TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE SPECIALIST
Rescue 3 Europe accredited rope rescue and working at height training for fire and rescue services, police, mountain rescue, maritime, industry, media and TV production teams.
Rescue 3 Europe Accredited • Skylotec Accredited • Institute of Search and Technical Rescue MInSTR • Established 2023
OUR TRAINING
B2H delivers Rescue 3 Europe certified training in two strands. Our civilian courses are for emergency responders and rope rescue teams, industry working at height, and film and TV production crew. Our tactical courses are an alternative strand for military, government and police rope teams, delivered in partnership with Alford Technologies.
OUR COURSE PATHWAY
Our civilian courses take learners from their first day working at height through to advanced rope rescue. Each level builds on previous learning, so individuals and teams can start at the correct entry level and progress with confidence through the learning pathways. The tactical and civilian courses are supported by Capita through the Alford Technologies and B2H partnership.
Alongside the core pathway, we offer specialist courses in Confined Space Awareness, Confined Space Entry and Rescue (low, medium and high risk), Technical Rescue and Casualty Care, Maritime Climb Safety Operator (MCSO) and SKYLOTEC powered ascender operation. Every course is practical and scenario-based, and can be tailored to your team's workplace and the risks they face.
Level 1: Awareness
Work at Height Awareness (WAHA) Safe Working at Height (SWAH) and Safe Working at Height for Production Crew (SWAHPC). Understanding the risks, the legislation, personal equipment and simple safe systems of work.
Level 2: Operator
Co-Worker Rescue at Height (CWRH) and Rope Rescue Operator (RRO). Edge transitions, stretcher handling and team-based raising and lowering systems.
Level 3: Technician and Specialist
Rope Rescue Technician (RRT) and Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS). Complex rigging, high directionals, highlines and problem solving in demanding environments.
TRAINING THAT PERFORMS WHEN LIVES DEPEND ON IT
The Safe Working at Height (SWAH) course provides insight into the dangers that workers face when working at height and the current legislation in this area. Often, workers are faced with working at height during their jobs. Employment regulations clearly state that this must be done safely. During this course, students will learn how to properly use a variety of fall arrest resources, such as harnesses, lines, lanyards and industrial fall arresters.
Course length:
1 day
Prerequisites:
Minimum age: 18
Course content includes
Rescue 3 philosophy
Training standards and legislation
Medical considerations
Personal equipment
Safe systems of work
Risk assessments
Site control
Loads and forces
Safety checks
Communications
Knots
Anchor systems
Rope protection
Work restraint
Fall arrest
Work positioning (if used by agency)
Emergency descending (if used by agency)
Climbing with lanyards (if used by agency)
Ladders (if used by agency)
Improvised roof safety systems (if used by agency)
Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points
Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points
The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.
Qualification valid for:
3 years
Display earned credentials on a durable, professional badge.
Everyone who works at height may be faced with a colleague who has fallen and is hanging helplessly in their fall protection system. The Co-Worker Rescue at Height (CWRH) course teaches participants to deal with that situation. Using simple techniques and industry standard equipment, you will learn how you can free a colleague from a dangerous situation after they have dropped into their fall arrest system.
The rapid release of this trapped person must be your highest priority, to prevent further injury. In accordance with the law on working conditions and the consequent duty of care, an employer is required to prepare employees for this possible scenario. Generally, with a few simple tools, this problem can easily be solved.
Course length:
2 days (or 1 day add-on to Safe Working at Height (SWAH) qualification)
Prerequisites:
You must be capable of independently working safely with fall protection equipment.
Minimum age: 18
Course content includes
Rescue 3 philosophy
Training standards
Medical considerations
Personal equipment
Technical equipment
Safe systems of work
Risk assessments
Incident size-up
Incident management and site control
Loads and forces
Safety checks
Communications
Knots
Anchor systems
Rope protection
Work restraint
Fall arrest
Work positioning
Connecting a casualty on a line using a telescopic pole
Lifting and lowering a casualty using a pre-installed device
Casualty care
Individual pick-offs
Emergency descending (if used by agency)
Climbing with lanyards (if used by agency)
Ladders (if used by agency)
Improvised roof safety systems (if used by agency)
Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points
Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points
The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.
