Requirements for the candidates

„Rope access technician”

  • – Age 18 or older
  • – Medical clearance certificate for the work on heights

IRATA reeglite kogu 2.3.1.1.3
Köisligipääsu spetsialistid peavad olema füüsiliselt ettevalmistatud ning mitte põdema haigusi, mis segaksid kõrgel töötamist. Vastunäidustusteks on:

  • alcohol or drug dependence;
  • diabetes; high or low blood pressure;
  • epilepsy, fits, blackouts;
  • fear of heights;
  • vertigo/giddiness/difficulty with balance;
  • heart disease/chest pain;
  • high or low blood pressure;
  • impaired limb function;
  • musculoskeletal issues, e.g. a bad back;
  • obesity;
  • psychiatric illness.
  • For the candidates for level 2 at least one year of work experience and at least 1000 of logged hours as level 1 rope access technicians.
  • For the candidates for level 3 at least one year of work experience at Level 2 and at least a further 1 000 working hours using rope access techniques have to be logged,i.e. a combined minimum total of two years and 2 000 hours at Level 1 and Level 2.
  • Payment for the training course.

„Work at height specialist.”

  • – Age 18 or older
  • – Medical clearance certificate for the work on heights
  • – Payment for the training course