Philadelphia
PA. 19135
The 5-day SPRAT training and evaluation course is designed to provide certification for rope access technicians. This course will cover the necessary skills for Level 1, 2 or 3 SPRAT certification. Students who pass the evaluation, meeting the SPRAT Certification Requirements, will be awarded a SPRAT certification. The SPRAT certification is valid for three years.
All equipment required for training will be provided. Participants may use their own equipment after inspection by the course instructor prior to the training sessions. All such equipment must be in serviceable condition. Equipment may be denied use if it does not conform to current safety standard.
Course Information and Price
SPRAT Training & Certification at 6940 State Road, Philadelphia, PA. 19135
May 17 to 21, 2021 – 8:00 am – 4:00 pm, Mon-Fri
Class Mon – Thurs, Testing on Friday
Cost for a five-day class – $1595.00 for all levels of SPRAT training & certification and includes the SPRAT fee, ID, Rope Logbook, Lunch. Lodging is not included in this cost. Med-Tex can recommend hotels for those individuals who are from out of town.
Student Requirements
Students must be 18 years or older and have valid, government-issued ID.
Maximum body weight of 280 lbs. due to equipment limitations.
SPRAT Level I – Rope Access Worker
The SPRAT I certification level assumes no prior rope experience and instructs a candidate on all the basic skills required to work safely on a two-rope system. Curriculum has been developed to help prepare candidates for the written portion of the SPRAT Evaluation. This course covers the following topics and skills:
- Equipment use and inspection
- Job Safety Analysis awareness
- Level 1 Knots
- Back-up devices use and handling
- Use of ascending system for ascent and short descents
- Use of a descender for descent and short ascents
- Passing Knots in ascent and descent
- Rope-to-rope transfers
- Negotiating a rope deviation (redirect)
- Short rebelay
- Negotiate an edge
- Installing and Passing Rope Protection
- Configurations and Strengths of Simple Structural Anchors
- Raising and Lowering a load with a two rope system
- Pick-off rescue with victim in descent
- Horizontal Aid climb
- Theoretical rope concepts such as fall factors, safety factors, min. breaking strengths, and safe working loads
SPRAT Level II – Rope Access Lead Technician
The SPRAT II certification level is open to SPRAT Level I certified technicians who have 500 documented hours of rope access work and have been a level I technician for at least six months. Several significant new skills are introduced and the proficiency of all level I skills are verified with an increased emphasis on efficiency. The SPRAT level II rope access course reviews all level I skills and introduces the following new skills and topics.
- Management and communication awareness
- Job Safety Analysis proficiency
- Principles of mechanical advantage systems
- Load sharing anchor mastery
- Pull-through anchors
- Rope systems analysis
- Cross hauling – (platform and pitch head)
- Rescue hauling – (platform and pitch head)
- Vertical Aid climbing
- Rescue in Horizontal Aid climb
- Pick-off rescue with victim in ascent
- Rescue through knots
SPRAT Level III – Rope Access Supervisor
A level III certification is open to any level II certified technician who has been a level II for 6 months and has 500 documented hours of rope access work as a level II technician.
The SPRAT Level III rope access course covers the following new skills and topics:
- Job Safety Analysis mastery
- Anchors pre-rigged to lower
- Advanced rescues – Pick off through knots
- Advanced rescues – Pick off through rebelay
- Advanced rescues – Pick off through rope-to-rope transfer
- Advanced rescues – Pick off through Deviation
- Highlines/Guidelines
- Team Rescue Work Scenario – Management of a Team
- Mechanical anchor systems awareness