Description
You must have a rescue plan when Working at Height
Our Deep Excavation Rescue Course is designed to enable workplaces where an incident could potentially happen involving any Excavation, where persons requiring assistance, to create a pre-planned rescue plan and train a competent team to initiate and conduct a safe rescue in a timely manner. The course provides guidance on the planning, measures, methods, equipment, skills and procedures required for a successful and safe rescue.
Any emergency action and rescue plan must be viable and tested to ensure it works and the team members trained do not let their skills deteriorate. This means safe and effective arrangements must be made onsite to deal with foreseeable situations where it would be necessary to rescue a person requiring assistance from the excavation. Health and safety legislation requires that safe systems of work be in place for all work activities, along with the duty to provide a means of safe rescue.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Any person who will be required to rescue persons in need from an excavation, or those involved in the planning and arrangements of a suitable and viable rescue plan.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
- Legislation overview and guidance
- Component part familiarization and hazards
- Types of accidents and injuries likely to be faced in excavations
- Rescue planning and considerations in line with guidance
- Introduction to rescue kit and equipment, including contents of a rescue box and inspection and installation requirements
- Rescue procedures for a variety of situations – practical – using one or a selection of devices
- Controlled descent using rescue device
- Post rescue recovery and aftercare
COURSE DETAILS
DURATION: 1 day course
DELIVERY METHODS: On Site only – you must have an Excavation and suitable rescue equipment available on site (We can provide rescue equipment for the training, and for purchase).
ASSESSMENT: Those attending will explore a range of practical examples of rescue.
CERTIFICATION: Upon Successful completion delegates will receive a certificate of attendance for Deep Excavation Rescue.
OTHER INFO:
- When planning rescue, it is advised to consult with the Emergency Action Planning & Rescue from Height on Tower Cranes document TCIG 2101 CPA TCIG GPG Emergency Action Planning & Rescue From Height on Tower Cranes.pdf
- Those attending must be medically fit
- Those attending must be competent in fitting a harness and using a restraint lanyard
- All operations must cease whilst rescue scenarios are taking place, as necessary
- Equipment must be serviceable and inspected in accordance with legislation and/or guidance
- Additional familiarisation can be added, which may include:
- Harness fitting
- Stretcher work
- First Aid
FUNDING SUPPORT
SHORT COURSE GRANT: This course is eligible for the following short course grant via CITB:-
- Grant Rate & Tier: £60 (Tier 1) | Grant Code: GET1933
SKILLS AND TRAINING FUND: Are you a CITB-Registered employer, up to date with your Levy return and employ between 1-250 direct staff or CIS (No PAYE). If you answered yes, this training MAY be offset with funding as part of an application for between £2,500 up to £25,000 for training your workforce. Click our link for more information and/or contact the PGL team for our dedicated application support service: Skills and Training fund – CITB
