Rope access has been around for a long time now, but how do we solve the stability issue when applying force whilst working suspended by a rope? Rope access specialists Abfad Limited have come up with the answer to this age old problem.

1. stability
Solving the
issue for
rope access
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2. ANCIENT
EGYPTIANS
USED A FORM OF
ROPE ACCESS
ROPE ACCESS IN THE BEGINNING
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS USED TO
LOWER DOWN MEN ON ROPES MADE
FROM REED FIBRES TO SUSPEND
WORKERS TO PERFORM TASKS AT
HEIGHT
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3. ROPE ACCESS
HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR
MANY YEARS
ROPE ACCESS IN THE BEGINNING
IN THE 1930'S MEN WERE LOWERED
DOWN ON A WOODEN PLANK AT THE
END OF A ROPE, KNOWN AS A
BOSUNS' CHAIR
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4. IN THE NINETEEN SEVENTIES
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WORKERS
used techniques learned
from caving to position
themselves in difficult to
reach locations

5. THE INDUSTRY
QUICKLY MOVED
OFFSHORE
ROPE ACCESS
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6. (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association)
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LATE 1980'S
IRATA
formed with the aim of
providing a safe working
environment for the
industry

7. IRATA
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RECOGNISED AS THE LEADING AUTHORITY ON
INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS WORLDWIDE

8. IRATA
350MEMBER COMPANIES WORLDWIDE
OVER
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RECOGNISED AS THE LEADING AUTHORITY ON
INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS WORLDWIDE

9. IRATA
74,000ROPE ACCESS TECHNICIANS TRAINED
OVER
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RECOGNISED AS THE LEADING AUTHORITY ON
INDUSTRIAL ROPE ACCESS WORLDWIDE

10. No.1
way of carrying out work on
difficult to access structures
and locations
ROPE ACCESS TECHNIQUES ARE THE
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11. ROPE ACCESS
CHOSEN MEANS OF ACCESS
IN MANY INDUSTRIES BOTH
OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE
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12. BEST SYSTEM FOR
COMPLETING WORK
QUICKLY, SAFELY
AND WITHOUT
DISRUPTION
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ROPE ACCESS

13. FOR EVERY ACTION
THERE IS AN EQUAL
AND OPPOSITE
REACTION
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NEWTON'S THIRD LAW OF MOTION

14. WITNESSED WHEN
PERFORMING WORK
SUSPENDED BY A ROPE
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NEWTON'S THIRD LAW OF MOTION
THE FORCE APPLIED
PUSHES THE TECHNICIAN
AWAY FROM THE
WORKING SURFACE

15. THE USUAL METHOD OF
SUPPORT IS TO 'TIE IN'
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NEWTON'S THIRD LAW OF MOTION
BUT ON SOME
STRUCTURES THIS CAN BE
DIFFICULT, IMPRACTICAL,
TIME CONSUMING AND
SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE

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ABFAD LIMITED HAVE COME
UP WITH THE SOLUTION TO
THIS AGE OLD PROBLEM

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MAGNETIC
POSITIONING
AID
PERMANENT MAGNET SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY ABFAD LIMITED

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MAGNETIC
POSITIONING
AID DEVELOPED BY ABFAD LIMITED
ALLOWS THE ROPE ACCESS
TECHNICIAN TO SECURELY
LOCK AND ANCHOR
THEMSELVES INTO PLACE ON
ANY FERROUS STRUCTURE

19. ANCHORS THE ROPE TECHNICIAN SECURELY
TO COUNTERACT THE FORCES WHICH
WOULD PUSH THEM AWAY
MAGNETIC POSITIONING AID
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20. GIVES THE STABILITY NEEDED TO CARRY OUT
THE REQUIRED WORK WITH CONFIDENCE AND
PRECISION
MAGNETIC POSITIONING AID
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21. THE MAGNET SYSTEM HAS BEEN
RIGOROUSLY TESTED DURING ITS
DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING BY THE
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TWI(THE WELDING INSTITUTE)

22. THE PULL OFF STRENGTH OF THE
MAGNETS STANDS AT
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350OVER
KGS
(TESTED BY THE TWI)

23. CLEAR ADVANTAGE TO PRODUCTIVITY
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MAGNETIC POSITIONING AID

24. INCREASES THE SPEED OF WORK BY
STABILISING THE ROPE TECHNICIAN
ON ANY FERROUS STRUCTURE
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MAGNETIC POSITIONING AID

25. ALLOWS THE ROPE TECHNICIAN TO
CARRY OUT ANY ACTIVITY WITH
GREATER PRECISION AND ACURACY
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MAGNETIC POSITIONING AID

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ABFAD'S MAGNETIC POSITIONING AID
HAS PROVEN INVALUABLE IN AREAS
THAT CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED BY
ROPE BUT NEED A RELIABLE METHOD
OF MOVING THE ROPE TECHNICIAN
CLOSER TO THE WORKING SURFACE
AND ANCHORING THEM SECURELY

27. WHO ARE ABFAD LIMITED?
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ABFAD LIMITED HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED
SINCE 1996 AND PROVIDE IRATA APPROVED
ROPE ACCESS SERVICES, BOTH ONSHORE
AND OFFSHORE

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