Petzl America now offering Technical Workshops for industry professionals

Petzl America is currently offering hands-on workshops designed to address the needs of professional sales and customer service representatives, specialized trainers, safety specialists and work-at-height and rescue consultants.

In these workshops, participants will gain a better understanding of rope-based system solutions and equipment performance, as well as manufacturing processes and quality controls.

Held at the Petzl America facilities, located in Clearfield, Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City, these sessions are lead by top product specialists and industry-leading trainers and field experts.

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REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SELF-INSPECTION for all ABSORBICA energy absorbers

Concerns all ABSORBICA energy absorbers manufactured before May 17th 2011 up to serial number 11137****. The relevant product references are: L57, L58, L58 MGO, L59, L59 MGO, L59 69, L70120 YG, L70150 IM, L70150 YM, L70150 I, L70150 Y, L70150 YM.

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Jared Abrojena at the 2011 Tree Climbing Championships

This year’s International Tree Climbing Championships (ITCC) took place in Sydney, Australia in late July (winter in the southern hemisphere). Petzl athlete Jared Abrojena, a professional and competitive arborist from California, has fared exceptionally well in ITCC events in the past couple (...)

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[11/11/2011]

Job Posting: Petzl America Seeks Sales Director

Are you a Sales Director ready to charge hard, be inspirational, and champion the Petzl brand? Petzl America is looking for a Sales Director responsible for the coordination, management, and leadership of sales activities. In partnership with our division managers, the Sales Director identifies and analyzes sales opportunities and market needs, and develops strategies to maximize growth. Handling complexity with seasoned judgment and professional maturity is a must, as is a dynamic and collaborative management style.

[01/10/2012]

Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt

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[12/22/2011]

Petzl America's stance on SOPA and Protect IP

On December 21, 2011, Petzl America became aware of our presence on a list of companies purportedly supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA; H.R. 3261). However, Petzl America does not and has never supported SOPA or the related senate bill known as the Protect IP Act.

[12/13/2011]

Tech Tips for Saint Nick

Santa's job isn't without its risks. Just imagine working under serious time pressure, moving around on snowy roofs in the dark... In Florida, "Santa Claus" was getting ready for the upcoming Christmas work rush and brushing up on his rappelling technique at a local shopping mall. But the exercise didn't go exactly as planned. Instead, this poor "Santa" got his beard caught in the descender. We still don't know if he ever made it down..

[12/12/2011]

Mountain rescue: video from the IKAR CISA 2011 Conference

The international IKAR-CISA conference took place at the end of October in Are, Sweden. Every year this international event brings together mountain rescue teams from all over the world. The goal of the conference is to share experiences as well as different techniques and equipment in order to improve both efficiency and safety for mountain rescue operations.

[11/24/2011]

Have you inspected your ABSORBICA energy absorber following the May 2011 inspection procedure?

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