Safety Straps Construction And Pylon Workers Can Keep Themselves Safe With A New Device Footage

SAFETY STRAPS Construction and pylon workers can keep themselves safe with a new device.
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	6043
	Catalog #:	108488
	Clip Number:	108488-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 409
	Timecode:	01:41:37 - 01:43:53
	Location:	Medway, Kent and Leatherhead, Surrey.
	Year Shot:	1962 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	CONSTRUCTION: Misc. INVENTIONS: Safety LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Laborers SAFETY: Equipment
	Description:	SAFETY STRAPS (aka SAFETY HARNESS FOR SPIDER MEN) Construction and pylon workers can keep themselves safe with a new device. Medway, Kent and Leatherhead, Surrey. CS.Man's hands holding girder. One hand crosses over the other. CU Man's feet moving sideways along girder. We can see the ground below. MLS Man's leg hanging from girder; it appears to be feeling for foothold. Man's foot touches girder below and he then climbs down intow view. High angle MLS Man climbing down scaffolding. LS Man climbing down girder scaffolding and stopping at certain part where he sits across girder and attempts to tie rope. MLS Pan sitting across girder fixing safety equipment to girder. CU Man's face looking down. CU Man fixing hook from body-belt harness safety pulley. CU Man's face. He looks up and then starts to climb further up scaffold and we can see the cord from his belt round his leg. MLS Man climbing down scaffolding attached to safety harness. He bends down while hanging on to girder and looks down at ground. LS The ground below. MLS Men looking down at ground below from girder. He continues to climb down girder placing one foot on wire below. LS From ground shooting up scaffolding shows man climbing up side of mast's scaffolding. LS From ground from inside of mast man climbing up scaffolding. MLS From top of mast man climbing up side of scaffolding out of frame. We also see two men on ground below watching. LS From ground man climbing mast. He has nearly reached the top. MLS Man having reached top of mast where there is a safetypulley. He reaches out and grabs wire from pulley and puts it behind back. CU Clip from pulley attached to safety harness. Man's hand is seen tightening screw on clip. MLS Man on girder by pulley. He brings hand from behind back and continues upwards climb. He stands on girder above pulley pushes pulley along girder with foot and gets into position. LS From top of mast. Two men on ground pulling up pylon. It goes out of frame. LS From ground. Man pulling pylon up to top of mast where man waits to receive it. MCS.Man waiting to receive pylon. He steadies rope as it comes towards him. MCS.Men on ground pulling on rope. LS Man on top of mast climbing on to pylon. It is seen that he has the safety harness attached. MCS.Man hanging from rope by side of pylon. We see the safety harness attached to his back. He is looking down. MCS.Man's wellington boots climbing down pylon. He places foot on one pylon disc and his foot slips off into space. CU Hands letting go of rope. MCU Hands letting go of rope. MCS.Man falling down from pylon and swinging into space. He is suspended by safety harness. CU Harness pully moving to and from. Low angle shot. Man hanging into space. Low angle shot. Man hanging into space.