Emergency Response

Our Courses Include

At Synergy our mission is to provide world-class rescue training at an affordable price.

Led by instructors with actual disaster and rescue experience, we pride ourselves on realistic practical training and classroom lectures designed to keep the student engaged.

Synergy is your solution to technical rescue training. We offer technical rescue training courses for Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue. All rescue training courses meet or exceed NFPA 1006, 2008 as well, applicable Occupational Health and Safety Act requirements.

• Industrial Rope Rescue

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  High Angle operations are adapted to an industrial setting. This application of specialized rope techniques is designed to show how to rescue workers in hard-to-reach locations in the vertical environment. It is also designed to show how to create work system using ropes and specialized hardware as the primary means of supporting workers.
  Duration: Dependent on level of achievement and rescue situation

• Tower Rescue

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  Tower rescues can include workers involved with building or maintaining a tower or who have been injured or have suffered a sudden illness. These rescues are hazardous in many ways.
  
  Besides the obvious danger of working at height, towers expose rescuers to hazards they may not normally encounter on the ground. The hazards on an electrical transmission line tower involve not just the transmission lines themselves, but also the area of close protection around those lines.
  
  Tower training must begin with the appropriate hazard awareness training. Whether it is awareness training on the hazards of electromagnetic energy/radio frequency (EME/RF) or on the hazards associated with electrical transmission lines, no rescues or trainees should be permitted on an active tower until they have had this training.
  Duration: Dependent on level of achievement and rescue situation

• Bucket Rescue

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  Ideal for the one man crew! This course provides the means to safely and easily descend to the ground in the event of a fall from the bucket or the need to evacuate an inoperable bucket. We introduce a few options for safe evacuation from elevated work platforms.
  Duration: 8 hours

• Low Angle Rescue

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  Low angle rescue techniques differ from high angle skills in more rescue personnel at risk on the litter, more tension on the ropes, but less potential for free falls during a major system failure. These techniques are usually used by fire departments and mountain rescue teams for over an embankment, or mountain rescue situation.
  Duration: 8 hours

• Confined Space Awareness

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  Participants will be provided with instruction on the applicable confined space regulations including the definition of a confined space and the requirements of a confined space program. Instruction will be provided on assessing the hazards of confined spaces, the requirements for entry plans, permits, rescue plans and the control of confined space hazards. Review requirement annually. This course can be used as a review.
  Duration: 1 day non-entry

• Confined Space Level 1 (Ops)

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  Day one covers the requirements of Confined Space Awareness followed by a day of basic Non-Entry Rescue techniques the use and limitations of rescue equipment. Participants will work through rescue scenarios from the beginning of the job to completion of rescue follow by debriefing.
  Duration: 2 day entry

• Confined Space Rescue Level 2 (Tech)

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  Participants will learn all components of Entry and Non Entry Rescue. The purpose of this course is to prepare Rescuers to respond to any situation under strict timelines. They will learn about selecting appropriate PPE for different scenarios, hazard control, components of rescue, and medical considerations, communications and problem solving. Participants should have a strong rescue and medical background and possess a current Operations Level certificate.
  Duration: 5 days

• High Angle Rescue Awareness

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  This course is an introduction to high angle rescue and evacuation for both the experienced professional and for those wishing to pursue a career in this field. Topics include technical hauling and lowering systems, rappel techniques, equipment use, selection, care, and the systems approach to anchor selection.
  Duration: 1 day

• High Angle Rescue Level 1 (Ops)

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  This course provides the needed awareness of high angle hazards found in most industrial facilities and construction projects. Designed to teach rescuers how to access, package and evacuate the injured in vertical environments. Students will learn basic knots, rope rigging techniques, single point anchors, basket stretcher evacuations, including lowering and basic mechanical advantage raising systems. Patient consideration and handling will also be covered. Instructors provide continuous instruction and guidance. Safety is stressed at all times, and is the emphasis of all course contents.
  Duration: 2 days

• High Angle Rescue Level 2 (Tech)

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  The Rope Rescue Technician course is an advanced course that will bring participants to the level of Rope Rescue Technician and meets all requirements for NFPA 1670 Rope Rescue Technician and NFPA 1006 Technical Rescuer Level II. Advanced skills in; team management, rope rescue physics, load factors, critical angles, constructing multi-point anchor systems, passing knots in systems, negotiating obstacles, offsets, constructing artificial high directional anchors, constructing high line rope systems and attendant litter systems will be explored and intensely practiced.
  Duration: 5 days

• Basic Emergency Response

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  The purpose of Emergency Response Training is to provide your employees with the basic skills that they will need to respond to their workplaces, families and community's immediate needs in the aftermath of a disaster, when traditional emergency services may not be available. This course covers the basics of any and all applicable emergencies that may happen in your workplace and how to respond to each situation.
  Duration: 4 hours

• Fire Safety Awareness

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  Participants will learn about loss exposures in regards to fires. How to respond in the event of an emergency and building appropriate response fire safety plans. Prevention techniques including fire watches for hot work will be covered.
  Duration: 4 hours

• Accident, Incident Investigation / Evidence Conservation

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  This course will provide participants with the knowledge to conduct a "root cause" analysis of an accident. As well, the course will include instruction on how to fill out an accident investigation report.
  Duration: 8 hours

• Emergency Response Team Building

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  After taking this intensive one course, participants will be able to, identify hazards that are most likely to affect their workplaces. Complete exercises designed to help teams communicate effectively. Work as a team and apply basic search and rescue strategies for victim extrication and treatment. Conduct multi-casualty first aid under simulated, but realistic, disaster conditions.
  Duration: 8 hours

Our experienced consultants are available to help businesses meet their legal obligations in health and safety. We provide a range of services including inspections, audits and professional advice.

Consulting / Services

• Accident Investigation

• Develop and Implement Fire Prevention and Emergency Evacuation Plans

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  Consultant will ensure that requirements under Ontario Fire Code are met and emergency response plans required by WSIB are in place by development of program, identifying deficiencies and creation of customized training programs.

• Confined Space Assessments

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  Consultant will determine if a space meets the legal definition of a confined space. The assessment will included all the hazards associated with the space and work to be done and/or around the space.

• Confined Space Program Development

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  Consultant will assess all confined spaces and develop specific entry and rescue plans. The program will also contain the policy portion that outlines all of the requirements of the program. Hard copies and electronic copies of the program will be provided.

• Good practical examples, good delivery of content, looking forward to the second half!
  Peter - Icynene Inc.
• Good speaker, very knowledgeable. Not Boring!
  St. Lawrence Seaway Management
• Was the best presenter of any WHMIS training I've had. Great Job!
  Mike - AMA Roofing
• Good pace and very educational.
  Jason - Gerard Daniel
• The course was enjoyable and educational, two thumbs up!
  Scott - AMA Roofing
• Friendly, super person, great presenter, great stories and anecdotes. Not too formal!
  Judy - Guelph General Hospital