Industrial Rescue: Benefits of a Good Imagination
October 7, 2019
Planning for emergencies requires a good imagination.
October 7, 2019
Planning for emergencies requires a good imagination.
Categorized under: Rescue Blog
Tagged as: confined space rescue, rescue, rescue team, rescue training, Rope Rescue, technical rescue, tower rescue
Aug 24, 2016
If you are not a rescue expert, the process of moving an injured person from a hazardous location to a place of safety may seem hopelessly complex. And like any other complex process one would assume that various organizations who specialize in technical rescue would issue standards to guide us in training rescue teams. So the question becomes: When you are training rescue teams, what standards apply?
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Tagged as: rescue, rescue team
Aug 4, 2015
When you are asked the question: Is it worth having a rescue team? Common sense dictates that most employees should be able to respond appropriately to an incipient fire. Alarms and extinguishers have saved countless billions in damages and few would argue against spending money to ensure a safe and effective response in the few moments after a fire has started. Like structural fires, confined space emergencies are the result of a chain of events and if this chain can be broken early, lives can be saved.
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Tagged as: Confined Space, confined space rescue, OSHA compliance, rescue, rescue team, Rope Rescue
Oct 7, 2014
Developing a rescue team is simple: recruit team members, purchase equipment, and hire someone to provide training. Easy enough. The real challenge is maintaining that capability over time. People leave the team, equipment ‘disappears’ and skills degrade. Having been involved in the development and maintenance of hundreds of rescue teams, we have learned that successful, long-lasting teams are built on a firm foundation. And firm foundations begin by asking and answering these five questions.
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Tagged as: confined space rescue, rescue team, Rope Rescue, technical rescue
Apr 9, 2013
The requirement to provide a means of rescue when workers enter permit-required confined spaces is well known aspect of the OSHA regulations. But employers, who are rarely rescue experts, often do not know how these teams should be equipped and trained.
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Tagged as: Confined Space, confined space entry, OSHA regulations, rescue, rescue team