This episode discusses the question, 'Should aerial ladders be used as artificial high directionals for rope rescue?' in a round table discussion hosted by Kelly Byrne with guests Mike Forbes, Doug McElmury and Wayne Chapman.

CMC Podcast E3 - Should aerial ladders be used as artificial high directionals for rope rescue?

In this episode we discuss the question, “Are bowlines safe enough for rope rescue?” in a round table discussion hosted by Kelly Byrne with guests John McKently, LeRoy Harbach and Wayne Chapman.

Topics Discussed:
0:20 Are bowlines safe enough for rope rescue?

4:00 What makes a rescue knot a good knot?

7:30 What testing has been done and how strong are bowlines?

12:35 How do you define a bowline?

14:30 Is there a standard test for knots for cyclic loading?

16:40 Difference between a climbing knot and a rope rescue knot?

17:15 Anecdotal story of a bowline on a coil slipping without a safety knot.

19:17 Safety knots.

24:40 Organizational alignment.

26:50 Standardized and reproducible testing.

34:40 Mis-tied bowlines.

35:40 Why do we call it a bowline on a coil?

Links:

1:11 Kelly Byrne, ITRS 2019, Boutique Bowlines http://itrsonline.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Byrne_Boutique-Bowlines.2019.pdf

12:40 Mike Gommers, Analysis of Bowlines http://www.paci.com.au/downloads_public/knots/Bowlines_Analysis.pdf Password: copyright

13:30 International Guild of Knot Tyers IGKT https://www.igkt.net/

37:15 Ashley’s Book of Knots https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ashley_Book_of_Knots/QaSBVuPK9H0C?hl=en&gbpv=0

CMC Podcast E5 - Are Bowlines Safe Enough For Rope Rescue

This episode discusses training and competency, specifically how training and techniques merge together to determine what's appropriate for departments or teams that don't have the opportunity to train as often.

CMC Podcast E1 - Training & Competency

Rope rescue has generally been the purview of the fire service and most fire departments have some interest in rope rescue. So what role does rope access training and technique have in the fire service?
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CMC Podcast E2 - Does Rope Access Belong in the Fire Service

The CMC Podcast is a platform for collaborative and open minded conversations around rope rescue and rope access topics in a roundtable discussion format. We hope to inspire further research, testing and feedback around products and techniques through stories and lessons from experts with years of experience.

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