Training Package:
Perform Tower Rescue +
EWP Escape & Rescue
Course Overview:
Qualification:Â
- UETDRMP020 Perform tower rescue
- UETDRMP015 Perform elevated work platform controlled descent escape
- UETDRMP016 Perform elevated work platform rescue
Duration: 1 Day
Assessment Type: Theory and Practical
Prerequisite: HLTAID009 – Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Course Description:
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.
Learning Outcome:
On completion of the course, participants will have gained the following skills and knowledge to:
- 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
Outcome:
A nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for the units below;
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High-Risk Rescue Package: Tower Rescue & EWP Escape
Essential Certification for Working at Height
For professionals working on telecommunications towers, wind turbines, and operating high-access equipment like Elevated Work Platforms (EWPs), having advanced rescue skills is not optional—it’s mandatory for safety and compliance.
This specialized training package bundles **Perform Tower Rescue** with **EWP Escape and Rescue**, ensuring you are fully competent in performing controlled descents and retrieval of incapacitated workers from height, across various high-risk scenarios.
Why Choose This Dual Rescue Package?
Maximize your capability and compliance by combining these critical rescue skill sets:
- Comprehensive Coverage: Train for rescue scenarios across two distinct environments: fixed structures (towers) and mobile plant (EWPs).
- Best Practice Standards: Learn the latest techniques in controlled descent and rescue systems, ensuring compliance with Australian safety standards.
- Time and Cost Efficiency: Save resources by undertaking these two related, yet distinct, rescue training units in one streamlined program.
- High-Value Skill: Professionals certified in high-risk rescue procedures are essential on site, increasing your job security and value.
What You Will Master
This package covers the practical skills and knowledge required for safe, swift emergency response:
| Training Unit | Key Skills Covered | UoC Code Example (Common) |
|---|---|---|
| Perform Tower Rescue | Rescuing an incapacitated person from various heights and types of towers/structures; setting up lowering and hauling systems; safe rigging of the rescue load. | UETTDRRF10B |
| EWP Escape & Rescue | Implementing controlled emergency descent procedures from an EWP; using auxiliary controls for platform recovery; rescue from an EWP basket (operator and observer). | RIIWHS204E |
Who Should Enrol in This Package?
This package is critical for:
- Telecommunications Riggers: Essential for those working on broadcast, mobile network, or utility towers.
- EWP Operators & Supervisors: Individuals who rely on Elevated Work Platforms and need to meet their legal rescue obligations.
- Wind Turbine Technicians: Workers who require advanced vertical rescue skills for tower and hub maintenance.
- Safety Officers/Managers: Personnel responsible for developing and implementing site emergency response plans at height.
Prerequisites and Safety Requirements
Please note the critical prerequisites for this advanced rescue training:
- Mandatory: You must hold a current **Working at Heights** qualification (e.g., *RIIWHS204E* or equivalent) prior to enrolment.
- You must be physically capable of performing strenuous rescue tasks at height.
- You must be able to meet the language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) requirements for complex assessment tasks.
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