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RIG Systems provide a comprehensive portfolio of height safety
training programmes which include bespoke offsite courses.
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Height Safety |
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Rooftop Technician |
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Abseil Technician |
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Abseil Dispatcher |
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Abseil Instructor |
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Roped Access Technician |
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Roped Access Supervisor |
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| Special Operations Access |
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Fall Protection Equipment Competent Persons |
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Bolt Installation Technician |
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Moving Water Responder |
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RIG Systems lead the policing industry on safe working at height. The authors of the Work at Height Guidance Notes for Policing and the organisers of the annual Policing at Height Symposium, RIG's training portfolio has been embraced by numerous Constabularies around the United Kingdom.
All programmes are certified by the International Rescue Instructors Authority and where applicable the Industrial Roped Access Trade Association. Our height training systems are fully compliant with BS 8454: 2006 Code of practice for delivery of training and education for work at height and
rescue.
HEIGHT SAFETY |
| Description |
This
8 hour programme is an introduction height safety awareness
programme designed for general law enforcement applications such as negotiating at height.
It is designed to be compliant with BS 8437:2005 Code of practice for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall
protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace.
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1-day programme covers the following areas: |
Legalities
of working at height.
Pre-use
inspection and donning of various height related PPE
Use of ladders
and rooftop access systems
Personal safety evaluation
Establishment
of simple work restraint and fall arrest system
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ROOFTOP TECHNICIAN |
| Description |
The
Rooftop Technician is now an industry standard programme, designed specifically for dynamic and fast time policing operations where pre-planning is limited. This programme is ideal for POLSAR, Public Order and Armed Response Officers, who may need
to deploy onto rooftops or access other high spaces using non-suspension access techniques. .
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2-day programme covers the following areas: |
Personal
Protective Equipment visual and tactile pre-use checks.
Correct
donning, doffing and maintenance of PPE.
Work restraint
and fall arrest safe systems of work.
Repositioning drills
Emergency officer recovery techniques
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ABSEIL TECHNICIAN |
| Description |
The
Abseil Technician programme is principally aimed at Tactical
Fire Arms Teams using abseil as an option to support Dynamic
Intervention operations.
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2-day programme covers the following areas: |
Personal
Protective and Lifting Equipment visual and tactile pre-use
checks.
Correct
donning, doffing and maintenance of PPE.
"Rapid Rigging"
double single and double rope systems..
Emergency
drills.
Weapon and
equipment stowage.
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ABSEIL DISPATCHER |
| Description |
The
Abseil Dispatcher supports the Abseil Technician programme
training supervisors to rig, dispatch and rescue Abseil
Technicians.
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2-day programme covers the following areas: |
Inspection,
care and maintenance of Fall Protection
PPE.
Physics of failure.
Rigging to anchor bolts and Deadweight Systems..
Dispatch
drills.
Emergency
drills.
Height related
health and safety.
Suspension
trauma.
Multiple
roping points and long drops.
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ABSEIL INSTRUCTOR |
| Description |
The
Abseil Instructor programme is for those organisations
wishing to develop a self sufficient training system.
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5-day programme covers the following areas: |
UK height
related health and safety legislation.
PPE and
Lifting Equipment Inspection Competent Person.
Advanced
rigging.
Advanced
student rescue techniques.
Abseil training
risk assessment and control.
Abseil training
and assessment.
Administration
and record keeping.
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ROPE ACCESS TECHNICIAN |
| Description |
This programme is a Police focussed roped access programme designed for teams specialising
in technical search and specialist access such as protestor
removal. With an additional module and independent assessment, officers can be qualified to IRATA Level 1; otherwise the training is compliant with BS 7985 British Standards for Industrial Roped Access.
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5-day programme covers the following areas: |
Height safety
awareness
Selection,
use, inspection and maintenance of PPE
Work positioning
techniques
Fall arrest
awareness
Basic rescue
drills
Search access techniques - use of artificial high directionals
Accessing structures and trees
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ROPE ACCESS SUPERVISOR |
| Description |
According
to BS 7985, all roped access tasks must have a dedicated
supervisor competent to rig, implement safe systems of
work and provide rescue. This specially adapted programme
is designed to support the Roped Access Technician programme,
building upon the foundation skills to create a supervisor
competent to supervise any work positioning task. Aspirant supervisors must have logged 80 hours of experience over 12 months training prior to attendance on this course. With the requisite experience, it may be possible to assess to IRATA L2.
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5-day programme covers the following areas: |
Height related
health and safety.
Safe systems
of work and risk control.
Advanced
rigging.
Advanced
rescue.
Tower and pylon access.
Fall Protection equipment management.
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SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACCESS |
| Description |
This programme equips officers to respond to a variety of special policing operations using specialist access techniques and technology. Suitable for Tactical Fire Arms Officers, POLSAR Teams, MSUs and Counter Terrorist Officers, all participants must be trained to the Roped Access Technician level.
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| This 5-day programme covers the following areas: |
Maritime access strategies.
Tree access techniques (rural tactics).
Steel structure intervention (tower and pylon).
Confined space access. .
Street furniture access.
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FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT COMPETENT
PERSON |
| Description |
The
Working at Height Regulations (2005), the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992, the Provision
and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Lifting
Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER),
all stipulate the requirement for periodic equipment
inspections carried out by competent persons. LOLER, the
most prescriptive inspection related legislation, stipulates
"Thorough Examinations" must be undertaken every 6 months
by a competent person and the results must be recorded
and held for 2 years. In addition, "Inspections" should
be carried out by a competent person every time the equipment
is subjected to abnormal circumstances such as overloading
or contamination. The PPE and Lifting Equipment Competent
Person is a stand alone programme designed to train equipment
custodians to Thoroughly Examine and Inspect all items
of PPE and Lifting Equipment used by their organisation.
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2-day programme covers the following areas: |
Height related
health and safety.
Equipment
failure and the physics of rigging.
Fall
protection systems.
Selection
and use of PPE and Lifting Equipment.
Inspecting
and examining PPE and Lifting Equipment.
Equipment
management systems and record keeping.
Equipment
repair and disposal.
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BOLT INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN |
| Description |
For
many work at height tasks, the location of existing structural
anchors are unsuitable. Installing and testing safety
harness bolts either for PPE (Fall Arrest) or work positioning
is quick, cost effective and low impact. When installing
bolts that conform to BS EN 795 A1, technicians must be
competent in accordance with BS 7883.
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1-day programme covers the following areas: |
Height related
health and safety.
Selection
and use of bolt installation work equipment.
Anchor selection.
Chemical
bolt placement and installation.
Mechanical
bolt placement and installation.
Testing
procedures and recording requirements.
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also provide a bolt installation and testing service installing
anchors to BS EN 7883 and undertaking pullout tests for
mechanical and chemical anchors up to 100kN. |
MOVING WATER RESPONDER |
| Description |
Many
Officers will be exposed to a moving water related hazard
during the course of their duties, be it assisting flood
evacuation or the control of a river situated crime scene.
The Responder programme is an entry level hazard awareness programme that
provides Officers with the knowledge, experience and technical
training to stay safe when operating around the water
margins. This training meets the international standard of the IRIA Awareness level certification.
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1-day programme covers the following areas: |
Basic hydrology,
hydro-topography and hazard awareness.
Selection,
use, donning and maintenance of PPE and throwlines.
Safe swimming
techniques and basic rescue options.
Tactical
Incident management.
Flood Response.
Physiological
responses to immersion and associated injuries.
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OUR FULL PORTFOLIO OF MOVING WATER RESCUE PROGRAMMES
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