Download or read book Rigging and Pulley Systems Adventure Work Rescue and Safety at Height written by Douglas Stanley Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 200+ page book, now Version 3.80! is about ways to rig pulley systems and lots of other good information. It is about pulleys and pulley system for accomplishing many different systems, for Firefighters, Paramedics, EMT's, Search and Rescue Personnel, Work at height, while Mountaineering, Canyoneering, Work, and many more activities that deal with height, rigging, and pulley systems. It is a detailed study book to prepare personnel for training in these areas and to serve as a reference afterward. If a student reads this first and refers back to it during training, and while using these skills you find that you can assemble, and improvise when needed because you will understand the principles, as well as the techniques. "Ways, Means, Methods, and Techniques Change, Principles never do." I wrote this book because I found a large degree of misunderstanding, during classes, and training and to give something to students so they can refer back. I had other engineers saying things like, "why don't they teach us these things in college?" Good question? This is not just for engineers, sailors, high rise window washers, arborists, Paramedics, tower workers, adventurers, Search and Rescue, etc., ranchers, home tinkers, and others find this information of value.
Download or read book Pulley Systems Explained written by Douglas S. Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-05 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an 100 page Introductory e-Book, designed to give a flavor of the books in the "Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems, and Avoiding Dangerous Resultants Book Series." You can get a free E-Book Reader on this site for your Android, I-phone, I-pad, or Computer. to read the book. It's birth is due to my observation while work with Professionals in Construction, Rope Access, Work at Height, Technical Rope Rescue, Fire Fighters, Search and Rescue, Confined Space, Paramedics, Climbers, and others. I noticed that there are "Resultant Forces, and Resultant Angle of Force (Vectors) that were creating problems inconveniences, other create injuries and property damage, and the worst one create fatalities. Consequently, I put together a presentation for the International Technical Rescue Symposium (ITRS) 2001. It was well received, so for the next five years I continued to share more ideas at ITRS, 2002 - 2006 to help prevent accidents and improve our skills and efficiency. Working with ropes, pulleys, and rigging systems, etc. is complicated. There are many different terms, a mountain of equipment, engineering principles, and an infinite number of ways the equipment can be used to aid us, or to hinder us. In this 100+ page book I explain many concepts, ideas, techniques, and most importantly, principles regarding the use of this gear. You find a sampling of subjects, examples, charts, pictures, details, pulley systems, complex pulleys systems, block and tackle, moving and non moving pulleys (COD) This book will help you make a purchasing decision to buy the first book in the Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems, and Avoiding Dangerous Resultants Series called Mechanical Advantages #3 Pulley Systems Explained V 3.0 by Douglas S. Hansen Available on Amazon.com
Download or read book Professional Rope Access written by Loui McCurley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guides the reader in the development and maintenance of a rope access program Provides comprehensive guidance for employers, safety managers and rope access technicians to develop, maintain, and manage a rope access program Offers specific guidance for writing a comprehensive managed fall protection plan that includes rope access Thoroughly describes how to perform specific rope access maneuvers that can be used to offer greater safety when working at height Shows how a well-managed rope access program can be used as a tool to get more work accomplished at a lower cost and with greater efficiency than conventional methods can achieve Discusses and clarifies unique distinctions of equipment for rope access, as compared with equipment for fall arrest, positioning, and restraint
Download or read book Mechanical Advantages 3 Pulley Systems Explained V 3 0 written by Douglas Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulley Systems Explained has evolved into a full 300 dpi color book, with more than 280 pages. It includes many more diagrams, drawings, examples, pictures, and applications. It explains the difference between simple, complex pulley systems, and how compounding effect works, how to determine the pulley advantage of any pulley system, ways to use them at work, for rescue, or while on an adventure. Including a special section of applications, strategies, and tactics. A sampling of many situations we run into while working in real life. It teaches skills, and helps prepare you to handle those complex situations we all must deal with, yet there is no simple answer. I share other related things that 40 years of "walking the talk" has brought. ♦"Book knowledge is good information, combine training, and it becomes usable knowledge, add experience and you have the pure gold of knowledge." This is the "Pulley Section" of the "Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems, and Avoiding Dangerous Resultants Book Series. "Pulley Systems Explained" is the evolution of many years of writing, collecting, drawing, taking pictures, working with other professionals, rewriting, organizing, and fine tuning articles and books about Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging System, and Safety (Avoiding Dangerous Resultants). Rope is one of the most common simple machines, add pulleys and we now have a system. This book if full of systems you can use at work, during rescues, and at home, or while on adventures. There are examples, challenges, quizzes, charts, diagrams, and pictures, and more ways we can work with pulleys to make our lives better. "Maximum Efficiency and Simplicity with a Minimum of Effort and Equipment; while maintaining low risk exposure." It defines an approach to assembling our systems. Pulley Systems Explain is also a good companion book to use with ®vRigger Software for learning various pulley rigging systems.
