During last month’s WEPTAC industry night I ran into an old friend from my Air Force days. Rod Alne is a retired PJ who owns and operates The Peak, a training facility located in Montana. The Peak offers a wide range of courses.
They also provide specialized equipment like the Helo Lanyard from Canadian firm Amarok Technical Gear which is an Operator Retention System.
It offers 18-20 inches of one-handed adjustment at the body and is designed for use with light to heavy-gloved hands. It offers a rated system strength of 15kN / 3,400 lbf for 30 seconds.
Manufactured from 8mm high tech camo rope using Technora sheath, it is available standard with a 2-stage Kong Tango or optional 3-stage ISC snaphook.
15kN / 3,400 lbf for 30 seconds? Then what?
This obviously isn’t for you…
Does the load rating expire after 30 seconds? I’ve used fall protection equipment for many years, but I’ve never heard of a time limit attached to a load rating.
All PFPE is tested to a relevant standard (or at least it should be.)
Those standards have a time limit e.g. for the EU standard for rope adjustment devices it is 15 kN for 3 minutes with no failures for Type A devices for static strength.
No, that’s just how long it’s tested under load.
The kn and loading tests are different. The timed element has two aspects, minimal test requirements and/or fail-safe to mitigate other risks.
Thank you sir.