Tree rescue manual | Page 4

Table of Contents
Introduction 1
About the tree industry 7 Tree industry ‘ rescue climbers ’ 8
About you
10
Safety
10
About this manual 11
1 Rescue manual 12
1.1 Tree rescue process 12
1.1.1 Dispatch 12 Dispatch call centre information gathering 13
1.1.2
Turnout resource requirements
14
Rescue response resources
14
Third-party resources
14
1.1.3 Arrival on site and size-up 15 Dynamic risk assessment process 16
1.1.4
Casualty situation : assessing rescue requirements
17
Rescue planning process
17
Assessing arborist climbing and rigging systems
18
Moving Rope Technique ( MRT ) work positioning systems
19
Stationary Rope Technique ( SRT ) work positioning systems
22
Spur climbing
24
1.1.5 Assessing arborist rigging systems 25
1.1.6
Rescue plans
26
Rescue principles
26
Rescue requirements
27
Tactical considerations for rescue planning
27
Individual vs team-based rescue
27
Whiteboard analysis
29
Tactical risk analysis
30
Safety briefing
32
SMEACQ case study
33
1.2 Tree rescue techniques 34
Key to technique diagrams
35
Key to belay system options
36
1.2.1
Casualty access techniques
37
Direct boom access
37
Stationary boom high point
38
Crane access
39
Climb to access
40
Pole-top rescue
41
Lateral movement
42
Floating anchors
43
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