About the Course
Entry requirements:
18 years of age
Medical: fit to be able to climb ladders at least 4 stories height
Literacy and numeracy: be able to read and write well
Previous training:
Basic training in Fall arrest ideally at MQF level 3 or above
Basic course in first aid recommended
Course aim
To impart the necessary knowledge and skills necessary so that effective on-site rescue can be undertaken by co-workers.
The objective of the qualification is for personnel who work at heights to rescue a coworker by hauling and lowering, using an industrial rescue kit
Course contents:
Introduction
Back to basics, (revision of fall protection, fall arrest, anchors, principles, equipment , PPE etc)
Safety issues and considerations for rescue (to include Fall protection - maintain personal safety, Fall factors - types of injury sustained in a fall, PPE for rescue/casualties)
Rescue plan
Medical implications, trauma, suspension trauma etc, basic first aid recommendations)
Rescue Equipment
The rescue kit and its component parts
Preparation - Pre use checks,
The hauling system , the lowering system,
Care, maintenance, inspection, lifespan and disposal of the rescue kit
Carrying out a rescue:
Sequence of events for rescue
Rescue from energy absorbing lanyards,
Rescue from work-positioning lanyards when either in a standing position against a structure or in suspension,
Rescue from a mobile fall arrest device when using a vertical flexible anchorage line or SRL
General procedure for casualty recovery
Practical skills
Creating anchors (temporally)
Fall arrest, restraint and prevention
assembling the kit
rescue simulations
M.S.T.S. is licensed by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority License no : 2019-007 as a Higher Education Institution