The last couple of commercial jobs I have been on. The crews have commented on the use of my safety straps for my reducer / tip hose / stabber pipe. They appreciate it and recognized the desire for  safety. I am sure my insurance agent appreciates it also. 

Good job seed. Your the man.

Multiple straps create some problems of their own. The combined ‘free-fall’ length must be considered. If you have say 16” of slack in a strap before it actually arrests the fall that is better than not having a strap but perhaps not as good as it can be. It isn’t like your wall pipe is going to reach terminal velocity before it whacks the guy on his head but a professional operator wants his gear to operate at maximum effectiveness.

Good enough

Is not

Good enough

When you put safety straps on in multiples consider the total slack in all the straps together. Double them up, or you may wish to stretch each one to its full extent and duct tape it in place to remove any ‘free-fall’ potential. And please do not forget to safety pin all the clamps on suspended items.

Thanks for making the effort. ;~)

Those nylon straps are great for temparary use, but if they are exposed to concrete and start getting hard when should you replace them? Thats what i said, thats why i made up some heavey duty steel braided cables and hooks only way i will go. I still use the nylon strap to kink the tip hose if need be to keep things clean.

Speedy,

Here is my story about "what are the chances of that happening" (true story)

We were on a placing boom job WAY up high, just pumping along and BAM the tip swivel clamp (that had a safety pin in it) broke in half and as the clamp and tip hose fell the clamp holding the safety strap to the boom broke and the entire mess, along with two strokes of concrete from a 1400 Putz pump landed on the knocked-out hose man.

So if you are in a spot that requires you to say what are the chances... it just means that it can and will happen. If you consider the remedial action that would lessen the effects of such a rare happening, and take those appropriate actions; everyone is safer and it doesn't cost any extra.

I like chains also. You shake it just a little and the crete falls off. Correctly welded attachment points with screw-on shackles and you have a very safe system. The tip hose being the only place that you can not use that system. I have seen too many of the hose inner fittings wear out because of inattention and the nice welded safety strap/cable/chain are dangling from the boom... with the tip hose on top of who or whatever was under it.

If a safety strap is pulled tight around a hose and then the end jerked upward and ducttaped in place it does a very good job. But for the most part, I am with you in that a 'noose' can and will come loose if is left to its own ability to work or not.

The reason you were a good pump owner/operator is because you think and use your prior experience and learned logic to prevent unknown problems that "might" happen.

I really hate it that you are not still a pumper; but you know what is best for you. ;~)