Tower Rescue

Participants will learn the procedures and systems required for stabilizing and lowering patients and have ample opportunity to use their skills and knowledge in simulated rescue situations.

Because each workplace has its own unique hazards, the scenarios, enactments, and equipment are tailored to each industrial site.

COURSE OUTLINE

Orientation

• Instructor and Student Introduction
• Safety Procedures

Tower Structures

• Construction Materials
• Configurations

Rescue Hazards

• Electrocution
• Entanglement

Rescue Equipment

• Personal Protective Equipment
• Carabiners, Pulleys, Ascenders, Descenders
• Specialty Equipment
• Software: Rope and Webbing
• Care and Maintenance

Knots and Hitches

Rescue Systems

• Friction Lowering Systems
• Mechanical Advantage Systems

Rescue Procedures

• Pre-Planning
• Rescue Methods and Decision Factors
• Victim Situation

Practice Rescues