Industrial Rescue: Train the Trainer

Tempe, AZ-March 27-30, 2012
Tempe, AZ-December 4-7, 2012

The purpose of this four-day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to train members of their location's industrial rescue team.

The focus of the class will be on confined space operations training but the principles covered will apply to a wide range of rescue scenarios.

The class will use D2000's updated rescue training curriculum. Released in July, 2010, this program features a modular design which can be easily adapted to a variety of industrial environments.

All participants will receive a Leader's Guide, PowerPoint presentations, sample student materials, skills checklists and a variety of other resources.

This class will also provide multple opportunities to apply advanced high angle rope techniques to industrial rescue operations. The class is designed for team leaders, rope technicians, and other safety professionals who require an in-depth understanding of rope rescue systems.

Prerequisites: Before attending this class, students need to have completed confined space entrant and attendant training and have a background in rope rescue. In addition, they need to have previous training or a background in First Aid/CPR, Respiratory Protection, and Hazardous Materials.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module I: Rescue Basics

Industrial Rescue Defined
Industrial Rescue Process
Rules and Standards
Industrial Rescue Defined

Module II: Safety Overview

Safety Pyramid
What is Stress?
Safety Procedures

Module III: Rope Systems

Definitions
Basic Equipment
Deploying a Rope System
Anchors
Mainline Systems
Belays
Rescue Knots

Module IV: Confined Space Operations

Size Up
Entry Team Preparation
Patient Contact
Patient Removal
Documentation

Module V: Equipment

Equipment Certifications
Equipment Strength
Safety Ratios
Rope and Webbing
Inspecting Software
Cleaning Software
Hardware Inspection/Maintenance
Equipment Inspection Log

Industrial Rescue Training—Technical Rescue Training

D2000 Safety offers a variety of Advanced Rescue Training courses to give you the skills necessary to perform patient evacuations safely in complex rescue environments.

The exact rescue skills needed by a team can only be identified after an assessment of the rescue process that the team is expected to perform and ensuring that these skills match the requirements of the rescue environment. D2000 Safety has many years of rescue experience in a wide variety of industrial environments. This means that rescue teams which meet our standards will be able to plan and practice, and then perform if ever needed.

At D2000, we believe that it’s important to train to the specific pre-plans the rescue teams will be asked to follow. For many teams this means confined space rescue training, but rescuing patients who are using fall protection systems may also be required. Other locations in seismically-active areas, like Southern California, have tasked their industrial rescue teams to perform basic structural collapse rescues. Fire departments, particularly those located in rural areas, often need trench rescue training. We also work with a variety of surface mines in helping them to meet their requirements to ensure that anyone who is injured in an accident can be evacuated to a place of safety. Areas of special concern in mines include accessing and rescuing patients from tailings dumps and the cabs of haul trucks.

With so many possible rescue skills, we have developed the expertise needed to ensure that the levels of training we propose match the environment and challenges the team will encounter. In situations requiring high skill levels, we provide an advanced rescue curricula to meet these requirements. Read More

Our Advanced Rescue Training programs include:

Industrial Training: Train the Trainer
Managing the Rescue Incident Training
Advanced Rigging Concepts Rescue Training
Elevated Anchors Rescue Training
Force Multipliers: Rope Physics Training
Advanced Horizontal Rope Systems Training

All courses reflect the applicable regulatory requirements of OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, and other standard-setting organizations.

Technical Rope Rescue Training: Confined Space Rescue, and More.

Most employers develop an industrial rescue capability to comply with OSHA requirements regarding entry into permit-required confined spaces. This standard requires a means of rescue when anyone enters a permit space. In many cases the means of rescue is a retrieval line, but in other situations the employer must train and equip a rescue team.

Training a team generally starts with finding the right team members. Many employers discover that they have people on staff with a rescue or emergency response background (they may, for example, serve as volunteer firefighters). In our experience, those with a background in rigging or mountaineering also make good team members.

All rescue team members should have:

Completed Confined Space Entrant and Attendant Training
Completed Fall Protection Training (Authorized User)
Previous training or a background in First Aid/CPR (one member of the team must be current)

Depending on the industrial environment, they may also require:

Respiratory Protection Training
Hazardous Materials Training

Once the students have met these pre-requisites they are ready to attend rescue training. The learning path for D2000’s rescue curricula follows this basic flow:

Module I: Rescue Basics—Industrial rescue defined, rules/standards, industrial rescue process.
Module II: Safety Overview—Safety pyramid, safety procedures, understanding stress.
Module III: Rope Systems—Definitions, basic equipment, anchors, mainline systems, rescue knots, belays, deploying a rope system.
Module IV: Confined Space Operations—Size up, entry team preparation, patient contact, patient removal, documentation.
Module V: Equipment—Certifications, strength, safety ratios, rope/webbing, inspecting software, cleaning software, hardware inspection/maintenance, equipment inspection log.

This learning path is designed to provide the team with the knowledge and skills needed to perform in a stressful and potentially hazardous rescue environment.

To Get Started

When your company or agency is ready to learn more about developing an industrial rescue capability, give us a call and we will provide whatever help we can.

Contact us at 1-800-551-8763 to find out more about our technical rescue training or other advanced rescue training courses.