Standby rescue teams
A worker hanging in a harness needs to be reached in minutes. We put a rope rescue team on your site with a written plan and a pre-rigged kit, so help is already on the roof.
What standby cover includes
Fall protection rules ask for a rescue plan you can carry out with the people on site. Calling 911 is not a plan.
- Rescue plan
Written for your site, your access equipment and each work area.
- Team on site
Rope rescue technicians present for the whole shift.
- Pre-rigged kit
Rescue systems built and ready above the work.
- Drills
A practice pick-off on day one, so the plan is tested.
- Safety checks
Anchors, lifelines and harnesses looked over each morning.
Questions about standby rescue
Short answers. Call us for the long ones.
When is standby rescue required?
Whenever people work at height where they could be left suspended after a fall. The employer must be able to rescue them promptly with its own means.
Which trades do you cover?
Swing stage crews, glaziers, steel erectors, painters and anyone on a façade or structure where a fall would leave them hanging.
How fast can you reach someone?
That is what the drill on day one measures. The kit is rigged above the work so nobody builds a system during an emergency.
Do you cover confined spaces?
Yes. Our technicians hold confined space certificates, so we provide standby rescue for confined space entries as well as work at height. Tell us about the space and the work planned in it.
Rescue cover at edges and overhangs
An edge or an overhang is where a fall leaves someone hanging, so that is where the rescue kit is rigged.
