Rescue plan

Hazards

• A task-specific plan for promptly recovering a person from a fall, confined position, water, or other foreseeable emergency.

Controls

• Identify trained rescuers, equipment, access, communications, medical escalation, suspension time, environmental limits, and practice appropriate to the actual system.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Identify trained rescuers, equipment, access, communications, medical escalation, suspension time, environmental limits, and practice appropriate to the actual system.

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