BEHAVIOUR OF THE ROPES CONSTITUENTS UNDER THE ACTION OF RISK FACTORS THAT EXIST IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

The rope s used as primary elements of the various components of individual systems for protection against falls from height, have an important role in maintaining the safety of workers. Even if they are used in systems limitation, positioning, rope access, fall arrest or rescue, maintaining the characteristics of their protection throughout the period of use is mandatory. Knowing t hat workplace hazards not only act on the worker but also on personal protective equipment, through this study I intended to find out the sliding behavior of the sheath from the core (the main charge carrier) under the action of the possibly risk factors that exist for the workstation.