Rope Access Tips, Tricks & Chats

We are starting a month of chats with various Ladies in rope access.
This week we chat with Leslie the face behind Women in Rope Access Facebook group, we chat about how she got into rope access and the great places she has worked.

This week we sit down with 'Douggs' Chris Mcdougall.
Douggs got into rope access back in the mid 2000's to help fund his passion for sky diving and Base jumping.
Douggs is now a professional base jumper offering courses through his company Learn to Base Jump LTBJ for people interested in getting into the sport.
He also undertakes safety awareness talks for major building companies and other industries, on how to deal with risk.
We did have a few technical issues with this recording, but wanted to get it out to you all.
Have a listen to how you can use rope access to fund your passion.

This week is a nice little episode on how I have my harness set up and why. I chat about what I'm using at the moment and the reasons why.
Some of my chooses may be different to your set up, but i work through the reasons to explain my thoughts.
Would be great to hear why you choose certain gear and why, let us know on our Facebook page.

This week we answer another common question we get asked, How can I get involved in IRATA training and work my way towards becoming an instructor and then an Assessor.
We work through how the process works for both, from how you get started to the final outcome.

We have been asked the questions, Let's hear Leigh's story? what has he done? where has he been? How did he go from Kent to Australia and become an Assessor and and Auditor for IRATA?
With the help of Damian Dean who normally stays away from the mic and looks after the back end of the podcast, Leigh sits down an tells his story.
Hope this answers the questions.

This week we had an opportunity to speak to Ben Eke. Ben has been working on the ropes since he was a teenager, He has ran IRATA member companies, became an IRATA Assessor, sat on the Executive Board at IRATA and the only person to hold the role of Training Manager and IRATA head office.
Have a listen to some stories form London's main Rope access technician and the places that he has seen.

This week we run through how to complete an IRATA logbook correctly. Don't be the Technician who is panicking on the upgrade course to get the logbook uptown date.
Listen in to make sure you are completing your logbook correctly.
We are happy to answer any questions you may have about completing logbooks correctly.
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This week we catch up with Mark Lea, with over 20 years of experience in Rope Access, coming from a Arborist background, with Geotechnical expertise, Mark is now a Heath and Safety expert having spent years on the IRATA Health and Safety committee.
Sit back and enjoy an in-site into rope access in the UK and other crazy destinations over the last 20 odd years.

This week following on from our 20 top tips, we have 10 top tips for supervisors.
We hop this helps keep you all safe.
Let us know on our Facebook page, what top tips you would add to the list.
if you haven't checked out 20 top tips, have a listen to episode 1.

Milena Kovatcheva is one of the 8 female instructors under the IRATA system. Milena has been working in Bulgaria and Dubai as an instructor and consultant for many IRATA companies.
you will hear the passion in her voice about training and keeping people safe in our great industry.