regular rescue practice sessions?

[shabz1978]

i saw mentioned in another thread that someone was trying to get his boss to have regular rescue practise, just wondered how many of us do this?

 

i think it's a good idea and the HSE will certainly be asking questions if there's an accident and it takes 20 mins for a rescue.

[Rod]

took this off the other thread

 

 

quote taffupatree.

 

im trying to set up a regular rescue session in work, bosses are not really buying it though......any advice on the wording i should be trying so i can convince them? sorry bout the derail.

 

 

quote rod

suprise rescues are a good idea we do it now and again especially with our newer climbers. cant remember my assesors name but he said to me that he regularly turns up on a site, stops work and a fake rescue is carried out.

this allows him to know they have the right gear with them and they can do it etc etc.

 

definately a good thing someone will know how to put it accross

[taffupatree]

that would be excellent if somone would do that with us. a pole rescue would have our boys running round like headless chickens

[Rod]

that would be excellent if somone would do that with us. a pole rescue would have our boys running round like headless chickens

 

am trying to get them to at least put together a "rescue kit"

set of spikes,couple of prussiks etc.anybody have anything similar?

 

 

taffupatree. said the last bit on another thread so i coppied it too here

[taffupatree]

cheers dude. this is something that ive really started to get a bit worried about.just trying to change things and the bosses just dont seem to want to know

[LSD]

In my company we have a refresher once a year including pole top.

I have 2 spare biners a soft link , knife and long tape sling on my harness at all times, and a spare prussic in my bag, but they don’t issue us with spikes makes doing the pole top is kinda pointless

[Rod]

do your boys not have all that stuff on site anyway (you should have two climbers) each climber should have a whole kit which should contain at least the minimum of two rope systems inc 4 crabs and i think a spare prussik

 

either way a climber grabbing his harness for a rescue should have enough on it to do the rescue without having to look for spares IMO

[taffupatree]

even that would be something but i keep getting the old "but this is the way we have always done things so why should we change" seems im saying the same things over and over

[taffupatree]

totally agree with you mate.....the only time id be really worried that they would struggle is the pole rescue. but even trying to get them to run a refresher is a problem......am considering getting the h/s chappy involved.

[Rod]

if they dont do the stuff required by law then you should IMO

 

no good wishing you had.