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The PowerQuick Ascender is Now in Production and Ready for Delivery.

The PowerQuick® Ascender was originally designed as a tool to allow Special Forces personnel to safely and quickly ascend buildings, ships, etc for tactical applications. It is designed to lift or lower a person by simply attaching the unit to a standard “static” kernmantle rope and flipping the thumb-switch up or down.

Vertical Innovations is now taking this extraordinary tool to the Industrial, Rope Access, Rescue, Research, Law Inforcement and Military markets.

The PowerQuick® Ascender is a battery-operated personal lifting device. Think of it as a personal elevator that climbs a rope. Attach either to the person on the rope or use as a haulage system from above.

The PowerQuick Ascender is available in four models :

• PQ 500-1 – 227kg capacity designed for industrial applications and rescue of up to 2 people.

• PQ 500-AX – for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (has no remote control option).

• PQ 500-TR– above head mounted hard wired remote PQ with speader bar and seat board .

• PQ 300-TC – accomodates an on-board battery for tight quick tactical responses with up to 136kg on 8mm rope.

The remote control allows the unit to be placed in Ascent or Descent mode without actually being near the device. Ideal for cliff edge controllers; allowing them to maximize their view while maintaining full control of the haulage procedure.

The PowerQuick Ascender has conformity declared for the following specifications;

BS7985;2002 British Standard Code of practice The use of rope access methods for industrial purposes
Guidelines on the use of rope access for industrial purposes; Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) 2000
AS/NZS 4488 Industrial Rope Access Systems
AS/NZS 1891 Industrial Fall Arrest Systems and Devices
US Federal Spec RR-S-001301 Safety Equipment, Climbing
CAN/CSA-C22.2 # 157-92 Intrinsically Safe and Non-Incendive Equipment for use in Hazardous Environment Locations for Class 1, Division 2
CAN/CSA Z259.2.3-99 Descent Control Devices
MIL-S-87966 Safety Equipment, Fall Arresting
MIL-STD-202 Salt SPRAY FOG TEST
MIL-STD-1474 Noise Limits
MIL-STD-1212 Safety Equipment
MIL-STD-1433b Climber Sets
US 29 CFR Non Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(d) – 126, Subpart M APP C
US 29 CFR 1910.268 Special Industries
B.C Reg 585/77 8.100 Canada Health & Safety Code

The PowerQuick Ascender meets all major safety requirements concerning CE Mark Directive 93/68/ ECC, 98/37 EC Machinery Safety, 89/366 Electromagnetic Compatibility, and 73/23 ECC Low Voltage Equipment insofar as they apply to this product.

Harmonized Standards referenced are; EN 292-1:1991, EN 292-2:1992, EN 418:1002, EN 953:1997, EN 1050;1996, EN ISO 14982:1998, EN 50260-1:2002, ED418:1992, prEN1005-1:1996, prEN1005-2:1996, prEN 1808:1998, prEN 12927-7:1998, prEN 12937:1997.