Rescue Winch
A rescue winch is the device an attendant works from outside a confined space to pull an incapacitated worker straight up out of the opening, and on a KStrong three-way rig that job shares one housing with the fall arrester. The BRUTE 3-Way Rescue Retrieval SRL-R is a self-retracting lifeline and a manual retrieval winch in a single polymer case: it locks within inches when a worker drops, then a handle engages an integral hoist so the attendant raises or lowers the load under control. This collection is that device plus the two pieces of mounting hardware it needs, the receiver that lands on a tripod or davit and the bracket that fixes the SRL-R to it. Everything here supports a rescue you run without sending a second person into the space.
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| Model | Price | Type | Model | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KStrong® BRUTE™ 100 ft. Wire Cable 3-Way Rescue Retrieval SRL-R (ANSI) | $1,745 | BRUTE 3-Way Wire Cable Rescue/Retrieval SRL-R | — | View → |
| KStrong® Mounting Bracket for all KStrong® SRL-R 3-Way Rescue/Retrieval devices (ANSI) | $159 | Mounting Bracket for 3-way SRL-R (Rescue/Retrieval) devices | UFT510010B | View → |
| KStrong® Megapod™ Universal Lower Assembly Mounting Bracket Receiver for Winch and 3-Way Rescue/Retrieval Device Brackets (ANSI) | $64 | Megapod Universal Lower Assembly Mounting Bracket Receiver | UFT510010B2 | View → |
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A three-way does two jobs a plain winch cannot. A confined space winch only raises and lowers; it protects nobody during the moment a worker is climbing or working at level, before retrieval is under load. A three-way SRL-R closes that gap. Under ANSI/ASSP Z359.14-2021 it arrests a fall like any self-retracting lifeline, locking within inches, and then a switch engages an integral means to raise or lower the fallen worker for recovery. That split decides which device you hang: when access is a planned, controlled descent on the line, a confined space winch is the right lower; when the entrant is exposed to a fall while climbing or working at a level, the three-way catches the fall first and recovers second.
What the BRUTE actually is. The KStrong BRUTE 100 ft Wire Cable 3-Way Rescue Retrieval SRL-R, around $1,745, carries 100 ft of galvanized steel wire cable in a polymer casing, with a swivel eye at the anchorage end and a load-indicating swivel locking snap hook at the working end, shipped with an installation carabiner and a tagline. It is an ANSI Class 1 device, meaning it is tested for anchorage at or above the worker's dorsal D-ring with no more than 2 ft of free fall, which is exactly how it sits when mounted over a manhole or hatch. In normal use it is a tensioned lifeline; in rescue mode a handle turns the built-in hoist. Read the load indicator on the snap hook before every entry, because a device that has already arrested a fall is out of service until it is inspected.
The receiver and the bracket are not interchangeable. A three-way does nothing until it is anchored over the opening, and two small parts make that happen. The Megapod universal lower assembly mounting bracket receiver, about $64, fixes to the lower assembly of a KStrong tripod or davit and accepts either a winch or a three-way device bracket. The mounting bracket for KStrong SRL-R three-way devices, about $159, is the piece tested to fasten the SRL-R itself into that receiver. Buy the bracket tested with your device rather than the one that looks close; the receiver is the cheapest part of the rig and the one nobody remembers until a $1,700 device has nowhere to bolt. For the tripods and davits these parts land on, see rescue and recovery kits, and for the wider set of receivers, chain links, and storage, confined space accessories.
Where the rescue winch sits in the entry. This device is one link in a non-entry rescue, and the rest of the entry has to be right for it to matter. The line clips to a chest or full body harness at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level or above the head, so a recovered worker rides up straight instead of jackknifing in the shaft. The attendant stays outside the space the entire time, and the atmosphere is tested with a calibrated instrument before anyone drops a line. A three-way belongs to the wider fall protection program and inspects on the same before-every-use discipline as the rest of it. For the full entry rig, how the tripods, davits, winches, and this device fit together, start at confined space rescue equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
It does the same retrieval job and more. A rescue winch raises and lowers a worker on command; a three-way SRL-R, or self-retracting lifeline with rescue, adds fall arrest to that retrieval function in one housing. The KStrong BRUTE here works as a self-retracting lifeline in normal use and switches to a manual retrieval hoist when the attendant needs to raise or lower a fallen entrant, which is why it can stand in for a dedicated winch on entries that also carry a fall risk.
The BRUTE ships with 100 ft of galvanized steel wire cable in a polymer casing, a swivel eye at the anchorage end, a load-indicating swivel locking snap hook at the working end, an installation carabiner, and a tagline. It is an ANSI Class 1 self-retracting device under Z359.14-2021, tested for overhead anchorage at or above the dorsal D-ring with no more than 2 ft of free fall. Confirm the current rating on the device label before it goes on a rescue rig.
They do different jobs. The Megapod universal lower assembly receiver mounts to the tripod or davit and accepts a winch or a three-way device bracket; the SRL-R mounting bracket is the tested piece that fastens the BRUTE into that receiver. If your tripod or davit already carries the receiver, you need the SRL-R bracket to hang the device; if it does not, you need both. Match the bracket to the device it was tested with rather than one that looks close.
Use a winch when access is a controlled descent, lowering an entrant into a vertical space on purpose and raising them the same way. Use a three-way when the entrant climbs or works at a level and is exposed to a fall before retrieval starts, because the winch protects nothing until it is under load while the three-way arrests the fall and then recovers. Many entries carry both, the winch for planned access and the three-way for the fall the plan does not include.
Yes. The load indicator on the BRUTE's snap hook shows whether the device has arrested a fall, and once it has, the unit is removed from service until a competent person inspects it to the manufacturer's instructions. Inspect the cable, casing, snap hook, and indicator before every entry as part of the same discipline you apply to the rest of the fall protection program.