Welcome to the second article from Rope Access Inspection CC, Cape Town, South Africa. The second in this series of articles, we are still looking at termination knots: The Double Overhand Knot: This knot is easy to make and dress, but unfortunately it is difficult to untie after loading. This knot
Welcome to the third article from Rope Access Inspection CC, Cape Town, South Africa. Our hope is that this information can be used in the Industrial rope access industry, and that technicians will read and apply the information. The third in this series of articles, we are still looking at termination
Hi everyone, it has been a long and successful year for Rope Access Inspection (RAI). Just a update on the current happenings. Process facilities / refineries often work 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and the nature of the production plant itself can be a dangerous environment. A significant
Rope Access Inspection (RAI) has just completed an offshore contract, performing Rope Access Maintenance, Eddy Current and Visual inspection on various components of the drilling rig. The three man team was able to mobilize in relatively short time and perform the job without a single incident or accident. RAI prides itself in working strictly according to IRATA guidelines,
Rope Access Inspection (RAI) has just completed an onshore contract, performing Rope Access Corrosion monitoring on an industrial chimney stack in Cape Town. The three man team was able to mobilize in short time and perform the job without a single incident or accident. RAI prides itself in working strictly according to IRATA guidelines, and
RAI has just completed a 2 week contract assisting another NDT company in performing GUL inspection on a live petrochemical refinery. GUL or “Guided wave ultrasonics” are utilized for the rapid scanning of large volume of piping systems. Guided wave utilizes a ring of transducers that is place around the
As many of you should already be aware, Petzl has brought out a statement regarding the use of the Petzl Shunt as a back up device for rope access. “Since 1999 Petzl has provided specific information regarding the special use of the Petzl SHUNT as a back-up device for industrial
Rope Access Inspection’s L3 has spent the last week in the training center utilizing the DMM Buddy for a variety of rescues and rope access maneuvers, ranging from basic L1 rescues, to advanced L3 rescues. The following information is the opinion of RAI and each and every technician needs to use their
Availing rope access services is a safe method to perform critical tasks at abnormal heights. It offers a speedy gateway for workers to reach to difficult work areas. The basic purpose of rope access is to reduce risk by ensuring perfect safety measures. It turns out to be a quick,
Rope Access is a revolutionary solution for managing inspection and maintenance of critical structural locations like high-rise buildings and bridges. These locations are impossible to reach without aerial platforms and scaffolding. Rope Access was popular since the early times, as an inevitable part of mountain climbing and later became the
