Tower rescue + EWP controlled decent escape and rescue
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UETDRMP009 – Perform tower rescue
UETDRMP005 – Perform elevated work platform rescue
UETDRMP004 – Perform elevated work platform controlled descent escape
UEECD0007 Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace
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.
This course covers the use of EWP controlled descent escape procedures, including rescuing a person from a raised EWP. It specifies the requirements and how they apply in the context of transmission, distribution or rail work functions.
Successfully completing this course will allow you to escape or assist with a rescue from an EWP with an Emergency Descent Device or Controlled Descent Device.
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
- Inspection and fitting of rescue equipment
- Assessing and controlling hazards to rescuer, victim, and others
- Isolation procedures
- Maintaining Safe Approach Distances (SAD’s) appropriate to EWP rescue &
- EWP controlled descent rescue
- Involvement of external emergency services as appropriate
- Practical demonstration of rescuing a person
Assessment
This program has been designed to assess a person’s competence in accordance with the Health Training Package and the proprietary requirements of the organisation or workplace. The assessment will consist of a written assessment and a practical demonstration
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, each participant will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment.
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