Mountain climbers know all about falling. Mostly they know that it is not a good idea. They also know that oopsies happen and that fall arrest anchors can shorten the distance of an uncontrolled descent and lessen the likelihood of serious injury or death.

Climbers have traditionally clipped their ropes to pitons hammered into cracks in the rock face. More recently \”clean climbers\” have attempted to lessen the damage they do to the rocks but using removable cams and nuts. In either case, should a climber take the plunge he will drop only a little farther than the last fall arrest anchor he placed.

Having a an unscheduled dive arrested after a few feet or yards is generally considered more desirable than plummeting all the way to the ground and making a big splat. You don\’t have to be an ecology enthusiast or clean climber to know that dead climbers detract from the beauty of the scenery. Every climber who wants to climb again another day knows that a lethal landing can seriously interfere with the planning process.

People who work in high places face essentially the same problem as mountaineers even if they are not having as much fun. An uncontrolled, high-speed descent from a tall building can be just as deadly as a tumble off of a mountain. Roof anchors are an essential part of the safety equipment of any roofer or other worker whose territory is up where the view is great but the distance to the ground can be life threatening.

Modern high rise buildings are really high. Nobody knows that better than the window washers. They have to have little streak of daredevil in them to be willing to work up there without even a roof beneath their feet.

Even though they may be less subject to acrophobia than the general population they can\’t afford to be stupid. They don\’t want to die. Employers don\’t want to lose good workers so it behooves everyone to choose and use the best window washing equipment available.

Window washers learn to tie their safety lines to two separate roof anchors. If something happens to one of them the other roof anchor will be there for back-up. Of course nothing should go wrong and if the right equipment is properly installed nothing will.

But human error is a fact of life. Unforeseen circumstances are also a reality. Whether you are an employee, a worker, the owner of the work site or the insurance provider you are concerned about safety.

Accidents cost time and money. The best accidents are the ones that are prevented. Second best are the ones that are ones that are prevented from being fatal by the use of excellent safety equipment.

When workers are trained to use and maintain their safety equipment falls are less likely to happen and when they do less damage results. An amazing variety of fall arrest anchors is available for virtually any situation. You can have anchors permanently installed in the roof of your home or office building. There are also devices that can be installed temporarily and moved along with the workers.

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