Posted By Richard Hinckley Mark - Our company Total Access (UK) Limited are a leading Industrial Rope Access company that have been involved with some of the countries most prestigious structures and buildings. You are correct in your comment on the excellent statistics with relation to the Rope Access technique under the strict guidance of IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Assosciation). If you would like to email me at richard@totalaccess.co.uk I will be happy to send you the most recently issued accident statistics for the industry as a whole, I also have a document that offers a fully objectional view on the use of Rope Access v Cradle Access Systems, originally written for architects and designers it makes very interesting reading.