Tower / Heights Rescue

Course Overview

Training is designed to be realistic and customised to suit your particular work situation (e.g. communications towers, energy transmission towers, or chair-lifts). This course is suitable for anyone who has the requirement to access towers or poles of any kind within their work.

Course Outline

• AS 1891.4 (overview) (contextualised to tower environments)

• WHS legislative requirements (overview)

• Ladder fall-arrest systems

• Work positioning systems

• PPE selection, use, basic maintenance

• Fall arrest systems

• Using double hook lanyards

• Installing solid and reliable anchorage

• Practical rescue

• Assessment activities (e.g. rescues) in tower context

Assessment

The assessment for this programme has been designed to assess a person’s competence in accordance the Training Package, any relevant Legislation and the proprietary requirements of the organisation or workplace. The assessment will consist of both a written and practical component.
Certification