Bainbridge Island, Wash.-based Gravitec Systems Inc., fall protection industry specialists, has released the G4 Wind Rescue System. The G4 is designed for the wind energy industry and addresses the need for a user-friendly, high-angle rescue system that can be used to quickly rescue or evacuate personnel from at-height locations on turbines.
The system can be configured to facilitate one- or two-person rescues, utilizing overhead anchorages. It can also be used to manipulate casualties around corners or to lift, lower or drag an incapacitated worker. Unlike other rescue systems, the G4's design virtually eliminates rope entanglement in windy environments.
Gravitec began developing the G4 last year. The system has been tested by wind industry personnel in classroom and practical scenarios at the Gravitec Training Institute, North America's largest hands-on training facility devoted to fall protection.
‘The G4 was developed to meet the various rescue and evacuation demands in the wind industry,’ says Kevin Denis, training manager for Gravitec Systems. ‘The G4 is an assembly of rescue equipment specifically selected for use in wind turbines to handle four basic rescue functions, including lifting, hauling, evacuation and assisted rescue.’
Each system is enclosed in a weatherproof PVC storage bag and is individually numbered for easy tracking. A detailed user manual and plasticized, quick-view instruction cards illustrating the G4's configurations for rescue or evacuation are also incorporated into the system.
SOURCE: Gravitec Systems Inc.
