While performing rescue from heights and over depths, is risky for rescuers as well as for rescued person it is desirable that the risk of fall is reduced to minimum during rescue operations. It is necessary to ensure the safety of rescuers and rescued person to avoid possible injuries. The rope protects people from falling. By our research work we measured the size of the forces acting on the rope during various rescue operations and we compared these results to the forces the rope is able to withstand. This thesis should highlight the risk of falling that rises when the rope is damaged or overloaded. We want point to a need to include means and practice procedures of rescue operations to increase the safety of rescue operations via rope.