Verify two-rope (working line plus independent backup line) configuration compliance before starting a rope descent job

domain: rds-two-rope-configuration · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Confirm two separate lines are rigged for the descent: a working (descent) line and a backup/safety line functioning as the independent fall-arrest attachment
  2. Confirm the backup line's anchorage is independent of the working line's anchorage, consistent with the personal fall protection anchorage-independence requirement
  3. Confirm the backup line is rigged with an appropriate fall-arrest device (not simply a second descent device) so it functions as fall protection rather than a redundant descent path
  4. Inspect both lines and their respective anchorages before each use
  5. Document the two-line configuration in the pre-job safety plan

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