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| Name | WAHSA TGN05 Rescue |
| Description | Guidance on rescue during work at height
Introduction
This leaflet is intended to provide guidance on emergency planning and the provision of rescue
resources for work at height, either for rescue of an incapacitated person by others, or self evacuation of
an individual without additional assistance.
The emergency planning element is often not considered when work at height is being planned.
Employers may wish to consider the following points:
• there is a lack of awareness of the effects of suspension in a harness and its consequences
• employers often fail to appreciate where and when rescue provision is required
• employers often fail to provide adequate rescue equipment or appreciate what is suitable
equipment for use in rescue
• because rescue operations are carried out under extreme pressure, consideration should be
given to all aspects of the rescue process. Elements to consider would include the type of
equipment required, the demands placed upon the rescuer, the training the rescuer will require
to carry out the rescue and how the effectiveness of the rescue system as a whole can be
maintained.
This guidance note offers general information about the issues which should be considered for
emergency procedures for all work at height.
It does not give information or detailed guidance on specific procedures or indicate whether individual
methods might be preferable. Each site and each situation will be different. |
| Filename | WAHSA TGN05 Rescue rev1.pdf |
| Filesize | 63.64 KB |
| Filetype | pdf (Mime Type: application/pdf) |
| Creator | admin |
| Created On: |
12.06.2006 21:34 |
| Viewers | Everybody |
| Maintained by | admin |
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| Last updated on |
02.12.2008 14:59 |
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