Snowcat Operator Training Here at Safety One, we train Basic and Advanced operation of snowcats in varying degrees of difficulty. Many time we receive email inquiries about specific topics, and one of the most common is about blading. For example, these are the types of many questions...
Welcome to our house. A house built with 25 years of safety training experience in a variety of areas including safety at height tower rescue, fall protection, rope access, drone flight, confined space, snowcat, ATV, snowmobile, helicopter passenger survival, ice driving, trailer driving, winter survival,...
REASONS WHY YOUR TRACKED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT: This is a very common occurrence with two tracked vehicles and the one that should be dealt with and not ignored. Without any steering input from the operator the vehicle “pulls” to one side or...
Research Project: Cold Weather Effects on Tower Climbers Safety One International Training is leading a project to establish a correlation between the human responses to cold weather on exposed metal tower structures and fatal falls, with the assistance of NIOSH and OSHA. Because of our experience...
Setting Up a Temporary Lifeline (First Man Up System) A First Man Up system or a Temporary Lifeline is a common term in the tower and climbing world. We use it when multiple climbers need to ascend a tower on which there is no easy backup...
Safety Tip of the Day: Tie a knot at the end of your lifeline! You never want to allow the end of the lifeline to pass through your rope grab or descending device....
Recently, we were asked for input by Rope & Rescue for their blog post about Pulley Efficiency. After reading their post a few comments came to mind: Efficiency Loss Ropes twisting is mentioned briefly and the resulting efficiency loss can be dramatic. Not many climbers realize that the gain...
Expanding our Team! Safety One Training International Inc. is looking to hire training instructors to keep up with the demand for climbing and rescue training in the wireless industry. If your resume matches the description below we would love to hear from you. RELEVANT REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE: ...
Two men died after falling from a radio tower in a rural location about six miles northeast of New Town Monday July 8, 2013, according to Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson. Both men were wearing hardhats and safety harnesses and the failure of these safety features...
Tricky question isn't it? Many have faced this question with a bit of trepidation, both on a personal level and in reference to snowcats! If we are indeed referring to the planetary differential in your tracked snow cat then I have the answer for you. If...