Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures

ICTTCR203 – Use safe rigging practices to climb and perform rescues on telecommunications network structures

Course Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assess risk, use rigging equipment, and climb and perform rescues on standard telecommunications network structures.

It applies to technical staff who work in a team environment and who use rigging on telecommunications radio structures and may make use of rigging plant and equipment, fall arrest, fall guarding and fall constraint.

Course Outline

• Prepare to use safe rigging practices
• Assess the status and condition of telecommunications network structures and identify the climbing route
• Prepare climbing equipment
• Climb telecommunications network structures
• Use climbing and working fall arrest systems
• Perform rescues

Assessment

The assessment for this program has been designed to assess a person’s competence in accordance with 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.