Corporate Programs

• Pick the dates you want for training.
• Tell us the number of spots you require. You can either call us (604-447-8055) or email us (administrator@pacificropes.com).
• A registration package will be sent to your workers. We can directly communicate and follow up with them or send it through you, whichever you prefer.
• A link is provided to you for the deposit. A deposit is required to secure the spots.
• Once the deposit is paid, a receipt and invoice will be sent to you to confirm payment.
• One week before the course, full payment is required and a Welcome email will be sent to your workers with additional details.

If you registered your worker in the IRATA course, your worker has 60 days to come back and re-test. Our re-assessment fees include two extra days of training. These extra training days are optional but we strongly recommend they come back to train as a lot can be missed in the time off between the two assessments. If they don't come back within 60 days, they are required to re-do the full 5-day course. For SPRAT courses, there is no timeline to come back, but the sooner they come back, the better. If too much time lapses between, a lot of skills can be forgotten.

All our courses are 5 to 6 days long. Our courses have 4 days of training and then a 1 day assessment or IRATA and 1 day evaluation for SPRAT. Starting June 2022, we will offer level 2's and 3's an option for 5 days of training. To register your worker for a 5 day training week, please select dates in calendar that say IRATA only or IRATA or SPRAT only. For more information please send us an email or chat with us!

If you plan to enroll your current workers into their L1 IRATA or SPRAT, once successful in their assessments, they will receive an IRATA or SPRAT logbook. The purpose of the logbook is to record all rope access hours and work experience that they will need to present to their Assessor or Evaluator when you want them to upgrade to the next level. This logbook must be maintained and filled correctly or their hours may be disqualified. Usually, a L3 rope access technician needs to sign off on the hours but if you don't have one on staff, a Manager or Owner can sign off. Here is more information on how to sign off on hours and what logbooks need to look like in order to be eligible for upgrades.

Once your employee passes their level 1, they will need to work under a L3 rope access supervisor. This requirement is explained in the IRATA and SPRAT regulations, which is reference by provincial regulation in BC and Alberta. But, regulation aside, a level 1 rope tech can maneuver themselves on a rope access system but they do not have the experience or training to be able to perform advance rescues and rigging. Therefore a L3 Supervisor is required on site to manage the overall safety of the rope access work. If you do not have a L3 Supervisor staff member, we can help you hire one through our job postings.

Building internal rope access capability does not have to be complicated. Although there are many details to think about, there are five major areas that you need to consider. IRATA and SPRAT regulation are the guiding documents you need to refer to when putting these five components in place. We also have a Rope Access Management Program that you can utilize to start putting all the pieces in place.