Download or read book Rope Rescue and Rigging Field Guide written by Grant Prattley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confined Space and Structural Rope Rescue written by Michael Roop and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting, full-color text is sure to set the standard for industrial and confined space rescue. It contains 350 illustrations that clearly show rigging and knotting techniques, as well as photographs that show rescue/training and clinical management scenarios. * More than 350 full-color illustrations clearly show rigging and technical rescue systems * Contains photographs that depict rescue/training and clinical management scenarios * Offers "real-world" examples of important skills, techniques, and concepts in a handy appendix * User-friendly format features boxed text, sidebars, and margin text for easy retrieval of information
Download or read book Mechanical Advantages Pulley Systems Explained 4 5 written by Douglas Hansen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Advanced Skills book dealing with Mechanical Advantages - primarily Pulleys but many related items for rescue, work, and adventure. 300 pages plus of skills and idea that will be of value for anyone who uses rope, pulleys, and the related gear.
Download or read book Ropes Pulleys Rigging Systems and Dangerous Resultants written by Douglas Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dangerous resultant can occur when we use and/or combine simple machines, such as levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, vectors, hydraulics, etc. This effect can be magnified many times when they interact with each other, or even when they interact with themselves. This resultant can either hinder us (minimally or deadly), or aid us resulting in a completed project - or a saved life. Being able to recognize and/or use the hundreds, if not thousands of different "resultants" may save a life; at the least, it accomplishes something important or extraordinary you would not have normally been able to. The examples I share are both technical and informative. In some situations people have died because of the resultant(s) or been seriously injured. In other cases there was considerable property damage, due to these resultant(s). Read-on to hear, learn, and share some information and experiences about . . . "Equipment, ropes, pulley systems, webbing, belts, cables, chains, different grades of chain (up to grade 100) links, master-links, turnbuckles (hook, eye, jaw and stub) cable clamps, hooks, blocks, sheaves, shackles (round pin, screw pin, bolt-type) connecting links, specialty chain fittings, sling saver fittings, pulleys bearing types, shank hooks, hooks, balls, Overhaul balls, blocks, sheaves, pins, hoist rings, pivot hoist rings, trench cover hoist rings, hook and latch kits, spelter buttons, eyebolts, eye shoulder bolts, wedge sockets, fist grips, shoulder eyebolts, . . . * Many Associated Principles, * Various Selections of and Choice's of equipment and systems* How-to rigging skills and information, rigging systems, pulley systems* Improvisation at its best.* Good examples regarding how-to create resultants and how-to avoid Dangerous resultants* How-to figure SWL (Safe Working Loads) or WLL (Working Load Limits) and many other Specifications, terms, and operational information* Do's and Don'ts, Corrects and In-corrects, quizzes and self tests (including answers that are found in the Appendix), ... * Information dealing with Safety, Managing Risk Exposure, and Understanding "Situational Awareness," including Safety Checklists, and more . . .* Including many examples of "Dangerous Resultants" and how various combinations of the above have created good situations to complete projects and save lives; or in some cases, killed people or created serious problems. Technically Speaking, I won't be speaking too technically. As you may have already noticed, I am not a professional illustrator, so please forgive my less than perfect illustrations. Maybe my communication skills will offset my lack of illustrating skills? I think I am a fairly good communicator, I guess you get to be the judge of that.It is my objective to present these things in a fun informative way. It contains information, examples, events, etc. which are useful to anyone. It contains detailed specifications, examples, and explanations of the principles behind many of the techniques being used, and more. I am not trying to present an all inclusive document about Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems, and Dangerous Resultants, but rather, I have picked a good assortment of examples and details about the core components associated with Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems and the Dangerous Resultants.Next, I have worked hard to present examples, information in a well communicated format, including quizzes, and minor tests to see how well I am able to communicate these things to you. It will also assist in remembering the "all important" principles associated with themThis book steps beyond just a casual approach and is aimed towards those who take a more serious approach, and those who prepare plans to use these thoughts to build, manufacturer, develop, rescue, and save lives. DO BE SURE TO STAY ALERT. As professionals, we must assume responsibility for our own safety, realizing what we do affects those around us.
