Government Team Tower Rescue Refresher Training
Newcastle Rescue & Consultancy work with many of our valued government clients to deliver a training ranging from White Card to Fire Warden to Asbestos courses but recent travels up the North Coast led to a local government client site to deliver Tower Rescue Refresher training.
Units completed included:
- PUASAR022 Participate in a rescue operation
- PUAEME001 Provide emergency care
Our trainers with a background in emergency service and military have familiarity with Government requirements and on the client site deliver real world scenarios with the latest equipment.
The business relationship with our government clients allows for discussions prior to the training to establish topics to be included or if contextualisation may be required.
Topics covered in this recent training included:
- WH&S Legislation
- Falls from Height Regulations – AS4488 and AS1981.4
- Software Theory – harness, ropes etc
- Hardware Theory
- Life Rescue Knot and Hitches
- Anchor Points/Anchor Systems
- Suspension Trauma
- Rappelling Skills
- Rescue Team Ethos and Ideals
- Lowering and Raising Systems
- Patient Handling
- ‘Pick Off’ Rescues
- Safety Officer and Team leader roles and responsibilities
Photos of the Tower Rescue Refresher Training
