Rope Rescue Operations Using an Aerial Ladder Truck as an Artificial High Directional
I stated that the aerial was a class 1 lever, but could it also be a class 3? As in, class 1 when locked-out-tagged-out & the hydraulic rams are the fulcrum? And then class 3 when the hydraulic rams become the effort to raise the ladder while the pin at the turntable is the fulcrum? Aerials as a truss anchor frame vs a directional frame? Pat Rhodes’s & Tom Pendley’s theory vs Kelly Byrne’s theory? Risks of force amplification at the tip vs vs down the stick vs torque amplification at the fulcrum? Pros vs cons? You’ll have to decide & make an informed decision for yourself on how to deploy the aerial & employ your systems. 29 CFR 1910.180 (Crawler Locomotive & Truck Cranes)... [h.3.iii.v] prohibits moving a live load suspended on a rope system using the aerial itself (via rotating, raising/lowering, or extending/retracting).

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