Personal Height Rescue Apparatus

摘要

There is provided height rescue apparatus comprising a load element 101 which is to be attached to a safety line which in turn can be attached to a secure anchorage. The load element is attached to an elongate element 85 which is wound on a drum 90. The drum 90 is held against rotation by a releasable stop 104 which can be released after a fall has been arrested so that a speed control means can control the rate of deployment of the elongate element stored within the casing 86 and thus control the descent of a user 1. The portion of the elongate element between the load element and the drum has a greater strength than the remainder of the elongate element coiled on the drum.