Cascade Steel ERT
Certification Levels
Industrial Rescue Technician (IRT)
Industrial Rescue Technician (IRT)
Industrial Rescue Technician (IRT)
The Industrial Rescue Technician Level is the starting point for employee rescue training. At the completion of this one day training the participant will be able to assist in 90% of the rescue potentials encountered at the worksite. There is a primary focus on equipment recognition, using standard tripods with cable winches and SRLs, patient packaging and scene management.
Rescue Competent Person (RCP)
Industrial Rescue Technician (IRT)
Industrial Rescue Technician (IRT)
The Rescue Competent Person (RCP) Level requires approximately 3 to 5 days of training and the completion of a hands on skills checklist. This level reflexes the much less frequent 9% solution. This level of training requires a higher level of rope rigging including the setup of the TerrAdaptor in the tripod configuration. The RCP is
The Rescue Competent Person (RCP) Level requires approximately 3 to 5 days of training and the completion of a hands on skills checklist. This level reflexes the much less frequent 9% solution. This level of training requires a higher level of rope rigging including the setup of the TerrAdaptor in the tripod configuration. The RCP is capable of recognizing unsafe rescue/work conditions and may order a work stoppage until the unsafe condition is corrected.
Rescue Qualified Person (RQP)
Industrial Rescue Technician (IRT)
Rescue Qualified Person (RQP)
The Rescue Qualified Person is the individual that can handle the remaining and exceedingly rare 1% complex rescues. This individual will need to commit to approximately 2 years of training in advanced rigging, including applied rigging physics. The RQP will be authorized to design custom rescue systems that are fully compliant with OS
The Rescue Qualified Person is the individual that can handle the remaining and exceedingly rare 1% complex rescues. This individual will need to commit to approximately 2 years of training in advanced rigging, including applied rigging physics. The RQP will be authorized to design custom rescue systems that are fully compliant with OSHA regulations.
Additionally, the RQP is capable of fully understanding and operating advanced horizontal rope systems, personal vertical mobility and advanced setups of the TerrAdaptor, including mono-pods, bipods, and various cantilever configurations. The RQP will also meet the requirements for a Lead Instructor for KES rescue classes.
Rescue Qualified Person training will be scheduled throughout the year for KES employees that caters to the availability of the participant.