STEEL TOWER RESCUE
This training course is designed to provide the candidates with the basic knowledge and skills to handle steel tower emergencies, to safely retrieve a workmate who is injured or having difficulties getting back to the ground. We will provide you with the safe, practical and efficient methods for helping your workmate out of trouble.
Emergency / rescue plan should be a part of the work method. Personnel who works at height should be able to carry to such a plan when in the case of emergency. Assistance or rescue should be carried out as soon as possible as a person waiting for rescue when hanged mid-air may suffer suspension trauma and may die in a very short period of time (before the arrival of Fire Services).
Who is this course for?
Personnel who are required to work on steel towers. These may include maintenance technicians, engineers and supervisors in industries related to energy, network cable car systems, staging, infrastructures or cargo terminals, etc.
Prerequisites
Holds a STC2 certificate
Physically and medically fit
Minimum 18 years of age
Course Content
- Understanding the potential emergency scenarios and causes
- Emergency plans
- Revision on STC1 & STC2 topics
- Knowledge on suspension trauma treatment
- Pick-off technique
- Rescue a casualty who is hanged on ropes / lanyards
- Rescue a casualty who lies on tower decks / platforms
- Casualty care
Assessment
Candidates shall do a short written test and a practical assessment at the end of the course.
Certification
A certificate of course completion will be issued to successful candidates.
It is recommended that refresher or further training is carried out within 2 years.