For any person working in a remote location where immediate evacuation from height may be needed. Includes extensive use of evacuation equipment.
In the Evacuation by Descent course, Participants will learn the suitability of various anchor types and the correct positioning of anchors for ease of descent and evacuation from height.
Evacuation by Descent includes information on hazards for descent lines (especially sharp edges and slack rope), the need to ensure a free descent path, methods of controlling the speed of descent and how to secure descenders to halt during the descent.
On completion of the course, participants will gain practical experience of a variety of descent devices.
Course elements covered include:
- Characteristics of personal descent systems
- Selection of anchorages.
- Choosing a safe rescue path (projections, wind etc).
- Pre-use checks on equipment used
- Requirements of a secondary safety system for training
Practical skills covered in this course include:
- Fitting a harness
- Self evacuation
Safety footwear required for all practical sessions.
The syllabus includes important requirements set out in the recent HSE Operational Circular on the use of evacuation equipment.
Arranged to order only. Please call for details.
It is the participants/bookers responsibility to ensure that all relevant pre-requisites are met to attend this course and that the evidence is provided on the first day of the course e.g. in-date certificates for revalidation courses. Failure to meet any of these pre-requisites may result in the participant being asked to leave the course. No refund will be given in this event.
For those looking to complete training in five GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) onshore modules, heightec’s GWO BST Package provides all the knowledge and skills required for new starters in the wind industry. Includes: , GWO Working at Heights with Manual Handling, GWO Fire Awareness and GWO First Aid.
GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher (BSTR) Package is also available to refresh certification in GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) onshore modules.
