Originally Posted by
Hydromet
MoparDave, my old job also required us to work at heights above flowing water, and it was never a thing that worried me. Also, I was quite happy to work high on a ladder or in a harness dangling off a bridge. However, with age, I've developed what seems to me a quite rational fear of working on high ladders. I suspect it's because I'm aware that my balance, reaction time and coordination are probably not what they were.
Indeed. I developed a hatred for practicing ladder rescues (for inside wind turbines) as there were so many ways to make a simple but potentiality fatal error....I was fine and dandy up top and outside and inside for the confined spaces advanced rescue training..I too find it extremely difficult to climb a ladder above the first floor..
I think it is correct as you age you develop reason lol..