TREE CLIMBING
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act Rules of safety administered by OSHA Fine companies not in compliance
ANSI Z133 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for arboriculture Safety Operation Pruning Planting Etc.
Lanyard Short rope used for work positioning
Carabineers Auto-locking Requires two separate actions to open
Rope Climbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1RSzKkBOWc Ascending tree Footlock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1RSzKkBOWc
Rope Zip line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiSpdO_--w
Rope Rigging Removing limbs or taking down tree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtBqzz38EkI
Knots Hitch knot Secure rope to an object or another rope Blake’s Hitch for ascending Friction knot allow for ascending
Knots Bend knot Joins two rope ends together
Spurs Not used on healthy trees Only on takedowns
Throw lines Shot pouch Slingshot Monkey’s fist Weighted bag to throw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFyu8rgRHAQ Slingshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcf47ElkhnY Monkey’s fist No shot pouch