A comprehensive course designed to instruct professional rescue personnel in high access casualty recovery from a diversity of structures such as telecommunications towers, pylons, tower cranes and buildings.
The Course Covers
Introduction to high access rescue and the requirement for an emergency
procedure
Legislation, standards and guidelines.
Generic and specific hazard identification
Site assessments
Rescue equipment and systems
User inspection, care and maintenance requirements.
Knots and anchor point selection
Worker - injury assessment, stabilization and handling, techniques.
Practical descent using rescue equipment
Cableway and tensioning system utilization and application
Worker recovery release and lifting techniques
Practical worker recovery in a harness, rescue strop and stretcher.
Vertical and horizontal recovery techniques
Practical single person and team recovery systems
Course Duration
Five Days
Max Class Size - 8
Course Materials
Reference book
Certification
Course completion certificate and laminated identification card.