Qualification valid for:
3 years
The Rope Rescue Operator course is over five days and teaches the rope knowledge and skills required by personnel to operate safely and effectively as a member of a Rope Rescue Operator team. Rescuers will be taught a range of core rescue techniques to operate safely. Techniques covered on the course include safe working at height, work restraint, fall arrest, casualty care and packaging, team-based pick-offs, and team-based raising and lowering systems, amongst others.
More advanced rescues, complexities and variations, are covered on the Rope Rescue Technician (RRT) and Rope Rescue Specialist (RRS) courses.
Course length:
5 days
Prerequisites:
Prior experience of working with ropes is recommended
Minimum age: 18
Course content includes
Rescue 3 philosophy
Training standards and legislation
Medical considerations
Personal equipment
Technical and team equipment
Introduction to pre-plans
Risk assessments
Incident management and site control
Team roles
Considerations for night/poor visibility operations
Rope system design criteria
System safety checks
Loads and forces
Arrival on scene/incident size-up
Command and control of a rescue system
Knots
Anchor systems
Rope protection
Work restraint
Fall arrest
Introduction to horizontal lifelines
Mechanical advantage
Casualty care and packaging
Personal ascending and descending
Climbing over a 90 degree edge in ascent and descent
Team-based pick-offs
Fixed high directionals
Team-based raising and lowering systems
Tagline offsets
Low and moderate angle stretcher transport
Climbing with lanyards (if used by agency)
Temporary artificial anchor points (if used by agency)
Connecting a casualty on a line using a telescopic pole (if used by agency)
Lifting and lowering a casualty using a pre-installed device (if used by agency)
Artificial frames – easel leg tripods (if used by agency)
Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points
Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points
The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.
Qualification valid for:
3 years
TACTICAL ROPE COURSES
A separate strand of Rescue 3 Europe certified courses for military, government and police rope teams, covering safe working, rescue and rope operations at height during tactical deployments.
Delivered in partnership with Alford Technologies (www.explosives.net). B2H is also an approved course provider for Capita plc for working at height courses.
Tactical Safe Working and Colleague Rescue
Tactical Safe Working at Height (TSWAH) and Tactical Colleague Rescue at Height (TCRH). Safe working at height during tactical deployment, containment and negotiation tasks, and rescuing a colleague who has fallen into their fall arrest system.
Tactical Rope Operator to Specialist
Tactical Rope Operator (TRO) Tactical Rope Technician (TRT) and Tactical Rope Specialist (TRS). Rope operations at height for tactical teams, from core operator skills through to advanced technician and specialist techniques.
Maritime Climb Safety Operator
Maritime Climb Safety Operator (MCSO). Safe climbing within a maritime setting, designed specifically for military and government teams.
MEDIA AND TV SERVICES
Holistic Safety and Logistics Support for TV, Film and Media Productions
We support production companies working in demanding and remote environments with integrated safety, logistics, fixing and on-the-ground support
Production Team Safety Training
Rescue 3 Europe certified suite of internationally accredited safety courses designed specifically for film, TV and media production teams and crew. Open dates are offered, as well as closed courses for companies at a location to suit a production team.
Experienced Staff and Full Equipment Inventory
Our team of qualified staff and technical rescue trainers are complemented by an inventory of equipment to enable us to supply standby safety cover from one hour to long term production needs throughout the UK and abroad. All team members are First Response Emergency Care (FREC) first aid qualified.
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Not sure which course or equipment is right for your team? Talk to us about your operational environment, your team’s experience and your compliance needs, and we will recommend the right training pathway or equipment requirement.
Built on Real Operational Experience
Since 2023, B2H has delivered Rescue 3 Europe accredited rope rescue and working at height training to emergency services, specialist teams and industry, drawing on decades of hands-on experience across maritime, urban and mountain environments.
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