Rope Access Rescue & Supervision
We can provide standby rescue teams equipped with our rental fleet of ActSafe ascenders and Level 3 rope access supervisors to facilitate existing customer rope access employees.
Some of the key areas covered include:
- Relevant legislation and its application to rope rescue
- Management of the hazards and risks associated with rope rescue activities and associated control measures
- Options for rescue
- Command, control and communications for rope rescue operations
- Methods of access to and from an incident site using working at height and rope access techniques
- Rescue system analysis, anchor systems and application with rescue loads
- Considerations for low angle, long and multi stage lowers
- Care, maintenance, inspection, lifespan and disposal of rescue equipment, including PPE
- Rescue system selection, application and supervision – with and without a stretcher for:
- Pick-off rescues
- Raising a rescue load using ActSafe ascenders
- Lowering a rescue load
- Use of tensioned guiding lines and cableway
- Negotiating difficult edge transitions
- Use of artificial high directional anchors as required
- Medical considerations during rescue, including suspension intolerance