This unit covers the competency required to undertake vertical rescue in a range of emergency situations in natural and man-made environments.
What you will learn includes:
- check, service and maintain vertical rescue equipment
- control infection
- escort stretchers in raising and lowering operations
- establish, maintain, monitor and use:
- ascent and descent systems
- safety systems
- stretcher rigging
- implement safe and effective scene management procedures
- manage edge protection
- treat and package casualties
- undertake scene assessment and reporting
- use personal protective and rescue equipment within its safe work limitations
- wear appropriate personal protective and rescue equipment correctly.
- breaking strains
- casualty assessment and packaging
- emergency management and interagency arrangements
- equipment characteristics
- operation of high lines
- operational briefing and debriefing procedures
- organisational procedures for cleaning and discarding equipment in terms of environmental management and sustainability
- organisational procedures for operating vertical rescue equipment
- personal hygiene protocols
- principles of suspension trauma
- reconnaissance techniques
- relevant legislation
- relevant work health and safety (WH&S) principles and practices
- safe working loads of equipment
- safety factors and safe working loads
- signs and symptoms of operational stress
- vertical rescue concepts and practices
- voice, whistle and other communication systems