Safe Working at Height Group. Rod Hammerton

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1 Safe Working at Height Group Rod Hammerton

2 The Safe Working at Height Group Structure Vice Chair Chris Bilby Secretary Phil Crook Service Reps and Interested Partners 107 members of the Community

3 What Do We Do (1) Identify any changes to national or international legislation that may affect the UK Fire and Rescue services in this area of work

4 Legislation and Guidance Produce any appropriate updates to the Working at Height manual as instructed by CFOA The Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR)

5 HSE - Planning for Emergencies and Rescue Proportionate to the risk Reasonably foreseeable situations such as stuck equipment, deployed fall arrest, fall into water Suspension trauma Do not rely on the fire brigade

6 What We Do (2) Identify and highlight to CFOA any areas of working at height that may require a task and finish group. To form task and finish groups as directed by CFOA

7 Task and Finish Groups Time Critical Rescue of Casualties by Ladder Use of FRS Aerial Appliances for Rope Access and Rescue Peer Review Toolkit Lifts (?) Team Typing

8 What We Do (3) Provide a forum to: Explores and shares good or notable practice Examines new techniques and equipment Shares advice on height specific issues Holds practical workshops Review incidents of interest

9 Norfolk Interoperability

10 South Wales Bariatric

11 South Wales Bariatric

12 Leicester Tower Crane

13 Leicestershire Tower Crane

14 Sharing Notable Practice

15 International Standards on Fall Restraint!

16 SWAH Community Climbing structure for training Posted on Fri, 14 Jun :42 2 Replies Review of Working at Height bags Posted on Thu, 25 Apr :43 1 Reply Contamination of PPE by body bags Posted on Tue, 19 Mar :59 4 Replies Cage Operator - Fall Arrest or Work Restraint? Posted on Thu, 25 Oct :58 2 Replies Ideal angle for ground anchor pins Posted on Fri, 22 Feb :26 1 Reply Hands free communications Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan :55 1 Reply Working on roofs Posted on Wed, 16 Jan :33 3 Replies Suspension trauma Posted on Tue, 15 Jan :35 2 Replies

17 Team Typing Guidance (In Draft) It documents the minimum requirement for each identified level of operational response for working at height, from a team working safely at height through to conducting complex rescue operations

18 Purpose of Team Typing Detail a standard framework of competencies Provide minimum guidance for FRAs that wish to declare a sector competent resource. Set a standard to allow FRAs that wish to request a resource of this nature to assist in the resolution of an incident. Lead to greater standardisation. Enhance responder safety. Improve the time taken to resolve incidents

19 Level 1 Safe Working at Height Work Restraint of Fall Arrest

20 Level 2 Rope Access and Stabilisation Capability Description: The identification and use of suitable anchorages to create two-rope access and egress systems, enabling individuals to be raised or lowered vertically, and to traverse on structures primarily to access and stabilise casualties. A rope team at this level of skill would be capable of meeting the majority of access and rescue requirements. With a two-rope capability the team is capable of implementing a safe system of work to access casualties for stabilisation or vertical rescue.

21 Level 3 - Technical Rope Rescue Capability Description: The identification and use of suitable anchorages and the creation of access and egress systems, enabling individuals and teams to ascend, descend and traverse on, over or under structures or features to include the rescue and transportation of casualties. This level of skill may be required by Incident Commanders to meet the specific demands of a complex rescue. This may include, for example, extreme height, lack of obvious anchor points or difficult access and / or operations in a non-vertical orientation.

22 Non Vertical Orientation?

23 Other Capabilities USAR Line Access and Casualty Extrication (LACE) (Level 4) Wire capability specifically for USAR environment Subject Matter Advisor (SMA) FRSs may consider the provision and use of a SMA to support the Incident Commander with the identification and use of rope teams.

24 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Safe Work at Height Team Two-Rope Access & Stabilisation Team Technical Rope Rescue Team USAR/Line Access Casualty Extrication Team Capability overview Knowledge, skills & fall protection equipment to work safely at height in order to carry out operational duties. This is not technical rope rescue. Knowledge skills & equipment to access and stabilise casualties. Lowering and raising capability. Vertical only. Top down rescue capability. Knowledge skills & equipment to rig complex rope access and rescue systems, to include rope access work in suspension, lowering, descending, raising, ascending and traversing non-vertically by deviation / cableway. Full technical rope rescue capability. USAR trained personnel operating specific USAR Wire rope based systems and ability to create artificial rated anchors (eye bolts). This provides a capability for a specific operational environment does not meet the full criteria for technical rope rescue. Safe system of work To include sector competent supervisor and the ability to recover team members from suspension Work restraint. Fall arrest. Work restraint Work positioning. Fall arrest. Two-rope working. Work restraint Work positioning. Fall arrest. Two-rope working. Rope access techniques. Work restraint Work positioning. Fall arrest. Two-rope working. Wire rope systems. Minimum equipment should include Fall arrest harness and lanyard. Work restraint system. Low stretch kernmantle rope minimum 50m x 2. Rope control devices x 2. Rope capture device. Selection of slings and strops. Selection of connectors and pulleys. Low stretch kernmantle rope minimum 100m x 3. Rope access equipment to allow access at height and work in suspension. This may require equipment including dynamic rope, Tripod, frame, Stretcher. As per national USAR issue.

25 How Far We Have Come!

26 Thank You and Questions