Safety - Prevention and Solutions

1.      Check in with the bound partner and frequently monitor the situation. You’re tying up a human being and they are fragile.

2.      Provide an emotionally safe space for your partner so they check in with you when they feel there may be a problem occurring.

3.      In committing the act of bondage on a person you must be prepared to cut the ropes in case of an emergency.   Using EMT safety scissors is the best option. A knife or other good scissors will work but risk injury themselves. Emergency lighting of some sort, like a flashlight, should be handy in case of  power outages.

4.      Struggling in tight rope poses particular risks.  Struggling hard against the rope can cause exterior skin damage as well as rub nerves raw.  Once tingling begins it is time to remove the rope causing the problem.  Sometime it’s as simple as adjusting a portion of the rope to alleviate the trouble.  If symptoms persist remove all of the ropes.

5.      Suspension carries additional risks.  Special care must be taken not to drop the subject.  The Rope Master must be conscious at all times of tightening or loosening any rope(s).  It is possible to dislocate joints or cause any number of injuries if the ropes slip, break or are removed in the incorrect order.

6.      In removing ropes in an emergency start with the ropes compressing on any problem areas provided they are not required for support. If the problem ropes are necessary for support remove them and stabilize the bottom before proceeding to loosen the ropes causing the emergency.  Remove the ropes that will get the subjects feet on the ground without dropping them.  Generally ropes need to come off in the opposite order in which they were put on.  Every situation is different and a good amount of thought needs to be given to taking the ropes off even as they are being put on.

7.  Furniture or architectural accoutrements like eyebolts and/or beams used for bondage need to be structurally sound.