New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Rope Access (Level 3)

The New Zealand Certificate in Industrial Rope Access (Level 3) is to provide the industrial rope access sector with people who have attained basic on-rope vertical skills using constructed anchors.

The qualification is an entry point for people who aim to work in industrial rope access roles such as rope access technicians, electricians with rope access, and industrial abseilers.

On completion of the training, graduates will be able to:

• Prepare rope access equipment for work, and report equipment faults.
• Set up and dismantle basic industrial rope access systems and carry out elementary on-rope skills.
• Comprehend and act on instructions, and communicate within a team when setting up industrial rope access systems; and complete basic workplace documentation.
• Identify and adhere to health and safety requirements when using ropes and associated equipment to gain access to and from, and be suspended at, work sites.
• Maintain personal safety while working at heights including the set up and use fall arrest systems.
• Carry out recovery.

Vertical Horizonz New Zealand (VHNZ) was registered as a Private Training Establishment (PTE) with NZQA in 1998 and has over 25 years' experience in providing NZQA accredited safety training.

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