This Changes Everything – Up There.
Working 300 feet up in the air poses some obvious safety challenges. When things go wrong, the situation is urgent, space is at a premium, and getting down quickly but safely is the ultimate – and immediate – goal.
Previously, the choices were limited. Often, technicians were forced to wait to be rescued, risking further injury and requiring a reallocation of resources to their rescues. Available rescue equipment was heavy and difficult to use, and hardly “personal.”
With DEUS Rescue, wind tower technicians now have complete rescue solutions at their fingertips – lightweight and compact enough to carry with them, simple to use, and absolutely reliable.
Solutions for wind tower applications are built around the DEUS 3300 Individual Vertical Rescue for Tower Professionals. The DEUS 3300 is rated for descents up to 300 feet – get 3 people down from a 300 ft. nacelle, one at a time, in just four minutes!
The DEUS 3300 provides the foundation for an entire range of escape, rescue and positioning maneuvers. It is available as part of complete, compact kits to support vertical rescue, hands-free escape, 2-person rescue, vertical positioning, travel restraint, confined space rescue, lift-and-lower rescue, lifting and hauling and rescue after a fall, and more.
The case for providing wind tower technicians with personal rescue
Technicians who work on wind towers are 300 feet in the air, and miles from help. When an emergency happens, these workers need to be able to quickly and safely rescue themselves or their co-workers.
Waiting to be rescued is not an option. Workers can find themselves trapped in dangerous situations that require an immediate response. They may be incapable of communicating with others to request a rescue. The may be suspended after falling, risking suspension trauma and other further injury while they wait. Equally important, scarce resources must be allocated to their rescue, pulled away from other important tasks.
Rescue equipment must be available to each individual technician or team. That allows individual workers to rescue themselves, quickly and easily, and immediately. No waiting, no relying on others.
For this option to be possible, rescue equipment must be compact and lightweight enough for individual workers to carry it with them all the time, accessible and instantly deployable. It must be completely safe, simple to use and practical to use in a variety of rescue situations.
The DEUS 3300, and the available Wind Tower Escape and Rescue Kits, meet the need. DEUS escape and rescue kits featuring the DEUS 3300 provide the functionality of large rescue equipment, but with the lightweight and compact portability individual technicians need for easy and reliable escape, self-rescue and buddy-rescue.
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