The Industrial Rope Rescue course is a simplified, condensed version of High Angle I and High Angle II, aimed at Emergency Response Teams at industrial sites. These teams are seldom made up of full-time rescuers. To make things easier we have distilled the knowledge of HA-I and HA-II into a few simple, standardised techniques that are easy to remember and easy to implement.
This course focusus on teaching a few basic principles and then entrenching the use of a standardised system to solve the problems that are likely to be encountered on site.
Quite often we will use the time on site to derive solutions to specific problems that exist on that specific site.
You need to be fit enough to:
Carry all your equipment
Ascend back up whatever height you have abseiled.
Your fitness will be assessed during the course and if you are not fit enough then you will not be permitted to complete the course.
The assessment is entirely practical in nature:
There will be a series of skills stations where you must rig stretchers, construct anchor systems, rig raising and lowering systems. You may not make functional or safety errors during these practical assessments.
There will be a team scenario-based assessment which will require the group to solve a realistic rescue problem (or problems) in a timeous and efficient manner.
Selection, capabilities, limitations, use, inspection, care and storage of:
Harnesses
Helmets
Rope
Webbing and anchor straps
Connectors
Descending devices
Ascending equipment
Stretchers
Pulleys
Anchor plates
Edge rollers
Types of knots, knot characteristics and behaviour
Specific knots and their applications
Anchoring physics
Types of basic anchors
Anchor point selection
Anchor system construction
Inspection of anchors
Fall factors
Impact force
Belay techniques
Communication
Connection and pre-dispatch safety checks
Edge transition techniques
Locking off of a descent device
Ascending configuration and technique
Changing between abseil and ascent and vice-versa
Passing knots in ropes
Patient packaging using standard rescue equipment
Horizontal orientation
Vertical orientation
Jockey mobility
Mechanical advantage and pulley systems
Changing from lower to raise and vice-versa
Passing knots on raise and lower
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INCLUDED |
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Use of all rescue equipment for the duration of the course |
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Training handbook |
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Costs associated with one round of assessment. |
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EXCLUDED |
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Transport to and from class |
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Accommodation |
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Appropriate clothing |
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Supplementary exam costs if the first attempt is unsuccessful |
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Meals |