Bucket Truck Self Rescue

[old lineman]

At CL&P still using Sky-Genie been using it since the sixty's. About 5 years ago tried to have discussion on getting newer system but that would have taken some thought and a little money. best I could get them to do was a little retraining. A big problem nobody wants to admit is most all the harness's don't have a loop in the front at the chest position, in order to use the genie you have to put a couple of loops from around the waist level together and with the older larger linemen the center of balance is to low and you tend to get feet up head down if you don't pay attention. The biggest problem is that nobody ever checks the devices and after being in a canvas bag in the bucket all year and all weather the aluminum sleeve gets oxidized and the shackle get rusty, stopped some of that by vacuum sealing the whole kit then putting it into the bag.

That's a cultural deficiency.

If the company doesn't purchase harnesses with anterior hook up provision then they need to specify to the purchasing department to get with it.
Your not out of business in the meantime.
Detach your 5' lanyard from the anchorage pass the safety snap through both leg straps and snap it back onto itself.
Pass the fall line behind your chest strap (this will help keep you more erect). Attach the fall line to the lanyard and your ready to descend.
My advise would be to do this multiple ways until you find the arrangement that you like and go with it.
Get on management to get with the times and provide the proper harnesses. Which should also be flame resistant.
The Old Lineman