The Technical High Angle Rope Rescue Program (THARRP) prepares fire department personnel in technical rope and tower crane rescue procedures for workers in distress working at heights (e.g., tower crane operators).
The THARR program is administered by the BCCSA and overseen by the Technical High Angle Rope Rescue (THARRP) Steering Committee. The committee is comprised of representatives from the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, BC Fire Chiefs’ Association, participating employers, labour, BC Construction Safety Alliance, and WorkSafeBC.
Participating employers, who complete a risk assessment and determine that a need to rescue or evacuate workers who work at high angles may arise, may contact the local THARR-funded fire department for assistance in developing a high angle rescue plan for tower crane operations.
If a workplace is located outside the service area of a municipal fire/rescue department providing high angle rescue service, or if the employer is not in a funding classification unit (List available here (PDF)), the employer must provide for any necessary high angle rescue requirements by other acceptable means.
Crane survey requests may be submitted to servicing fire departments using the THARRP online portal .
For more information regarding the THARRP online portal, please contact the THARRP Administrator at (604) 636-0327 or tharrp@bccsa.ca.
Not necessarily. THARRP is especially geared toward funding employers requiring high angle rescue or evacuation for tower crane operations. Regular fall protection requirements for working at heights (3 m or greater) are dictated by WorkSafeBC’s Occupational Health & Safety Regulation - Part 11 and are the employer’s responsibility to uphold.
No. Fall protection plans are not within the scope of the THARR program
Not necessarily. If upon a Fire Department’s assessment they deem they are unable to provide the service, the company may need to explore other service provider options and/or address the concerns noted by the Fire Department.
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