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Rescue Training

Understand the implications of being suspended in a harness and the importance of rescue provision when working at height.
Have a basic understanding of the different approaches to rescue and how the rescue kit fits into a hierarchy of options, e.g. improvised planned and emergency services.
Understanding the importance of personal safety whilst carrying out rescue.
Post rescue care and handover to a first aider or the emergency services.
Identification of the key components for the rescue kit and their strengths and limitations.
The ability to assess the situation and select the appropriate recovery technique, i.e. anchor point selection and suitable points of safety harness attachment.

Correctly fitting and adjustment of a fall arrest harness.
Correct use of double and/or single fall arrest lanyards for personal safety whilst traversing and rescuing.
The importance of casualty management and the application of temporary aids.
Remote deployment of the rescue kit from a position of safety and attachment to an unconscious casualty.
Use of the rescue kit to raise and lower an unconscious suspended casualty.
Correct use of the equipment to gain a mechanical advantage when lifting the casualty.

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