Smart Awards SA024 – Pole Top Rescue
Pole Top Rescue Course SA024 by Smart Awards aims to provide delegates with the necessary skills to rescue individuals who become suspended on telegraph poles for whatever reason while working at height and cannot self-rescue. Openreach has approved this Smart Awards SA024 accreditation to meet industry standards using approved methods and equipment.
About this course:
The Pole Top Rescue Course SA024, accredited by Smart Awards, aims to equip delegates with the necessary skills to rescue individuals who become suspended on telegraph poles for any reason while working at height and cannot self-rescue.
Openreach has approved this Smart Awards SA024 accreditation, ensuring it meets industry standards by utilising approved methods and equipment.
This accreditation aims to provide learners with the necessary information to undertake rescue operations by climbing a telegraph pole or using a Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP).
It outlines the skills, knowledge, and understanding required to support the individual in using the correct equipment and methods to carry out this task safely.
This accreditation ensures that delegates are trained and accredited to the relevant industry and/or National Occupational Standard (NOS).
Learning Objectives:
This Smart Awards Pole-Top Rescue SAO24 Course provides delegates with the skills and knowledge of the hazards and potential risks when undertaking a rescue operation by climbing a telegraph pole and using a Mobile Elevating Platform (MEWP). It also helps delegates be aware of compliance with health and safety legislation.
Course modules:
Assessing the risks involved, including safety plans that should be in place
Rescuing persons on a pole, including those who are unconscious
How to use the Openreach Ridgegear Pole Top Rescue equipment correctly
How to perform a rescue from a ladder
How to perform a rescue from a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP)
Understand Working at height regulations
Pre-use checks on pole top rescue equipment
Inspection records
Suitable for:
Operatives involved in overhead cabling on the Openreach Network Supervisors who support overhead cabling teams Communication Providers using the Openreach PIA Network
Certification Details
Smart Awards SAO24 Pole Top Rescue Accreditation
Entry Requirements
Operatives involved in overhead cabling on the Openreach Network Supervisors who support overhead cabling teams Communication Providers using the Openreach PIA Network SA001
Career Progession:
The SA024 Pole Top Rescue course provides engineers with the knowledge and practical skills required to safely rescue individuals suspended on telecommunications poles while working at height.
Price:
£220.00 + VAT
Duration:
1 Day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is pole top rescue training important for telecom engineers?
Engineers working on overhead telecom infrastructure often operate at height on wooden poles. Pole top rescue training prepares engineers to safely recover a colleague if they become incapacitated or suspended while working on the pole, ensuring emergency situations can be handled quickly and safely.
What types of situations require a pole top rescue?
Rescue procedures may be required if an engineer becomes injured, unconscious, or unable to descend safely while working at height. The training focuses on recognising hazards, planning a rescue operation, and safely bringing the casualty back to ground level using the correct equipment and techniques.
Do I need previous overhead safety training before taking this course?
Yes. Most engineers undertaking pole top rescue training will already have experience working on telecom poles and typically hold overhead safety qualifications such as SA001. This ensures learners already understand the risks involved when working at height.
What equipment is used during pole top rescue operations?
Pole top rescue training introduces the equipment used during rescue situations, such as harnesses, fall-arrest systems, rescue lines, and other safety equipment designed for working at height on telecom infrastructure.
Where does the training take place?
Training takes place at the Fibre Optics Training facility in Crewe, Cheshire, where learners practise rescue procedures in a controlled environment using professional telecom training equipment.