Canine Work at Height (WAH)
The Canine Work at Height (WAH) course is for dog handlers and their dogs. The course enables them to operate in vertical environments and move a canine working dog over and down obstacles. Dog handlers may come from a variety of organisations, including search and rescue dogs (mountain/lowland rescue), USAR teams and police/tactical teams.
Course Content
- Rescue 3 philosophy
- Training standards and legislation
- Medical considerations
- Personal equipment
- Technical equipment
- Pre-planning
- Risk assessments
- Incident size-up
- Incident management and site control
- Loads and forces
- Safety checks
- Communications
- Knots
- Anchor systems
- Rope protection
- Mechanical advantage
- Work restraint
- Fall arrest
- Work positioning
- Climbing with lanyards
- Casualty care and packaging (including canines)
- Individual descending
- Individual pick-off
- Canine raising and lowering
- Connecting a casualty on a line using a telescopic pole (if used by agency)
- Lifting and lowering a casualty using a pre-installed device (if used by agency)
- Ladders (if used by agency)
Duration
3 days (18 hours)
Location
Our open courses are delivered from our facility in North Wales, but we can deliver closed courses to specific users either at our facility or at a venue of your choosing.
Pre-Requisites
Logged experience as a dog handler, with a working dog that can also participate in the course
Minimum age: 18