Also known as: rope access inspection, IRATA NDT, work-at-height inspection.
What it involves
A two-rope system (working line and safety line) with a second technician always present. Inspection methods on ropes are mostly VT, UT thickness, MPI and PT, plus close visual of bolts, coatings and welds. Rope-access equipment has its own periodic inspection regime and every item is logged.
Why it matters for the paperwork
Rope-access work multiplies the certificates a company must keep current: IRATA or SPRAT levels, working-at-heights and confined-space training, first aid, plus the NDT qualifications, plus harness and rope inspection records.
Rope-access work in AMPS
Working-at-heights and confined-space certificates are among the documents the AMPS shutdown case study tracks on the personnel page. AMPS keeps personnel and equipment certificates on dedicated personnel and equipment pages, and its flag system warns one month before a certificate, calibration document or scheduled inspection falls due, so managers always know what is missing or expiring.