Tower Rescue Technician

Rescue

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Overview

Tower Rescue Technician on Technical Rope Rescue Technician training, and addresses lead climbing and evaluation of tower integrity.

It is appropriate for those performing rescues on towers where any of the following are true:

lead climbing may be required (as no existing fall protection exists)
non-standard anchor points may be required
horizontal and vertical movement of the patient may be required
only one rescuer can access the tower to perform rescues
rescuers have to plan and implement responses without an existing pre-plan

This course meets and exceeds NFPA 2500 and NFPA 1006 standards for tower rescue.

Tower Rescue Technician Course Details

Duration

3 days (24 hours)

Format

1 day classroom, 2 days tower site

Participants

Minimum 6. Maximum 8.

Prerequisites

18+ years of age
A physical and mental aptitude for working at height
Ability to perform moderately strenuous activities
Technical Rope Rescue Technician or equivalent

Price

$735

Recertification

Repeat the entire course at a 15% discount every three years

Annual Training Maintenance

Click here to read about the options available for annual guided practice

Required Equipment

Class III full-body climbing or rescue harness*
Climbing or technical rescue helmet*
100% tie-off Y-lanyard
Gloves with leather palms (ie. work gloves)
Work boots, hiking boots, or appropriate footwear
Long pants or coveralls
Appropriate protective clothing for weather conditions

* Rentals included in course fee

Takeaways & Documentation

Ropes That Rescue Tower Rescue Manual
Itemized, personalized skill sheet
Certificate of completion
Registration in Rescue 3 International “Certification Database”

Tower Rescue Technician Course Outline

Classroom Session

Rescue Philosophy
Tower Rescue Basics
Pre-planning for Tower Rescue
Relevant standards and legislation
Tower types, construction, hazards and problems
Rescue on Non Standard Structures
Rope rescue problems and systems application
Equipment: current, specialized, new, and experimental

Tower Session

Scene assessment and incident command
Evaluating the structural integrity of towers
Setting rope systems and anchors
Mechanical advantage systems
Safe and effective climbing in a tower environment, including lead climbing
Fall protection systems
100% tie-off, first man up system, two-line systems
Pick-offs and lowering including one man up techniques

Tower Session

Raising and lowering of injured workers
Team rescue – vector raise, tag line lower, skate line lower
Complex rescue situations
Knot passing techniques
General review and testing of skills
Certifications awarded

FAQ

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We only offer this as a private course

Our private training courses ensure personalized hands-on training through human-based scenarios

Private Courses

Training Maintenance

If you have a group that would like to review their training together, the training maintenance program may be right for you.

Your group pays the instructor’s daily teaching fee and travel costs associated with bringing the instructor to your training location, along with an annual fee to be part of the maintenance program. This is generally a pretty reasonable approach for training departments because:

it allows us to deliver the training in small chunks every year, rather than in one big chunk every three years
it gives department members more annual hands-on time with their skills
new members can integrate into maintenance programs by jumping on an open course from our public schedule

We track your members, and their status on course content completion within a three year cycle, which mirrors a traditional three year recertification cycle. It’s an excellent value for the cost, and allows you to review your skills in your own backyard.

The training maintenance program replaces the need to recertifiy your training on a traditional three year recertification cycle.

Sorry – there’s no individual audit program available for this course