from a Level 2 who didn't want to take the responsibility of being a Level 3 all the way through to Technical Authority to Evaluator, and IRAT...

7 Juni 20211h 9min

This week we have a look at the EN 12841 standard for rope access, try and explain how it works and what's covered in it. Don't worry I'm just a rope tech talking about a standard, i'll keep it a simp...

31 Maj 20218min

How a chance meeting on the streets of Melbourne can take you to the Red sand of Western Australia and back to the mountains of Canada. Once again a unique story of life in rope access.

24 Maj 20211h 2min

This week we take a look at IRATA. We all know IRATA and the level 1,2 and 3 system, but how is it set up and who is involved. We hope this answers a few questions you had, and maybe some you didn't k...

17 Maj 202113min

Keeley is a second generation welder and IRATA rope tech, having found some great support at Women Building Futures in Alberta, Canada, Keeley has kicked down some doors and created a great future for...

10 Maj 202146min

Time to chat about all things load sharing. Do we have to do it? Why should we do it? When don't we do it. Why you want to do it. Let us know what you do to load share. www.rattac.net

3 Maj 20219min

This week i had the pleasure of sitting down with Charlie, this is where it all started for me back in '98. Charlie on the other hand has been on the ropes since the 80's. Developing his own techniqu...

26 Apr 202152min