3M’s Sample Fall Protection Rescue Plan

The Purpose of a Fall Protection Rescue Plan:

The purpose of this rescue template is to establish corporate-wide guidelines for responding to falls from height. This rescue plan is intended to reduce risks to an employee’s health after a fall arrest event. The rescue plan should also minimize the amount of at-risk behavior of the rescuer during the rescue attempt, and help to ensure that the rescue is conducted promptly in a safe and professional manner.

This Fall Protection Rescue Plan Applies to:

•This rescue plan applies to all locations where personnel are employed to work at height.

•The requirements of this rescue plan must be observed by all personnel involved in working at heights.

•This rescue plan must be reviewed or included in any job safety analysis or pre-task planning for activities that require working at heights.