Rescue From Confined Spaces (NON-BA)

This Rescue course allows your team to be an integral part of your rescue plan, supporting your entry team – should an incident occur. If your entry teams can breathe but need immediate help, then an in-house rescue team may be the answer. Enter and supervise rescue operations that are not breathing air related.

Course Aims:

To train and assess individuals to safely enter breathable air, treat, rescue and recover persons who have entered spaces which, due to their enclosed nature, their access/egress issues, lack of ventilation and their specified risk/s have been classified as confined spaces.

The course covers:

• Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work for rescue entry
• The role and responsibilities of the rescue team
• Procedures for rapid entry
• Environmental monitoring in a rescue situation
• PPE for rescue teams
• Rescue equipment including stretchers and rope systems
• The use of davit, tripod and winch for stretcher rescues
• Escape Breathing Apparatus in a rescue situation
• Roles and responsibilities of the entrants, supervisor, and manager in a rescue situation
• Practical trauma care and resuscitation including the use of oxygen
• Practical casualty rescue scenarios including multiple casualties