BOSUN'S CHAIR WORK ~ SYSTEM *99* PAGE 3

*MAKE SURE TO WATCH OUR VIDEO SNIPPETS* ~ *THEY PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT DEMO ~ & ARE A GOOD TRAINING AID!*

Just About the First Question We Get is:

Okay, what exactly is a *STEEPLEJACK* / anyway?

Think of a *LumberJack* / I'm sure you've heard the "Name" *Lumberjack* ... A lumberjack fells trees & works with lumber.

Originally / A Steeplejack was someone who worked on the top steeples of the tallest buildings, which (in the mid~nineteenth~century) were mostly Churches ... the name was first added to our lexicon in writings from England around this time. During the building of the Boulder~Hoover Dam in the 1930's the men who rode the high ropes were called "High~Scalers."

From 1852 / *OLD~ENGLISH*

steeple·jack· (jak′) A Noun:

From Merriam~Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

Date: 1852: A person whose work is building smokestacks, towers, or steeples / or climbing up the outside of such structures to paint and make repairs.

Now~a~Days a Steeplejack and a High~Scaler is any Craftsman who is Prepared / and Equipped / to scale Tall Buildings / Structures / and in Particular Church Steeples / to carry out just about every Imaginable Work / or Repairs.

*FIRST TIME USERS*

NEVER, NEVER, EVER, ATTEMPT TO USE OUR PRODUCTS ABOVE THE GROUND MORE THAN 3 FEET *UNTIL* YOU ARE FULLY TRAINED ... THROW A SPARE TIE OFF LINE OVER A LOW TREE LIMB ~ HANG THE SYSTEM ~ AND TRAIN AT GROUND LEVEL ...

AND REMEMBER ~ THE HANDLE GOES ON FIRST ~ BEFORE YOU LOAD THE SYSTEM!

CLICK HERE FOR FIRST TIME USERS TUTORIAL VIDEO

HYPERLINK TO ONE PAGE *STEEEPLEJACK / HIGH~ANGLE WORK SELL~SHEET. ~ ADOBE .pdf FILE

High~Angle / Tall Building Job Preparation:

Remember to Include in your Plans / And Budget / & / Quote: ... Traffic Cones to Block Off The Area Under Your Elevated Work Area ... At Least 4 Large Signs, ("Men Working Above") ... Stanchions / & Enough Yellow, (Caution ~ [or] ~ Warning Tape] To Properly Surround & Block Off The Area Below ... And, Possibly Enough Tarps to Cover Sidewalks / & Or / Items That Cannot Be Moved ... Also Ensure That all Your Workers Wear Hard Hats & Safety Glasses, & All Required Personal Protection Safety Equipment ... Also be Prepared For Insects, (That Sting) ... and Birds You Will No~Doubt / Perturb / By Mucking~About in What They Thought Was an Area of Their Own.

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SHORT 12 PIC VIDEO SLIDE SHOW + 2 RESCUE SCENARIOS + 2 HI-ANGLE / STEEPLEJACK WORK FLASH SNIPPETS

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WE'VE ADDED DIGITAL VIDEO SNIPPETS TO OUR RESCUE / PAGE #2, AND OUR STEEPLEJACK / WORKING AT HEIGHT / PAGE #3 - FIVE MORE VIDEO SNIPPETS ADDED TO HANDLES PAGE 11, HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS, PAGE 7, ACCESSORIES, PAGE 12, & STEEPLEJACK USE, PAGE 3.

THEY PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT DEMO AND WILL ASSIST YOU IN TRAINING.

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#1) Steeplejack / Working at Height Digital Video / Self Ascent & Descent in and out of a Manhole, (2 Min., 7 Sec., 7.88 MB)

#2) Steeplejack / Working at Height Digital Video / in one of our Work Chairs, (3 Min., 4 Sec.,17.8 MB)

#3) Steeplejack / Working at Height Digital Video / also in one of our Work Chairs, (1 Min., 17 Sec., 4.74 MB).

