C2 Vertical Safety AB

IRATA L1

IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) is the world leader in the certification of rope access workers.

Target group

C2 Vertical Safety offers IRATA courses at all levels.

Anyone who wants to start working with rope access as a profession or as part of their professional practice and wants an internationally recognised certificate.

Note: This course takes a maximum of 8 students and is conducted in Swedish or English.

Objectives

This course covers the basics of rope work according to the IRATA training standard. The training consists of three levels. A Level 1 rope access worker is able to get to and from the workplace using ropes, can use fall arrest equipment and perform basic peer rescue. Level two (Level 2) covers all types of rope rigging including tensioned ropes (Tyrolean traverses) and complex rescue scenarios. Level 3 covers work management, risk analysis, legislation, rescue management and inspection of work equipment.

Certification

To guarantee the quality of the training, each stage of the course ends with a full-day examination conducted by an external English-speaking examiner from IRATA on site at the C2 Training Centre in Uppsala. Upon completion of the course you will receive a diploma, a certificate with a unique IRATA number and a logbook for repair work. The certification process takes place at IRATA's office in England and takes about two weeks. A temporary proof of completed assessment that is valid for 60 days is obtained immediately after completing the course.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge of IRATA level 1. IRATA 2 and 3 require 1000 logged working hours and 12 months as an IRATA 1 and 2 technician respectively. Logbook must be shown before the start of the course.
IRATA 2 and 3 also require mastery of the knowledge, techniques and manoeuvres of the previous level.

Medical requirements

The course participant must be fully healthy and have the ability to stay in a high-altitude environment. We recommend a medical examination with work ECG according to AFS for Medical checks (AFS 2005:6) with the same requirements as for work in Mast and Pole.

Course management

The courses is held by C2 Vertical Safety in Uppsala.

This course concerns level 1.

Course information

We provide the equipment and materials for the course. At C2's training courses, we always use the latest and best equipment available on the market. The courses can be held in both Swedish and English. The training is carried out at our training centre in Uppsala. Coffee and lunch are included. Minimum 4 max 8 participants.

ATTENTION! Have you already attended an IRATA course before? Remember to always take your logbook with you. If you are missing your logbook, you need to apply for a new one from IRATA and make sure you get it before the course starts.

Course element

Personal equipment

Ropes and equipment for rigging

Principles of safe rigging, knots

Maintenance and documentation of equipment

Laws and regulations

Celebration and rope climbing

Manoeuvres on ropes

Climbing with fall arresters

Basic rescue

Safe working practices

Oral theory test

Climbing test

Course length: 5 days