Description
You must have a rescue plan when Working at Height
Our Stretcher Casualty Packaging Course is designed to enable workplaces where an incident could potentially happen involving any Working at Height, where persons requiring assistance may sustain injuries including spinal injuries, immobilisation of limbs, or limited descent options and require training in the use of a stretcher as part of an existing rescue plan or safe system of work.
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 on-site to deal with foreseeable situations where it would be necessary to rescue a person requiring assistance using a stretcher. 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 using a stretcher, or those involved in the planning and arrangements of a suitable and viable rescue plan.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
- Brief legislation summary
- Stretcher and Personal Protective Equipment
- Dynamic risk assessments for casualty care
- Casualty moving
- Stretcher use & packing
- Movement of stretcher including handling techniques
- System setup & use for a casualty recovery using a winch or rescue device
- Recovery pack limitations and inspections
- Rescue planning awareness
COURSE DETAILS
DURATION: ½ Day course
DELIVERY METHODS: On Site
ASSESSMENT: Those attending will explore a range of practical examples using stretcher(s)
CERTIFICATION: Upon Successful completion delegates will receive a certificate of attendance for Stretcher Casualty Packaging
OTHER INFO:
- When planning rescue, it is advised to consult with the Emergency Action Planning & Rescue from Height on document TCIG 2101 CPA
- 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
- First Aid
- Other rescue
FUNDING SUPPORT
SHORT COURSE GRANT: This course is eligible for the following short course grant via CITB:-
- Grant Rate & Tier: N/A | Grant Code: N/A
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
