Tower Crane Rescue

Course Overview

This 1-day course on Basic Tower Crane Rescue provides firefighters and company officers the knowledge and tools necessary to safely manage the early stages of an emergency response at a tower crane site, with emphasis on the rescue and removal of a tower crane operator from the crane cab.

Course takes place from 0800 – 1700.

Course Includes

• Hazard identification
• Access and extraction
• Tower crane climbing techniques and equipment
• Victim profiles
• Fire company operations
• Tower crane emergency site scenarios
• Technical rescue operations awareness

Prerequisites

None

Target Audience

• Firefighters & First Responders
• Industrial Rescue Team Members
• Professional Rescuers

Location

This course takes place at

Wisconsin Operating Engineers Local 139
W11584 State Road 21
Coloma, WI 54965