Download or read book Aerial Adventure Environments written by Elizabeth A. Speelman and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2021 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial Adventure Environments offers a comprehensive introduction to the aerial adventure industry, including low and high challenge (ropes) courses, zip lines, canopy tours, and aerial adventure parks.
Download or read book Canyoning Technical Manual written by Grant Prattley and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Packraft Handbook written by Luc Mehl and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A staple for paddlers.... [The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ― Anchorage Daily News 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate. Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.
Download or read book Rope Rescue Technician Manual 6th Edition written by James A. Frank and published by CMC. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CMC Rope Rescue Technician Manual is the standard text for many fire departments, rescue teams and training programs across the country. The sixth edition reflects the latest advances in technology, equipment and procedures available to rescue professionals. Its concise style clearly sequences and describes the elements of rope rescue in a way that is both detailed and easy to understand. Well-drawn diagrams depict each recommended stage of rope rescue operations. The result is a very useful tool for rescue professionals at every skill level. CMC has been an innovator in the emergency services industry for over 40 years. In 1978 Jim Frank endeavored to make rescue safer and more efficient by founding California Mountain Company (later CMC Rescue, now CMC), a company that sourced and supplied specialized life safety equipment to the rescue community. Today, CMC is a globally recognized, employee-owned company that proudly manufactures many products in our ISO-certified Santa Barbara facility, and provides specialized education and training for rescue and rope access professionals. CMC recommends that all rope technicians seek qualified, hands-on instruction from a trusted source. The CMC School provides this type of training with a focus on learning-by-doing. Open enrollment and custom courses are available worldwide. For more information on CMC or the CMC School, visit cmcpro.com.
Download or read book The Praetorian STARShip the untold story of the Combat Talon written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerry Thigpen's study on the history of the Combat Talon is the first effort to tell the story of this wonderfully capable machine. This weapons system has performed virtually every imaginable tactical event in the spectrum of conflict and by any measure is the most versatile C-130 derivative ever produced. First modified and sent to Southeast Asia (SEA) in 1966 to replace theater unconventional warfare (UW) assets that were limited in both lift capability and speed the Talon I quickly adapted to theater UW tasking including infiltration and resupply and psychological warfare operations into North Vietnam. After spending four years in SEA and maturing into a highly respected UW weapons system the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) chose the Combat Talon to lead the night low-level raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. Despite the outcome of the operation the Talon I cemented its reputation as the weapons system of choice for long-range clandestine operations. In the period following the Vietnam War United States Air Force (USAF) special operations gradually lost its political and financial support which was graphically demonstrated in the failed Desert One mission into Iran. Thanks to congressional supporters like Earl Hutto of Florida and Dan Daniel of Virginia funds for aircraft upgrades and military construction projects materialized to meet the ever-increasing threat to our nation. Under the leadership of such committed hard-driven officers as Brenci Uttaro Ferkes Meller and Thigpen the crew force became the most disciplined in our Air Force. It was capable of penetrating hostile airspace at night in a low-level mountainous environment covertly to execute any number of unconventional warfare missions.
Download or read book The Red Circle written by Brandon Webb and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explosive, revealing, and intelligent, The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world. Now including an excerpt from The Killing School: Inside the World's Deadliest Sniper Program BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF. Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, The Red Circle provides a rare and riveting look at the inner workings of the U.S. military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist. Yet it is Webb's distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy "sniper cell" and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of America's finest and deadliest warriors-including Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle-that makes his story so compelling. Luttrell credits Webb's training with his own survival during the ill-fated 2005 Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. Kyle went on to become the U.S. military's top marksman, with more than 150 confirmed kills. From a candid chronicle of his student days, going through the sniper course himself, to his hair-raising close calls with Taliban and al Qaeda forces in the northern Afghanistan wilderness, to his vivid account of designing new sniper standards and training some of the most accomplished snipers of the twenty-first century, Webb provides a rare look at the making of the Special Operations warriors who are at the forefront of today's military.
Download or read book Earth First Direct Action Manual written by The Dam Collective and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 300+ pages of diagrams, descriptions of techniques and a comprehensive overview of the role direct action plays in resistance--from planning an action, doing a soft blockade, putting up a treesit or executing a lockdown; to legal and prisoner support, direct action trainings, fun political pranks, and more. The DAM has been compiled and updated by frontline activists from around the US to help spread the knowledge and get these skills farther out in the world.
Download or read book Voices from an Old Warrior written by Christopher J.B. Hoctor and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former USAF pilot Christopher Hoctor examines the history and safety record of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.
Download or read book CMC Rope Rescue Manual written by James A. Frank and published by CMC Rescue. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
