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Saturday, 20 December 2014

Pendulum Effect for Rope Access

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pendulum effect

The pendulum effect is a potential hazard with the use of harness systems. It can occur in two situations, swing down and swing back.


How to prevent the pendulum effect occurrence

  • Anchorage point should be placed right angled  to position of line, at perimeter edge; a mobile anchorage will be of helpful.
  • Also Use additional anchor point / anchor lines.
  • In-order to prevent the fall over at the perimeter edge, Use Perimeter guardrail.
  • Where there are possibility of pendulum effect occurrence, it is advisable to use work positioning system or can have alternate way of doing the task, for instance you can access by elevating work platform.

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