Back to the drawing board on this invention from San Sebastian, Spain. The video says the demonstration was on Wednesday. The 39-year-old man who rode it down suffered injuries to both legs.
Above is an older video from Russia of what appears to be another escape device. The results were likely much more serious.
Their slogan is “Count on us, we will let you down”. Above is a promo video for the company High-Rise Escape Systems that is apparently more successful in this arena.
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say what you want about OSHA and some of their sometimes silly rules and regulations, but doing something like that without EMS standing by and using a safety line, might have prevented this.
Just think of the difference a reflective Safety Vest would have made.!!!!!