Field notes

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Testing

Why VAF drop-tests at −58°F

Cold-weather drop tests show crews and engineers how a fall-arrest loop performs at low temperatures.

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Field use

Climbing remote poles without a ladder

Compact climbing steps can replace ladders at steel poles far from a road.

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Anchor design

How VAF designs utility anchors

VAF checks bearing surface, rust resistance, and installation before it makes an anchor.

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