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Class Schedule
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Course Description
ASP121 - Rescue I Rope Rescue Awareness and Operations NFPA 1006 - 36.00 Hours
Prerequisites
NoneDescription
This course teaches the skills needed to safely and efficiently perform basic technical rescues in industrial and municipal environments.
Meets NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 Job Performance Requirements
Successful completion of this course will also provide the participant with the skills necessary to meet Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications, in accordance with NFPA 1006, 2003 edition (Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications) Chapter 5 Job Performance Requirements.
Topics
• Rescue team organization and function
• Size-up
• Hazard assessment
• Incident command
• Rescue hardware and equipment
• Rope technology and construction
• Knots, bends and hitches
• Patient packaging and handling
• Anchor systems
• Belay systems
• Lowering systems
• Raising (hauling) systems
• Low-angle rescue operations
Audience
All emergency response personnel.
Other Information
Class Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Class Limit: 25 Students