UETTDRRF04 – Perform tower rescue

This unit of competency is targeted to participants who are telecommunication workers, maintenance workers, construction workers or those in the maritime industry where the worker is required to rescue injured personnel from telecommunication towers, wind turbines or electrical transmission towers.

This course will provide the candidates with skills and knowledge to undertake rescue from various structures.
As a result of this program, participants will be able to:
• access, interpret and apply technical and safety information for tower rescue
• assess hazards and risk associated with tower rescue
• select, inspect, donn, doff and caring for PPE
• identify the most appropriate rescue systems for retrieval of the worker
• correctly fitting, adjusting and anchor fall protection systems and rescue systems
• perform simulated rescue from towers
• Use hauling lowering systems
• dismantle, remove, inspect safety systems

Candidates must succefully complete all assessment activties in order to assessed as competent.
The assessment for WAH course is to be conducted using a combination of written theoretical assessment and practical assessment during simulated workbased scenarios. The following assessment methods are to be applied to collect the required assessment evidence in accordance with training package requirements:

Performance Assessment
The candidate will be required to demonstrate their practical skills set integrated with their knowledge during practical assessment activities. These activities are sourced from varying equipment inspection, pre operational site checks, equipment donning and doffing and also fault finding and reporting. Trainers will regularly challenge test candidates throughout the course on varying equipment and mark their practical checklist accordingly.
All candidates are required to take part in a practical scenario to complete the course. While this is a group-based activity it allows all participants to show competence to undertake the activity with a holistic approach understanding all the varying roles and responsibilities.

Written Theory Assessment
The candidate will be required to satisfactorily complete theory assessment comprising 23 short answer & multiple-choice questions. These will be marked on the spot in order to provide the candidate with immediate feedback and to allow them to identify areas for further development.

Pre-requisite Unit

HLTAID001 Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation