Rope Rescue: Stability Of The Asap's Hold On The Rope - Petzl ASAP Product Experience

ASAP EXPERIENCE
12. Rope rescue: stability of the ASAP's hold on the rope
When a patient is hanging from his ASAP (locked by a fall), if his ASAP's rope is the only solution, the rescuer uses it to access the
victim.
Do the stresses put on the rope by the rescuer have an effect on the patient's ASAP?
Test:
100 kg mannequin suspended from an ASAP + ABSORBICA on a 10.5 mm
PARALLEL rope.
A 100 kg rescuer does a jerky ascent on the patient's rope and simulates falls,
sudden tensioning...
Test done at 12 m and 1 m from the anchor.
Result:
No slippage or unlocking of the ASAP observed.
100 Kg
Notes:
If the patient has taken a fall, his fall arrest system must not be used anymore.
The rescuer ascending on the same rope must therefore be viewed as a last
resort.
If a worker is susceptible to falling on an ASAP without having a work rope, a
rapid rescue / evacuation system must be considered in advance.
100 Kg
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PRODUCT EXPERIENCE - ASAP B71-PE-05B (060114)