Security of the Roads Ferratas

The recent accidents occurred in France show that the pricipio of the security by means of the autoaseguramiento on a wire is not more than a myth; on the contrary of a fall on a dynamic rope, the fall on a static wire is not cushioned by the elasticity of the material and the supported strengths by strips and mosquetones achieves quickly extreme levels.

Example of this is the death of a French youngster of 23 years like consequence of a fall in a road ferrata of Auron, in the Alpes maritime; his fall did not have to be mortal, since autoaseguraba to a wire, properly installed, by means of a cape disipador of energy. The case is that the mosquetón that joined the cape disipador with the arnés popped before the cape disipador absorbed the strength of crash.

According to the experts, suits not using a mosquetón of security to join the arnés with the cape disipador, but tie directly this last to the arnés.

This is the fifth mortal accident occurred since they began to develop the roads ferratas in France does already more than 12 years. The increase of the quantity of roads ferratas and his masificación generates obviously an increase of the accidents. Information, training and precaución are the keys to avoid surprises.