1700 ft climb

The corporate line, insurance companies say you SHALL exercise every precaution, they have more clout with employers than OSHA.

The truth, nobody can work tied in all the time. Ironwork has been done this way for over a century. It's not going to change appreciably unless somebody is willing to pay a LOT more money for, dare I say it? ...Erections.
 
yeah, we've been through this but i think Mark missed it.

anyway, if i remember the original video poster, posted the video of his friend doing this, then got flack, so he said he removed it so he friend wouldn't get in trouble at work.

then someone else had copied the video and reposted it.

his friend got in trouble or fired or something.

turns out, they aren't legally supposed to free climb.

now, that's how I remember how it went, i may be wrong and i'm not taking the time to look it up.
 
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A friend of mine is a supervisor for one of the companies that does this work. REAL good money..........you can keep it. I'll go up with a parachute.

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Yeah that high up, a low altitude opening parachute would be a good way to backup I would think.
 
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The corporate line, insurance companies say you SHALL exercise every precaution, they have more clout with employers than OSHA.

The truth, nobody can work tied in all the time. Ironwork has been done this way for over a century. It's not going to change appreciably unless somebody is willing to pay a LOT more money for, dare I say it? ...Erections.

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Ironworkers tying in all the time, would be like tree workers keeping both hands on a chainsaw when cutting all the time.
 
my friend climbed a local radio tower one night and on his way down he thought he was only about 15 ft. off the ground so he jumped. Broke is back, leg, ribs......but he is fine now. They think he fell around 45- 50ft.
 
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