Safety, CPR and Technical Rescue Workshops

The expertise offered through Gateway is second to none in an industry that continually changes. These courses are offered to safety professionals in industry and public safety and are customizable to best suit the level of knowledge and expertise of the participants. Courses are offered periodically and on-request, and are held at Gateway’s HERO Center or the location of your choice. 

CPR, AED and Basic First Aid

Create a safer workplace with CPR, AED and basic first aid trainings held in your facility or ours. On-demand courses are taught in a dynamic group setting using the American Heart Association’s research-proven practice-while-watching techniques, allowing you to meet OSHA standards or individual company requirements. 

You and your team will receive hands-on CPR practice, training manuals and certificates of completion. 

Leadership

Leadership 101
This course prepares rescue/safety professionals to appropriately deal with the responsibilities of leadership. This course includes leadership traits, issues, written communication skill development and various leadership assignments.

Leadership Simulations
This course immerses rescue/safety professionals in the supervisory role and provides opportunities to gain experience in properly dealing with personnel-issue challenges.

Blue Card

Blue Card Certification
This course leads successful participants who are rescue/safety personnel to Blue Card Hazard Zone Management Certification. Successful completion of the Blue Card online (non-WTCS) course is required prior to this course.

Blue Card Recertification 
This four-hour course leads successful participants who are rescue/safety personnel to Blue Card recertification.

Rescue

Rope Operations
This 40-hour workshop teaches you how to safely conduct basic rope operations. You’ll focus on the various knots, rescue hardware, auxiliary equipment, personal protection equipment, rope care and maintenance and standards governing basic rope rescue operations. 

Rope Technician
This 40-hour workshop teaches you various mechanical advantage (MA) systems. You’ll focus on MA principles, high point pulley systems, converting systems into lowering systems and converting 3:1 and 4:1 hauling systems into lowering systems. 

Trench Rescue Operations
This workshop reviews the standards that regulate excavations as well as those that define the specific Job Performance Requirements needed to safely perform in a trench-rescue to the Operations level. These standards include OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, WI SPS 332.38, NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006. 

Trench Rescue Technician
This workshop reviews the specific standards and Job Performance Requirements covered in the Trench Rescue Operations workshop. These standards include OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, WI SPS 332.38, NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006.

Trench Rescue Combined Operations/Technician
This extended workshop reviews the standards that regulate excavations as well as those that define the specific Job Performance Requirements needed to safely perform in a trench rescue at the Operations and Technician level. These standards include OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, WI SPS 332.38, NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006.

Structural Collapse Operations
This workshop covers the specific Job Performance Requirements in NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006 as they relate to structural collapse operations.

Structural Collapse Technician
This workshop covers the specific Job Performance Requirements in NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006 as they relate to structural collapse technician. The Technician level addresses collapses in heavy timber, steel and concrete construction. 

Confined Space Rescue Operations
This workshop reviews the standards that regulate all types of confined spaces as well as those that define the specific Job Performance Requirements needed to safely perform in a confined space rescue at the Operations level. These standards include OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, WI SPS 332.38, NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006.  

Confined Space Rescue Technician 
This workshop reviews specific standards and Job Performance Requirements covered in the Confined Space Rescue Operations workshop. These standards include OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, WI SPS 332.38, NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006. 

Confined Space Rescue Combined Operations/Technician 
This extended workshop reviews the standards that regulate all types of confined spaces as well as those that define the specific Job Performance Requirements needed to safely perform in a confined space rescue at the Operations and Technician level. These standards include OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, WI SPS 332.38, NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006.