#4 Steeplejack / Ascent / Descent Digital Video in our # 1510 Chair, Tutorial, (2 Min., 18 Sec., 8.59 MB)

*WE CAN SHIP *URGENT* ORDERS WITHIN 24 HOURS!*

NOTICE JJ'S BELAY: IT'S THE WHITE HANGING STRAIGHT~LINE JUST TO HIS LEFT. WHAT JJ IS DOING HERE IS CATEGORIZED BY O. S. H. A. AS "WORK POSITIONING" ~ HIS BELAY IS REQUIRED WHENEVER HE STOPS TO WORK ...

A BELAY: IS A BACK-UP REDUNDANT FALL STOP SYSTEM REQUIRED WHENEVER YOU STOP TO WORK ... O. S. H. A. CATEGORIZES THIS TYPE OF WORK AS "WORK-POSITIONING" ... OUR 125 FT. 10 mm BELAY, (SEE BELOW), WITH ROPE GRAB HANDLE, 2 KARABINERS & 1 ~ 4 FT. ROPE GRAB HANDLE CONNECT LINE. PRICE = $400.00 / WE CAN AT TIMES ALSO PROVIDE A 125 FOOT BELAY KIT THAT WAS USED AT A SHOW OR TWO ... FOR $200.00 OR LESS / DEPENDING ON YOUR OTHER PURCHASES.

BELAY [BACK-UP-REDUNDANT] ~ FALL PROTECTION INSTRUCTIONS .PDF

(1) = Free-Side rope, (2) = Handle, (3) = Halved ~ Handle Securing Rope, (see page #11 ~ handles).

Because the occupant of the Chair is limited to about two feet of upward handle [slide-reach] when doing self-lifting the [up] progress may be too slow for you.

With a co-worker pulling the chair up from below the travel progress will be greatly accelerated.

A second handle is best, but if you only have one, the worker in the chair takes it with him, as pictured above.

As the co-worker below pulls down on the rope, the worker in the chair [firmly] holds the handle, allowing the rope to pass down.

The handle will automatically allow the rope to pass down through the rope travel housing slot / [or] / you can hold the rope travel release lever open. DO NOT OPEN THE SAFETY RELEASE LEVER.

And, under [NO] circumstances, take the handle off the rope.

Once the chair reaches the spot where he will stop & work, the worker in the chair takes over and makes final height adjustments himself.

Once he is in position, he slides the handle up the free-side rope until the handle securing rope is taught. At this point, he is tied off so he can let go of the handle and have both hands free for his work.

Below ~ For Painting Use By The US NAVY / This Photo Is *Øver~The~Side* Of The USS IOWA BATTLE~SHIP!

Double Unit Use, (In Nautical Speak Units Would Be Called *HANDY~BILLYS*)!

AND FOR RESCUE IS ALSO FOUND IN U. S. NAVY & COAST GUARD SHIP ~ *DAMAGE CONTROL LOCKERS*

Ideal For / Indoor / Outdoor / Electricians! Our Ropes Have Been Tested & (WHEN NEW) They Will NOT CONDUCT / Or Pass/ 80,000 Volts. Therefore, In The Electrical Trade / They Are Considered: *A~NØN~CONDUCTOR*

The *99* SYSTEM Makes An Excellent MAST~CLIMBING~SYSTEM, (Either For Self~Ascent~Descent, Or To Raise~Lower A Mate). And Is Also An Excellent *MAN~OVERBOARD~RESCUE~SYSTEM*, And, For SELF~LIFTING / INSTALLING / REMOVAL / Of Any Yacht / Or Shipboard Heavy Auxiliary Equipment, Such As An Outboard Motor, A Case Of Beer, Or Good Wine ~ Or A Really Big Fish! (In "Nautical~Speak" ~ Our *99* Unit Would Also Be Known As A *HANDY~BILLY*)!

Let Us Know If Your System Will Be Used At Sea, (SALTWATER), ~ And We Will Install A Sacrificial *ZINC~ANODE* Washer To The Aluminum Backing Plate, At No Additional Cost!