Workplace Safety Classes
Highlines, Guiding Lines, and Victim Movement Workshop
Horizontal Rope Rescue Skills Required by NFPA 1006
Per NFPA 1006 2021 5.3.6, Rope Rescue Technicians are required to be able to “move a suspended rescue load along a horizontal path.” If it has been a while since your Technician class, or you would like to build your competency in this area, this workshop is designed specifically for you!
NFPA Compliance Training: This 16-hour, two-day workshop directly addresses the horizontal movement requirements in NFPA 1006 Section 5.3.6, ensuring your skills meet current standards and certification requirements.
What You’ll Learn
This intensive hands-on workshop covers a comprehensive range of horizontal movement techniques:
- Cross Haul Systems: Design, rig and operate efficient cross haul systems for horizontal movement
- High-Angle Offsets: Techniques for managing directional changes in complex terrain
- Skateblock Applications: Implementation of skateblocks for smooth horizontal transport
- Mechanical Advantage Systems: Practical application of all three types – simple, compound, and complex MA systems
- Reeved Systems: Both English and Norwegian reeve techniques and applications
- Arizona Vortex Integration: Advanced utilization of tripods to create elevated anchor points
- SKED Stretcher Rigging: Proper packaging and horizontal movement of patients
- Winch Operations: Incorporation of various winch types into horizontal movement systems
- System Safety: Inspection, backup systems, and safety protocols for horizontal movement
Equipment Overview: All technical equipment is provided, including multiple rope systems, hardware, anchoring materials, Arizona Vortex Tripods, SKED stretchers, various mechanical advantage components, and winches.
Workshop Structure
- Day 1: The program begins with a focused classroom session covering critical vector forces, resultant loads, and high-directional physics. You’ll then transition to hands-on evolutions featuring twin-tension rope systems, cross-haul operations, and multi-point anchor configurations. Practice includes implementing 3:1, 4:1, and 5:1 mechanical advantage systems for guiding line tension and control.
- Day 2: Advanced applications build on foundation skills with complex highline rigging including track-line offsets, change-of-direction pulleys, and dynamically adjustable systems. You’ll implement multiple-point skateblock operations, compound mechanical advantage configurations (9:1, 12:1), and complete full-scale rescue evolutions with packaged patients, incorporating SKED stretchers and various litter-suspension systems.
Why Choose Our Horizontal Movement Workshop
Real-World Expertise: Our instructors bring decades of field experience in technical rescue operations, including numerous actual rescues requiring horizontal movement techniques. This practical knowledge ensures you learn realistic, field-proven methods rather than just theoretical concepts.
NFPA 1006 Focused: This workshop specifically addresses Section 5.3.6 of NFPA 1006 (2021), providing targeted training on horizontal movement requirements that are often undertaught in basic Rope Rescue Technician courses.
100% Hands-On Learning: After a brief introductory classroom session, the remainder of the workshop is dedicated to practical, hands-on evolutions. You’ll spend over 14 hours actually rigging and operating horizontal movement systems.
Comprehensive System Coverage: Unlike programs that focus on a single technique, this workshop covers multiple horizontal movement methods, including all three types of mechanical advantage systems and both English and Norwegian reeved techniques.
Who Should Attend
- Rope Rescue Technicians needing to meet NFPA 1006 requirements
- Technical rescue team members seeking to enhance horizontal movement skills
- Fire service personnel with rope rescue responsibilities
- Industrial rescue team members
- Search and rescue personnel
- Confined space rescue technicians
- Anyone who has completed Rope Rescue Technician training and wants to enhance specific skills
Prerequisites
- Rope Rescue Technician certification or equivalent experience
- Basic understanding of rope rescue systems and principles
- Physical ability to participate in technical rescue operations
What to Bring
- Rope Rescue Technician certification (if applicable)
- Comfortable clothing suitable for active technical rescue training
- Safety toe boots
- Gloves
- Eye protection
- Personal hydration and snacks
Note: All specialized technical rescue equipment will be provided for use during the workshop.
Class Location: First Choice Safety Solutions Training Center
Duration: One day
