{"id":"7fdb84c0-a6ce-4793-84bf-3dadaf0a856e","task":"Verify two-rope (working line plus independent backup line) configuration compliance before starting a rope descent job","domain":"rds-two-rope-configuration","steps":["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","Confirm the backup line's anchorage is independent of the working line's anchorage, consistent with the personal fall protection anchorage-independence requirement","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","Inspect both lines and their respective anchorages before each use","Document the two-line configuration in the pre-job safety plan"],"gotchas":["Two ropes rigged to the same anchor point do not satisfy the independent-anchorage intent even though two physical lines are present","Using a second descent-capable device on the backup line instead of a proper fall-arrest device can leave the worker without true fall-arrest protection if the working line fails"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T14:07:16.950Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7fdb84c0-a6ce-4793-84bf-3dadaf0a856e"}