Professional climbing school
A vocational climbing school is a school for the training and further education of height workers and rope technicians.
history
The first German professional climbing school was founded in 2002 by industrial climber and rope access worker Manuel Marburger in Bad Soden-Salmünster . The aim was to offer an accredited, certified and professional climbing training by the federal government .
SKT rope climbing technique (tree climbing, tree care)
The training to become a rope climbing technician or tree climber on the basis of rope-assisted tree climbing technology (SKT) takes place in accordance with professional association regulations for gardening and landscaping. The test is carried out by an accredited certifier of the horticultural professional association. With completion of the rope climbing technique level B training, one is entitled as a supervisor to supervise construction sites independently.
The training consists of three consecutive courses (level A, B, C). Each course is designed for a week and ends with an exam. Requirements are a minimum age of 18 years, proof of a first aid course , not older than 24 months, an occupational medical check-up G 41+, G 20 or H 9, and passing the previous level in each case.
- Level A (basic course SKT A) conveys the basics and a. for risk assessment (tree approach), work in trees, tree protection , use of the hand saw and rope-assisted workplace positioning, handling of personal protective equipment (PPE), fastening and securing knots, self-belaying, third-party belaying , ascent and abseiling technique with and without abseiling devices and appropriation the rescue procedure.
- Level B (rope climbing technician) conveys in particular the safety-relevant content for managing a construction site; the risk assessments prescribed by the employers' liability insurance association are created. The focus of the practical training is the use of chainsaws in the tree. Level B can only be completed with proof of 300 rope hours after completing Level A. A recognition of rope lessons using the rope access technique SZT is partially possible.
- The Level C consists of three specific modules which are necessary in direct connection with the tree trunk dismantling. The focus is on trunks, rigging and the use of crampons.
Rope access technology SZT (industrial climbing)
The training as a supervisory rope access technician based on rope-assisted access techniques (SZT) takes place in accordance with trade association regulations (BGI 772) and the guidelines of the professional and interest group for rope-assisted work techniques (FISAT). The exam is carried out by a FISAT certifier. After completing the SZT Level 3 training, the rope access worker is entitled as a supervisor to supervise construction sites independently.
The training consists of three consecutive courses (level 1, 2 and 3). Each course is designed to last a week and ends with an exam. Requirements are a minimum age of 18 years, proof of a first aid course , not older than 24 months, an occupational medical check-up G 41, and the passing of the previous level.
- Level 1 (basic course rope access technology) conveys the basics and a. for the selection of anchorage points and rope-supported workplace positioning, the handling of personal protective equipment (PPE), fastening and securing knots, self-belaying, third-party belaying, ascent and abseiling techniques with and without abseiling devices and the acquisition of several rescue variants.
- Level 2 (basic course for rope access workers) teaches the horizontal working procedure as well as upward rescue with pulley systems and diagonal pulling techniques. Level 3 can only be completed with an interval of twelve months from level 2.
- In level 3 u. a. the risk assessments prescribed by the employers' liability insurance association are prepared, legal knowledge and rescue from cable cars conveyed.
Additional qualification
Vocational climbing schools also offer courses on fall protection and on the application or expertise of personal protective equipment against falls (PPE against falls BGR 198, 199). In addition, teaching content on industrial height rescuers is conveyed and passed on. This qualification option is otherwise only possible within the fire brigade throughout Germany. The training courses and tests are carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the employers' liability insurance association, the professional and interest group for rope-assisted work techniques (FISAT) and the guidelines of the German Industrial Climbers and Height Rescuers Association (DIHV eV).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Men are hanging on the ropes , Barbara Hofmann, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , February 17, 2009, accessed on July 1, 2018
- ^ Industrial climbers: Crafts at dizzying heights , Schwäbische Zeitung , February 17, 2003, accessed on July 2, 2018
- ↑ Respect for altitude. In: Personal Protection & Fashion 04/2007, p. 40