LANTRA Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue Refresher Course (2026)
Training Duration: 2 Days
Delivery Method: Theory/practical
Assessment: LANTRA Tree Climbing & Aerial Rescue Refresher Course TG1 (TG1 Update 2020)
Maximum Group Size: 4 Candidates
Prerequisites:You must have attended a Tree climbing and Aerial rescue course before attending this refresher.
Cost includes all registration and certification fees
Cost Per Candidate:
£380.00 Excl VAT - £456.00 Incl VAT
Course Content:
- Regulations, Best Practice & Risk Assessment
- Operator safety & protection
- Environmental & Legal requirements
- Introduction to climbing equipment & knots
- Operator equipment checks & record keeping
- Access techniques
- Movement within the crown of the tree
- Achieving safe work positions
- Use of hand tools
- Pole climbing with spikes
- Aerial Rescue Techniques (Tree Canopy & Pole)
This is a LANTRA integrated assessed course.
Climber’s kits must have evidence of current LOLER thorough examination and be in serviceable condition.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:
- Clothing-to suit weather conditions with high flexibility.
- Work/walking boots (above ankle)
- Work gloves
Essential:
- Arborist’s harness(Work positioning)-CE marked.(EN813,EN358)
- 8 karabiner-3 way auto-lock action.(Aluminium rated at min. 22kN.)(Mallion Rapid-delta, if required for harness design)
- 2 Friction saver to EN365 and EN795B
- 2 Climbing rope-braided arborist’s rope.(EN1891)
- 2 off Prussik loops (1 large & 1 small).
- 2 off Eye-2-Eye friction hitch cord.
- Micro Pulley-swing cheek.
- Arborist climbing helmet with adjustable chin strap.(EN12492)
- Secondary adjustable strop.
- Climbing Spikes
- Foot ascender
- Wire core flip line with adjuster.
- First aid kit including large wound dressing, whistle, rescue knife.
Desirable:
- Hand saw.
- Tool karabiner.
- Throw line & 2 off Throw-bags
- Rope bag / kit bag
- Mechanical friction device, i.e zigzag plus