How is a belay smart? Can a smart belay make me a coffee? Not quite… but it can stop you spilling your freshly made coffee all over yourself as you see your participant standing on top of a 10-meter high structure with both their carabiners in their hand asking you where to clip? If you […]
So when last did you inspect your adventure PPE? We hear the acronym PPE a lot, but we don’t always know what it means? PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment and they are usually critical in keeping you safe. In the adventure industry we use PPE every day. Your harness, helmet, sling and carabiner are […]
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PPE Inspection before adventure site reopening begins So leisure tourism is allowed to resume! I am sure that everyone is excited to get back out in nature where we belong. We know you will be busy with lots of inspections and new protocols to keep everyone safe so here is a quick reminder to do […]
Corrosion and Harness Check Over the last year, I have been doing a fair number of inspections of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in the adventure industry in South Africa and abroad in the UK. These have consisted mostly of harnesses, slings, carabiners, zipline trolleys/pulleys, rescue equipment, and helmets for zipline sites and adventure parks. Some […]
Firstly I would like to acknowledge the extreme circumstances we find ourselves in this sudden and difficult time. I understand that many in our industry would love for things to go back to normal. Unfortunately, as more time goes by we realise that our operations need to make more long term adjustments in order […]
Due to COVID-19 there are a lot of questions in the adventure industry as to how we can implement policies and protocols that will allow clients to be safe and allow operations to continue. The below statement from Singing Rock gives some good information on COVID-19 PPE Disinfection. We will update this post as and […]