Work at Height Rescue Teams

The Work at Height Regulations 2005 requires the provision of arrangements for an emergency plan and rescue. These capabilities must exist and be demonstrable before any work at height work commences, so if you are about to undertake some work but unable to provide and enact a rescue plan, then you will need to be supported by a specialist work at height rescue team.

There are various risks associated with undertaking working at height, these include:

Falls

Dropped objects

Potential for a medical incident

Faulty and unsuitable equipment

Fragile work surfaces which are in poor condition

Potential to overreach

Work at height specialists deployed by HFR Solutions are competent in providing:

• Rescues from work at height in the event of an incident including complicated and high-risk rescues
• Rescue plan creation and demonstration. (All credible scenarios relative to the specified site-risks identified will be practised and proved to ensure they are suitable and sufficient)
• Rescue plan implementation

Added value solutions may include:

• Positive safety conversations, encouraging a positive safety culture during all activities
• Provision of on-site training where required and appropriate
• Safety audits

Our work at height rescue team specialists are qualified in:

Work at height (The Work at Height Regulations 2005 are relevant to confined spaces entry and exit procedures, as a large percentage involve vertical climbing/access/egress)

Competent in emergency recovery and rescue

In the delivery of advanced medical response at height (trained to advanced trauma and first aid capabilities)

Entrapment

Fighting fires (as per National Occupational Standards)

Use of breathing apparatus to conduct searches and carry out rescues

IOSH Managing/Working safely

Qualified in manual handling

HFR Solutions have deployed work at height rescue teams for various projects and industries, these include:

• Chemical and petrochemical
• Events
• High-risk and heavy industries
• Infrastructure
• Power stations and generation
• Steel manufacture and production
• Site shutdown and outages
• Waste and recycling