Tower Rescue Refresher

Tower Rescue Refresher training encompasses preparing and responding to an emergency requiring a tower rescue, appropriate risk assessment & risk control requirements and the skills and knowledge required to perform a tower rescue.

Course Content

Topics include and are not limited to:

Required Skills

• check, service and maintain vertical rescue equipment

• control infection

• escort stretchers in raising and lowering operations

• ascent and descent systems

• safety systems

• stretcher rigging

• implement safe and effective scene management procedures

• manage edge protection

• treat and package casualties

• undertake scene assessment and reporting

• use personal protective and rescue equipment within its safe work limitations

• wear appropriate personal protective and rescue equipment correctly

• work in a team

Required Knowledge

• breaking strains

• casualty assessment and packaging

• emergency management and interagency arrangements

• equipment characteristics

• operation of high lines (span line, Tyrolean etc.)

• operational briefing and debriefing procedures

• organisational procedures for cleaning and discarding equipment in terms of environmental management and sustainability

• organisational procedures for operating vertical rescue equipment

• personal hygiene protocols

• principles of suspension trauma

• reconnaissance techniques

• relevant legislation

• relevant work health and safety (WH&S) principles and practices

• safe working loads of equipment

• safety factors and safe working loads

• signs and symptoms of operational stress

• vertical rescue concepts and practices

• voice, whistle and other communication systems