Rescue" Rigging - 3M Deus 3000 Série Manuel D'instruction

"Rescue" rigging of a DEUS 3000 Series
controlled descent device

"Rescue" rigging

"Rescue" rigging means that the DEUS 3000 Series
controlled descent device is set up for the rescuer to
perform one or more assisted-rescues. This means
the descent device is not attached directly to the
harness of the person descending. Instead, the
descent device is attached to the anchorage with
a connector so that the rescuer is in control of the
descent device while the person being rescued
is descending. The person being rescued is then
attached to one end of the rope.
When using "rescue" rigging, a high anchor point is
preferred over a low anchor point because it is safer
and more convenient. A high anchor point limits
the chance of shock load when the system is loaded
with the person being rescued. When forced by
circumstance to use a low anchor point, the rescuer
must take special care to avoid impact loading the
system as the person being rescued is loaded onto
the system.
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