Theory:
• Official regulatory standards and applicable Brazilian standards;
• Safety principles of a rescue operation;
• Identification of risks associated with a rescue operation;
• Evaluation of risk × benefit in a rescue operation;
• Certification of rescue equipment and systems;
• Selection and correct use of the following personal rescue equipment: Safety harness; slings or lanyards; connectors; helmet; gloves; descender; ascenders; fall arrest; stirrup;
• Selection and correct use of the following collective rescue equipment: ropes; slings, rings, ribbons or anchor beads; connectors; pulleys; blockers; stretcher; tripod; descenders; ascenders;
• Effect of the angles formed by the anchors on the distribution of loads;
• Pre-use and periodic inspections of individual and collective rescue equipment used;
• Identification of operational readiness conditions or damage, defects and wear to refuse equipment that has been disapproved according to the manufacturers' instructions;
• Methods of cleaning, packaging and transport of rescue equipment;
• Conceptualization of the shock force generated by retaining a fall from a height;
• Concept of fall factor;
• (Knowledge of) how inert suspension trauma develops and its main therapeutic measures;
• Use of available means of communication, as well as the use of terminology used as standard language for emergencies;
• Technical factors that affect the efficiency of a rope and confined space rescue (for example: performance, speed, range, duration, weather conditions, confined space environment, rescuer, etc).
Practice:
• Installation and operation of pre-engineered rescue or evacuation systems;
• Assembly of the main stringing nodes used in rescues (blocking, finishing, splicing, anchoring and securing);
• Assembly of simple and semi-equalized anchors with string knots;
• Assembly and operation of single mechanical advantage systems (block);
• Techniques for immobilizing casualties on stretchers, with or without the use of spinal or limb immobilizers;
• Different types of stretchers for vertical transport, as well as their compatibility with the type of operation or the casualty's injury;
• Techniques for vertical movement of casualty using pre-assembled, pre-engineered or automatic rescue and evacuation systems;
• Techniques for vertical movement of casualties at height or in confined spaces using simple mechanical advantage systems;
• Basic stretcher movement techniques (vertical, horizontal and terrestrial);
• Basic rope progression techniques: ascent and descent;
• Techniques for using respiratory protective equipment applied to rescue.
Total Contact Time: 24 hours Theory: 08 hours Practice: 16 hours
Technical Reference:
NR-33 - Safety and Health at Work in Confined Spaces.
NR-35 - Work at Height.
ABNT NBR 14276 Fire and Emergency Brigade - Requirements and Procedures.
ABNT NBR 14626 Personal Protective Equipment Against Falls from a Height - Guided type fall arresters including flexible anchor line.
ABNT NBR 14628 Personal Protective Equipment Against Falls from a Height - Retractable type fall arresters.
ABNT NBR 14629 Personal Protective Equipment Against Falls from a Height - Energy absorber.
ABNT NBR 16577 Confined Space - Accidents prevention, protection procedures and measurements.
ABNT NBR 16710-1 Industrial Technical Rescue in Height and Confined Environment. Part 1: Guidelines for Professional Qualification.
ABNT NBR 16710-2 Industrial Technical Rescue in Height and Confined Environment. Part 2: Guidelines for Training Providers and Instructors for the Professional Qualification.