CABLEWAY SAFETY TRAINING CLASS:
PRE-USE INSPECTION
U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigations Report
99-4038 by C. Frey and K. M. Nolan
INTRODUCTION
Occasionally people are involved in accidents while
operating cableways. Most of these accidents are relatively minor, like
muscle stains, bruises, etc., but cableway use can result in a major accident.
Most accidents could be avoided if the safety of all cableways had been
assessed prior to use and if all safety rules were followed.
This class is designed for all cableway users. The class
describes :
-
Basic cableway nomenclature and operation: A description
of all major cableway components and the forces in action during
cableway use,
-
Inspection procedures required before operating a cableway,
and
-
Rules for safe cableway operation.
Cableways are inspected annually by a trained inspector.
This class describes how to inspect a cableway before it is used. The procedure
described in the pages that follow should be followed prior to each use
of any cableway.
Although cableways are inspected annually by trained personnel,
vandalism or natural occurrences, such as as trees falling on the cableway
or heavy rains that cause washouts around anchors and footings can render
cableways unsafe for use. These are the major features this class is designed
to identify.
The class should not be used as
the sole basis for training personnel responsible for annual inspections.
Personnel performing annual inspections require a higher level of
training.
The agenda in the left frame allows students to navigate
between major sections of the class.
Acknowledgements: Gary Gallino, Russ Wagner and Tom Edwards
provided much needed field and office support for this project.
Public home page for this
site is http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/
If you have any questions or comments about this document contact
kmnolan@usgs.gov
Last modified: March 15, 2000