Course Details

Scaffolder Rescue Program is designed to give the attendees such knowledge and skills to enable them to effectively plan and facility rescue and recovery of a scaffolder suspended by Personal Fall Protection Equipment (PFPE). Course can be tailored to suit clients own arrangements and rescue equipment.

Contents:

• Introduction and Welcome
• Aims & Objectives
• NASC Safety Guidance
• SG4 - Preventing Falls (Rescue Only)
• SG19 - Rescue Planning
• Rescue Equipment
• Remote Kits (Scaffpack/Gotcha)
• Retractable Inertia Reels
• Fully Assisted Kits
• Rescue Techniques
• Rescue without specialist rescue equipment
• Use of access equipment for rescue
• Remote rescue techniques for scaffolders suspended in free-space
• Fully assisted rescue for scaffolders suspended in free-space
• Role of the emergency services
• HSE first aid advice
• Syndicate exercise - prepare rescue plan for a given scenario
• Practical Rescue Exercises & Assessments
• Simulation of a scaffolder suspended within/adjacent to the structure (e.g. tower, independent or birdcage scaffolds)
• Simulation of a scaffolder suspended in free-space using retractable inertia lines (e.g. cantilever, drop-lift, hung, truss-out, protection fan)
• Simulation of a scaffolder suspended in free-space using remote rescue equipment (e.g. bridging with beams, gantry, temporary roofs (with voids)
• Test Paper
• Summary & Close