SRS

SRS Lowerable Basal Anchors

What a jumble of words! SRS lowerable basal anchors? Is that supposed to actually mean anything? For tree climbers in the know, this string of seemingly unrelated words describes a critical component in aerial rescue. Let’s break it down: SRS – stationary rope system utilizes a climbing line that is anchored in place. The other […]

Good footing is necessary on crane jobs.

HAIX Airpower XR26 Work Boots

I tracked down Aidan Gray on a job site in February 2024 to get his views on the new Airpower XR26 work boots from HAIX. HAIX North America Inc. is a seven-year TCIA corporate member company based in Lexington, Kentucky. Gray is a senior at Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School in Danvers, Massachusetts. […]

Alvero Lopez under the Kask Zenith Air X Combo.

Kask Primero Air and Zenith X Air Combo Hard Hats

I was on the job site in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, with a crane crew from Mayer Tree Service Inc., to catch their first impressions of two Kask (trademarked KASK) hard hats. Mayer Tree Service is a 32-year TCIA member company based in Essex, Mass. The Kask Zenith X Air Combo was packaged fully assembled with mesh […]

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