About the Course

Coming off the heels of the pioneering work of Reed Thorne and our Tower Rescue for Emergency Responders course, students will find valuable lessons relating to power utilities, rope access, and other industrial rescue units inside Tower Rescue for Tower Workers

Reed Thorne is widely considered a foremost pioneer in the game of rigging and the physics behind it. His company, Ropes That Rescue, is known globally as a premier teaching school and in many ways, an institution.

What You'll Learn

Tower Rescue for Tower Workers is packed with information and material relating to topics such as:

  • Climbing protection

  • Fall protection

  • Structure-based rescues

  • Ground-based rescues

  • Hazards of the discipline

  • And more!

Course Curriculum

  • 1
    Unit 1: Welcome
  • 3
    Unit 3: Lead Climbing
    • 3.1 Lead Climbing
    • 3.1 Video Tutorial: Lead Climbing
  • 4
    Unit 4: Double Lanyard Climbing
    • 4.1 Double Lanyard Climbing
    • 4.2 Video Tutorial: Double Lanyard Climbing
  • 5
    Unit 5: Advance Placed Climbing and Fall Protection
    • 5.1 Advance Placed Fall Protection
    • 5.2 Video Tutorial: Advance Placed Climbing and Fall Protection
  • 6
    Unit 6: Controlled Descent
    • 6.1 Controlled Descent
    • 6.2 Video Tutorial: Controlled Descent
  • 7
    Unit 7: Solo Rescue, Part 1
    • 7.1 Solo Rescue: Victim Hanging
    • 7.2 Video Tutorial: Solo Rescue: Victim Hanging
  • 8
    Unit 8: Solo Rescue, Part 2
    • 8.1 Solo Rescue: Victim Clinging
    • 8.2 Video Tutorial: Solo Rescue: Victim Clinging
  • 9
    Unit 9: Threading the Needle
    • 9.1 Threading the Needle
    • 9.2 Video Tutorial: Threading the Needle
  • 10
    Unit 10: Raise, Skate, Lower
    • 10.1 Raise, Skate, Lower
    • 10.2 Video Tutorial: Raise, Skate, Lower
  • 11
    Unit 11: Wrap Up
    • 11.1 Wrap Up

Added Perks

Additional features Rigging Lab Academy Members are enjoying

  • Certificate of Completion

    Download your personalized Certificate of Completion after completing the course.

  • 100% Self-Paced

    Go through the course material as fast or as slow as you'd like.

  • Private Discussion Board

    Ask questions, meet other students, and even chat with the course instructor.