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Article: Tree industry harnesses and their applications.(TRAINING & EDUCATION)
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- Arbor Age
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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The harnesses that climbing arborists use on a daily basis, pieces of equipment that most would consider vital to the safe and efficient completion of their work, are actually a fairly recent development in the tree care industry's history
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It was not that many years ago that a climbing line and a saw comprised the bulk of a tree care professional's gear kit. The climbing line was placed in the desired, or accessible, tie-in point, a rope harness was tied/fashioned in the end of the climbing line, and off to climb and prune went the intrepid tree worker. Some individuals added a board or other stiffener for buttock comfort, but, in ...