High Angle Technical Rescue Level 1

ACUTE delivers training in English and participants need to demonstrate an independent understanding and comprehension of the course content to successfully complete the training.

Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm – Participants should arrive 15 minutes prior to training. Full Day: Participants must be present for the full day of training.

Prerequisites: None

What to Wear: The course includes hands-on use and wearing of fall protection equipment. You will be wearing a full body harness for a portion of the course. Please wear comfortable clothing and safety footwear.

Program Content

No fall arrest system is complete without the ability to promptly retrieve any worker who may become suspended in their system. Reliance upon outside emergency rescue agencies may create unnecessary and dangerous delays. This one-day practical course is designed to provide students with the rescue fundamentals to retrieve a suspended worker in a typical situation. The program will examine simple rescue tools, techniques, and will include the development of a proper rescue plan framework.

Training program topics include:

• Rescue requirements overview & regulations
• Human dynamics
• Rescue planning
• Rescue principles
• Essential rescue equipment
• Rescue techniques for roofing applications
• Self rescue
• Operator-assisted rescue
• Post-rescue protocols

You will learn by:

• Classroom Interaction with Experienced Instructors
• Demonstration and Hands-on Training
• Detailed Handouts, Videos and Quizzes

Participants must be present for the full day of training. Each participant must complete the course quizzes scoring at least 75%. Participants will be required to perform hands-on rescues (including the R550).