Window Washing Bosun Chair

A bosun s chair or boatswain s chair is a device used to suspend a person from a rope to perform work aloft.
Window washing bosun chair. Bosun chairs are ideal for applications like window washing and being lowered into a manhole. A bosun chair is much more comfortable than a harness and traditional positioning gear alone. Traditionally used by sailors when working aloft or over a ship s side a bosun s chair or boatswain s chair is a one person swing seat secured by a three rope system two for support and one for safety. Abc window cleaning supply has a large inventory in stock of brands like sky genie and gemtor for quick delivery.
Window washers and maintenance professionals might use a bosun s chair to work on the exterior of a high rise building. 1 originally just a short plank or swath of heavy canvas many modern bosun s chairs incorporate safety devices similar to those found in rock climbing. If work like washing windows needs to be performed on the exterior of the building there might be a winch and rigging at the top of the building. It is distinguished from a climbing harness by the inclusion of a more or less rigid seat providing more comfort.
Bosun s chair with decent control is one of the most common types of equipment employed by the window cleaning trade.