Crane Tower Rescue

Course Information

Date of Next Course: Upon request

Venue: Fire Service Headquarters, Hessle - Nr Hull

Duration: One Day

Validation: Three Years

Awarding Body: Trained to National Occupational Standards

This one-day training course is designed to provide tower crane workers with the skills and practical experience required for self-evacuation and the rescue of a casualty from a tower crane, or other tall structures such as cab, crane structure, ladder, walkway or a casualty suspended from a lanyard after a fall.

The Tower Crane Rescue course syllabus includes;

Anchor point selection	Identification of safe decent paths
Self-evacuation	Tower crane rescue kits
Rescue from the crane cab	Rescue from crane jib
Care of a casualty	Handling casualty who is suspended in a harness
Risks associated with harness suspension	Fitting of the full-body harness
Use of fall lanyards	Use of casualty harness and stretcher fitting
Use of extension pole

 

Course Benefits

Course benefits will include:

• Expertise - we utilise the expertise, resources and skills of Humberside Fire & Rescue Service (HFRS)
• Qualified and experienced trainers - HFR Solutions CIC instructors are specialists in working at height rescue and training
• Real-incident experiences - our instructors have handled rescue, at height, fire, medical and incident response scenarios in real-life 
• Peace of mind for you– we have successfully delivered numerous working at height courses to the construction, ports & logistics, heavy-industry, infrastructure, manufacturing and renewables sectors
• Increased confidence - your delegates will be trained in best practice processes for working undertaken rescues from tower cranes
• Increased capabilities – qualified employees and contractors
• Safe systems of work - we help to implement safe systesm of work for your organisation
• ISO accredited business - ISO9001, ISO14001 & ISO 18001
• Purpose-built working at infrastructure - both internal and external unrivalled working at height training infrastructure in the region

Learning Outcomes

Delegates attending our 1-Day Crane Tower Rescue training course will receive the following the learner outcomes:

• Comprehensive rescue syllabus for tower crane workers
• The skills and practical experience required for self-evacuation and the rescue of a casualty from a tower crane
• Pracrtical experience for rescue from tall structures such as cab, crane structure, ladder, walkway or a casualty suspended from a lanyard after a fall

Relevant Legislation

If some or all of your employees work at height, whether you are a business owner or responsible for the health and safety side of your organisation, it is essential that you have a complete understanding of relevant working at height legislation and how it may affect your organisation;

• Work at Height Regulations 2005
• Puwer – Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998)
• Loler (Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998)
• General Health & Safety Legalisation

Testimonial

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