Heightsafe’s specialist Technical Rescue Training gives rescue teams the skills to recover casualties safely from height, whether they’re suspended in a harness, stranded on a tower or injured in a hard-to-reach location.
Our courses are designed for personnel working in rescue teams who have experience and skills for climbing and Rope Access. Please note, personnel attending our core course will have completed and hold an in-date Rescue Level 2 certificate.
We run five rescue courses, from team leader training to wind turbine and tower rescue, delivered at your site or at our facilities anywhere in the UK.
When working at height, even with all the right safety systems, things can still go wrong. A fall arrest system may engage, a harness may be compromised, or someone may be suspended and unable to recover alone.
Having the ability to safely carry out rescue operations is not just an add-on, it’s essential. Our training ensures your team can respond quickly, correctly and safely when lives are potentially on the line.
Who Should Attend
This training is designed for:
Participants will gain both theoretical and practical skills, including:
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Don’t wait for a crisis to find out your rescue procedures are inadequate. Contact Heightsafe Systems today to arrange your training, whether you need basic rescue drills, full emergency response planning, or a bespoke course tailored to your site hazards.
Heightsafe’s specialist Technical Rescue Training course is designed for personnel working in rescue teams with experience of climbing and rope access. Over five days, delegates learn to plan and carry out complex rope rescues, from snatch and cut rescues to stretcher rigging and pulley systems.
Please note, personnel attending this course will have completed and hold an in-date Rescue Level 2 certificate.
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Heightsafe’s specialist Technical Rescue Team Leader Training course is designed for those supervising rescue teams. It covers the planning of rope rescue for any given Work at Height scenario, including complex rigging, load calculations and leading a team under pressure.
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Please note, delegates will be assessed upon completion for decision making capabilities, failure recovery and logistics.
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Heightsafe’s specialist Advanced Access and Rescue Training course is designed for personnel who require access to a range of wind turbine generators (WTG) and a more advanced rescue capability. Delegates gain the skills to both access and rescue in a range of wind industry scenarios.
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Heightsafe’s specialist Tower Rescue Training course provides the skills needed to rescue injured personnel stranded on a mast or tower. It covers the characteristics and limitations of abseil rescue equipment commonly found in the telecommunications industry, and how to use it.
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Heightsafe’s specialist MET Mast Climber/Rescue Training course is designed for personnel accessing tower masts and similar structures. It provides the practical and theoretical knowledge needed to safely use Fall Protection equipment when accessing and working on towers and masts.
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The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require all work at height to be properly planned, and that planning must include emergencies and rescue. If someone falls and is left suspended, you need a safe way to recover them.
HSE guidance is clear that employers shouldn’t simply rely on the emergency services. Rescue arrangements must be in place before work begins, with trained people and suitable equipment ready to act quickly.
Suspension in a harness can become life-threatening in a short time, which is why our courses focus on fast, controlled recovery and on managing suspension trauma once the casualty is safe.
A written rescue plan should cover how a casualty will be reached, the equipment needed and who will carry out the rescue. Our courses give your team the practical skills to put that plan into action.
The right course depends on your structures, your team’s experience and the rescues you may need to perform:
If you’re unsure which course suits your team, our specialists can review your sites and recommend a suitable option.
We deliver Technical Rescue Training at your site or at our facilities anywhere in the UK, with flexible scheduling to minimise disruption. Training on your own structures lets teams rehearse the rescues they’re most likely to face.
Courses run from one day for tower and MET mast rescue up to five days for our core technical rescue and team leader courses, combining theory with practical rescue exercises.
Every course runs with a trainer to student ratio of 1 to 4, so delegates spend most of their time rigging, hauling and practising rescues under close supervision.
Advanced Access and Rescue certification is valid for 2 years and comes with an ID card, while MET Mast Climber/Rescue certification is valid for 3 years. Ask us about certification for our other courses.
Rescue skills need regular practice. Alongside training, we can help with rescue planning, post-incident review and equipment advice, and inspect your kit through our PPE Kit Testing and Maintenance service.
For wider skills, teams often add our Confined Space Training, Harness Awareness Training or Height Safety Awareness Training.
It’s specialist training that teaches rescue teams how to recover casualties from height using ropes, pulleys, anchors and stretchers. It covers rescue planning, rigging, casualty care and managing suspension trauma.
Yes. Our core Technical Rescue Training course is designed for personnel with climbing and rope access experience, who already hold an in-date Rescue Level 2 certificate.
Technical Rescue and Team Leader courses each take five days. Advanced Access and Rescue takes two days, while Tower Rescue and MET Mast Climber/Rescue courses each take one day.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require work at height to be planned, including for emergencies and rescue. HSE guidance says employers shouldn’t rely only on the emergency services to recover a suspended worker.
Suspension trauma, also called suspension intolerance, can affect someone left hanging motionless in a harness. It can become serious quickly, so rescue needs to be fast and the casualty must be handled correctly afterwards.
We deliver Technical Rescue Training at your site or at our facilities anywhere in the UK. Training on your own structures means teams can practise the rescues they’re most likely to face.
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