Rescue Kit Rentals

Total Group offers inspected Rescue Kit Rentals with harnesses, ropes, pulleys and descent devices for teams planning confined space, high-angle and industrial rescue. Our rental service gives your team access to rescue equipment for its planned work. Discuss your project with us to confirm the kit contents, rental period and equipment requirements before arranging the rental.

Match the rescue kit to your site and plan

The equipment list should follow the rescue plan and the hazards at the worksite. A confined space with a narrow opening presents different access needs from an elevated work area or an industrial structure with an obstructed route. Entry dimensions, working distances, available anchors and the route for moving a person to a safe location can all affect equipment selection.

Your competent personnel should confirm that the selected components work together and suit the intended task. Provide the equipment specifications from your plan rather than relying on a kit name to establish suitability. In Alberta, OHS Code section 12 addresses equipment design, condition, operating limits and use in accordance with manufacturer specifications or specifications certified by a professional engineer.

Identify any equipment your plan requires beyond the named rental categories. Atmospheric monitoring, respiratory protection, communications and casualty handling need their own assessment. Confirm requested items and quantities with Total Group; do not assume that every rescue kit includes every item needed for a particular emergency.

Inspection and records during the rental

Total Group’s rental kits are inspected. Your site must also arrange the checks required for the equipment’s intended use. At handover, confirm the item list and ask which inspection records, equipment identification details and manufacturer instructions are available. Agree who will control storage, track use and report damaged or missing items during the rental.

For an Alberta confined or restricted space, OHS Code section 48(2)–(3) requires a competent person to inspect the required personal protective and emergency equipment for good working order before workers enter, with written inspection records retained. A rental inspection does not replace that pre-entry requirement.

Where rented equipment is used as part of an Alberta fall-protection system, section 150.1 also requires worker inspections as specified by the manufacturer before use on each shift. Plan for these checks and for removing suspect equipment from use under your site procedures.

Equipment readiness and rescue personnel

Assign the people who will manage the equipment and perform the planned rescue. They need competence with the selected equipment and the site’s procedures. Coordinate kit access, communications and assistance arrangements with the site supervisor and rescue personnel. Keep the kit accessible at the location identified in the plan, with access arrangements understood across shifts.

For Alberta confined and restricted spaces, sections 45, 46, 55 and 57 connect rescue equipment selection with competent assessment, responder competence, emergency procedures and safe entry and exit. Workers must not enter or remain unless an effective rescue can be carried out. Renting equipment supports that preparation, but the employer must still establish the personnel and site arrangements.

For elevated work in Alberta, a fall-protection plan is required where a worker may fall three metres or more and is not protected by guardrails. Section 140 requires that plan to include rescue procedures for a worker left suspended after a fall who needs rescue. Equipment selection should reflect those procedures.

Information to include in your rental inquiry

Send the information your team already has so the rental discussion can focus on the actual equipment need:

The site location and jurisdiction, work dates and expected rental duration.
The rescue application, hazard assessment and relevant equipment requirements from the rescue plan.
Access dimensions, working distances and any restrictions affecting equipment transport or use.
Required components and quantities, existing equipment to be used with the kit, and personnel responsible for its use.
Client specifications, required standards and editions, and inspection or handover records requested by your site.

If your project specifies a rescue-equipment standard, identify it during the inquiry. NFPA describes NFPA 2500 as addressing organizational rescue capabilities and the selection, care, testing and maintenance of life safety rope and related equipment. Confirm the requirements that apply to your jurisdiction and project.

Contact Total Group to discuss your rescue kit rental requirements and availability. For the broader service offer, visit our Rescue services hub.