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36 hours (5 days)
1:6
3 years
Outreach Rescue Certificate of Achievement
Outreach Rescue, Tan-y-Bwlch Centre, Llanllechid, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales LL57 3HY
To enable delegates to function as competent, supervised operatives in work at height and rope rescue situations, complying with relevant regulations and safety standards.
Emergency Services personnel and personnel from organisations involved in work at height and rope rescue at an operator level.
Comprehensive introduction to work at height and rope rescue systems.
Emphasis on safe access techniques, legal compliance and effective rescue systems.
Suitable for Technical Rope Rescue services.
BS 8454, Work at Height Regulations, LOLER, PUWER, NFCC Draft Rope Team Type Level 3
No previous knowledge or experience required.
Age 18+. Delegates must be fit for physical training requiring the delegates to climb ropes and structures, and to haul on lines.
Recertification & Refresher training is recommended every 2 years by means of attending a 3 day recertification course. Successful completion allows entry to: Rope Supervisor & Rope Instructor Training. If delivered at Outreach Rescue this course satisfies Module ‘Specialist Rescue 1 (5084EXQ)’ for the Diploma in Specialist Rescue and is worth 30 credits.
- Classroom sessions cover legal requirements, the theory of fall prevention and the hierarchy of safety systems, fall factors and hazard awareness.
- A written exam paper confirms learning.
- A course manual is issued."
- This course is predominantly practical, and includes teaching sessions and scenario based learning covering equipment usage (including numerous devices), knots and rigging, anchor selection and utilisation, work restraint, fall arrest systems, work positioning systems, ascending and descending lines, lowering and hauling systems for rescue, mechanical advantage, rescue systems, cableways and stretcher use.
- The course is holistically assessed throughout culminating in a series of assessment tasks on the last day.
- All specialist equipment is provided.
This 3-day recertification course provides refresher and update training for existing Rope Rescue Operators and re-establishes competence in the Rope Rescue Operator skillsets.
This 3-day course is designed for personnel who have completed the Rope Rescue Operator Instructor Training within the last 2 years and are ready for assessment or for those needing to recertify as a Rope Rescue Operator Instructor.
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