General Course Overview:

"Advanced Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue" is an intensive three-day program.      

DAY 1:

The first day is spent in the classroom and all of the material included in the Fourth Edition of ComTrain's "Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue" student textbook will be covered. Candidates will be taught the regulations, standards and awareness of company policies as related to site operations. The class uses a combination of lectures, custom and generic video programs, slides and equipment demonstrations to ensure that students understand hazard assessment and protection. 

Classroom Subjects:
Fall Protection
Site Hazard Assessment/Safety Planning
Tools/Equipment
Climbing Mechanics                                                                                                            Rescue Equipment & Techniques

The material covered includes pre-climb safety and planning, environmental and structural hazard assessment, tools and equipment, environmental concerns, body mechanics, inspections, PFAS and suspension procedures and emergency techniques. This is a full eight-hour session and frequently runs to nine hours with any animation on the part of the students.

DAY 2:

The second day begins in the classroom with a review and then a written examination covering the classroom material. Students must score 75% to pass the examination. The class then mobilizes to a tower and begins the field portion of the training.

Field Practice Tasks:
Maneuvering on the Structure
Vertical/Horizontal Lifeline Use
Rescue Practice
Rigging & Equipment Practice

Students will hold a safety meeting and review critical issues. Students will perform a hazard assessment individually, and jointly, then review the findings. Each student is given a check sheet of exercises to perform during the program. Each candidate will be required to complete a series of field exercises, climbing, maneuvering, rigging, fabrication of anchor points and descending on a live communication tower. Students will maneuver across the structure maintaining 100% connection and working with both lanyards and SRL’s. Students will also be required to rig and use a controlled descent device. Each student will perform two rescue exercises.  One rescue will be done as the fallen climber and one rescue as the rescuer. Student will de-rig the structure and hold a post exercise review.

DAY 3:

Candidates will be required to complete a series of field exercises on a communication tower. Demonstrations will include rigging skills--including knot tying, and four rescue exercises with differing equipment and techniques.

CERTIFICATION:

Students who have successfully passed the written exam and demonstrated all field exercises will receive a certificate and pocket identification from ComTrain. ComTrain will maintain records of all training for future reference. Certification documents, showing that the student successfully mastered the published material and exercises, are valid for the life of the student.

A partial list of OSHA standards included in the Advanced course, and the structure of the course, is as follows:

Training Curriculum Guidelines-Non-mandatory 1926.65 App E
Telecommunications 1910.268
First Aid and medical attention 1926.23
Employee emergency action plans 1926.35
Training requirements 1926.1060
Training requirements 1926.503
Assorted references to preamble of both 1926 and 1910 as well as letters of interpretation and documented legal case studies.
CFR 1926.252 Subpart H
CFR 1926.500 Subpart M
CFR 1926.502 Subpart M
CFR 1926.501 Subpart M
CFR 1926.1053 Subpart X
CFR 1910.27 Subpart D
Structural and terminology guidance. CFR 1915 Subpart I App A, 1915.160 Subpart I and 1915.159 Subpart I.

Students will receive...

...the 4th Edition Student Textbook,
"Soft Rope & Capstans" Pocket Primer text
and a couple of other little 'handy-dandies'.
Upon satisfactory completion, graduates
receive certification including a Certificate
to frame & a wallet ID card.

CALL TO REGISTER

 608-329-4840

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