This course is jam packed with information and material on climbing, fall protection, structure-based rescues, ground-based rescues, and more.
About the Course
Coming off the heels of the pioneering work of Reed Thorne and our Tower Rescue for Emergency Responders course, students will find valuable lessons relating to power utilities, rope access, and other industrial rescue units inside Tower Rescue for Tower Workers.
Reed Thorne is widely considered a foremost pioneer in the game of rigging and the physics behind it. His company, Ropes That Rescue, is known globally as a premier teaching school and in many ways, an institution.
What You’ll Learn
Tower Rescue for Tower Workers is packed with information and material relating to topics such as:
Climbing protection
Fall protection
Structure-based rescues
Ground-based rescues
Hazards of the discipline
And more!
Course Curriculum
Unit 1: Welcome
1.1 Welcome
1.2 Course Materials
1.3 Tower Rescue for Tower Workers Manual
1.4 Ground Base Tower Schematic Handout
1.5 Tower Solo Rescue Schematic Handout
1.6 Video Tutorial: Introduction with Reed Thorne
Unit 2: Climbing Techniques
2.1 Climbing Techniques
2.2 Video Tutorial: Climbing Techniques
Unit 3: Lead Climbing
3.1 Lead Climbing
3.1 Video Tutorial: Lead Climbing
Unit 4: Double Lanyard Climbing
4.1 Double Lanyard Climbing
4.2 Video Tutorial: Double Lanyard Climbing
Unit 5: Advance Placed Climbing and Fall Protection
5.1 Advance Placed Fall Protection
5.2 Video Tutorial: Advance Placed Climbing and Fall Protection
Unit 6: Controlled Descent
6.1 Controlled Descent
6.2 Video Tutorial: Controlled Descent
Unit 7: Solo Rescue, Part 1
7.1 Solo Rescue: Victim Hanging
7.2 Video Tutorial: Solo Rescue: Victim Hanging
Unit 8: Solo Rescue, Part 2
8.1 Solo Rescue: Victim Clinging
8.2 Video Tutorial: Solo Rescue: Victim Clinging
Unit 9: Threading the Needle
9.1 Threading the Needle
9.2 Video Tutorial: Threading the Needle
Unit 10: Raise, Skate, Lower
10.1 Raise, Skate, Lower
10.2 Video Tutorial: Raise, Skate, Lower
Unit 11: Wrap Up
11.1 Wrap Up
Added Perks
Additional features Rigging Lab Academy Members are enjoying
Certificate of Completion
Download your personalized Certificate of Completion after completing the course.
100% Self-Paced
Go through the course material as fast or as slow as you’d like.
Private Discussion Board
Ask questions, meet other students, and even chat with the course instructor.