France Travaux sur Cordes is organizing the 11th edition of the French Ropes Championship on June 27 and 28 in Marseille

Indeed, France Travaux sur Cordes is today the only business union to organize a mixed gathering of this type in France, to highlight and thank the essential work of rope access workers.

A unifying 11th edition to promote a demanding profession

Since 2006, rope access repair meetings have been held every two years, bringing together all the players in the profession (rope repair technicians, business leaders, partners, training centers, temporary employment companies, project managers and project managers) as well as various institutions such as the OPPBTP, the IRNS, the CCCA-BTP, the CNAM, the FFB, the FNTP and the Ministry of Labor.

The 2024 French Ropes Championship will continue in this vein with technical events in individual and team categories, combining agility and technicality. Because this profession, recognized since 2010, codified by the Professional Training and Employment authorities, requires “professional” know-how as well as mastery of rope movement techniques, to be able to install a workstation on ropes and work there in complete safety.

The fields of intervention of rope access technicians are particularly numerous and varied, ranging from the building sector to the public works sector, including events and even industry.

Jacques BORDIGNON, President of France Travaux sur Cordes, emphasizes the requirements required to exercise this profession: “The varied environments of intervention, in the urban sector, in industry or in public works, imply for the rope access technician a significant technical background. A Professional Qualification Certificate (CQP) “Working on ropes - initial level” is required. It will be completed by the CQP “Working on ropes - confirmed level” to become an experienced rope access technician. Other certificates enrich these initial training courses: the CQP “Supervise work on ropes on site”, the CQP “Organize work on ropes” or the CQP “Natural risks protection technician”. »

In the heart of the Marseille city, an extraordinary event and professional conferences open to all to discover the profession and encourage vocations!

The 11th edition of the French Rope Access Championship will take place in three phases:

• The qualifying phase on Thursday June 27 all day;
• The “Individual Masters” on Friday 28 morning;
• The finals on Friday afternoon.

Competitors will benefit from the 36.000 m2 of space and infrastructure of the Cité des arts de la rue, located in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille, an emblematic place which makes it possible to organize very technical and impressive events and confrontations between rope access technicians.

The general public will be able to attend the various events as well as the three professional conferences organized on site, for the most interested among them, perhaps helping to encourage vocations:

• Thursday June 27, 11:00 a.m.: “Managing a GRIMP intervention, role of the unit leader and link with the rope access technicians”, led by Captain Guy POURCHOT, Head of the National Rescue Training Center in perilous environments and in the mountains;
• Thursday June 27, 14:00 p.m.: “Silica and lead risks”, hosted by Florian LATTARD, Deputy Director of the AURA agency within the OPPBTP (Lyon site);
• Friday June 28, 10:00 a.m.: “Absurd decisions and how to avoid them in risky activities”, hosted by Christian MOREL, sociologist, human factors and risk management expert, known for his works on absurd decisions and author of the concept of “negotiation -manifestation” in the sociology of work.

Practical information

• French rope access championship, Thursday June 27 & Friday June 28, 2024;
• Meeting open to the public, free entry;
• City of street arts, 225 avenue Ibrahim Ali / Aygalades, 13015 Marseille
  • By car: free parking on site;
  • By metro + bus: take metro line 2 to the Gèze terminus. Take bus number 30 towards La Savine from Gèze metro station, then get off at the Cité des arts de la rue stop. The entrance to La Cité is 50 meters back.
• Program :
  • Thursday June 27:
    • 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Team reception;
    • 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.: opening of tests, demonstrations;
    • 10 a.m. - 20 p.m.: qualifications;
    • 14 p.m. - 20 p.m.: open speed climbing;
    • 20 p.m. - 00 a.m.: speed climbing final and festive evening/concert
  • Friday June 28:
    • 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: “Masters”;
    • 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: individual quarter-finals;
    • 13 p.m. to 15:30 p.m.: team semi-final then individual;
    • 15:30 p.m. to 16:15 p.m.: team final then individual;
    • 16:30 p.m.: awards ceremony.

Find all the information on the championship website by clicking here.