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Rescue Team Leader Class and the CMC Clutch

Students in our Confined Space Rescue Team Leader class (May 3-7, Sahuarita, Arizona) learn that a descender (like the Petzl I'D or CMC Clutch) is essential for mainline raising and lowering operations. The ability to grab and release rope under control (when lowering) and then act as a pulley (when raising) provides teams with an effective tool to conduct technical rope operations. For decades, the Petzl I'D has been one of the most common descenders and we have used it extensively in class. But there are several others out there as well. In addition to the MPD, CMC Rescue recently...

Categorized under: Advanced Rescue Training, Ascenders and Rope Grabs, Blog, Descenders, Rescue, Rescue Blog

D2000 COVID-19 Update

May 1, 2020 – Similar to businesses all across the country, D2000 Safety has been profoundly impacted by the pandemic. We are fortunate in that we are all healthy and will be able to keep our team intact for the foreseeable future.
Here is how the pandemic is affecting our operations.

Categorized under: Blog, Forklift Blog, Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Fall Arrest Forces, Harnesses, and the Human Body

Understanding the impact of arresting forces on the components of the fall protection system, we need to keep in mind that these forces will also be applied to the human body. So what can possibly go wrong?

February 10, 2020

Categorized under: Blog, Fall Protection, Fall Protection Rescue, Harnesses, Rescue Blog, Safety Blog, Tower Rescue, Tower Safety, Uncategorized, Wind Turbine Safety

Effective Safety Trainers: What do they have in common?

January 21, 2020

A number of our classes focus on developing the skills and knowledge of safety trainers. Most of the focus in these classes is developing the technical knowledge needed to present the information. But we also spend time in our Confined Space Train-the-Trainer and our Fall Protection Competent Person classes talking about effectively presenting this information to students.

Categorized under: Blog, Forklift Blog, Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Fall Arrest and Rescue Equipment: How Much Damage is Acceptable?

December 16, 2019

Whether you are inspecting fall arrest or rescue equipment, one of the issues you’ll confront is whether to retire the gear or return it to the cache. For students in both our rescue operations and fall protection competent person classes, being able to inspect equipment and answer this question is one of the key learning outcomes.

Categorized under: Advanced Rescue Training, Blog, Confined Space, Fall Protection, Fall Protection Rescue, Harnesses, Rescue Blog, Safety Blog, Safety Training

Confined Space Programs and Permits: What’s Missing?

November 5, 2019

The purpose of a confined space (or any) written safety program is to guide behavior. When trained on the policy, workers are expected to make the right decisions and work in a safe manner.

Categorized under: Blog, Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Industrial Rescue: Benefits of 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

Instructor Spotlight | Greg Arbizo

August 12, 2019

Greg Arbizo, D2000 Rescue Services Manager, answers questions about Surface Mine rescue and the challenges Surface Mine Rescuers face.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Belay Lines and Shock Loads

August 9, 2019

Using a belay (secondary) line for fall protection works well if done properly. One of the challenges of using these systems is ensuring that the belay line mirrors the movements of the rescuer or patient.

Categorized under: Blog, Fall Protection Rescue, Rescue Blog

OSHA Standards and Confined Space Rescue: What standards apply?

April 2019

When discussing confined space or other types of technical rescue, the question of applying OSHA standards to these operations often comes up. This is one of many questions we tackle in our Confined Space Rescue Team Leader classes .

Categorized under: Rescue Blog

Confined Space Rescue: Attributes of an Effective Team Leader

April 2, 2019

Developing a confined space rescue capability is relatively easy: purchase equipment, select your team, and provide training. But then comes the real challenge: maintaining this capability. In our experience, organizations that are able to maintain a viable rescue capability share two characteristics: 1) They have buy-in from management, and 2) they have one or more effective team leaders.

Categorized under: Confined Space, Rescue, Rescue Blog

HAZWOPER Training: Who Needs It?

March 7,2019

D2000 Safety has recently entered into a partnership with the Initial Response Institute to bring effective HAZWOPER training to our clients. The Initial Response Institute (IRI) has been providing this type of training for decades and the company’s founder, David Bargabos, has recently joined D2000 Safety as our Director of Education.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Picture of Jim Johnson, CEO of D2000 Safety, Inc.

Interview with Jim Johnson, CEO of D2000 Safety

Aug. 8, 2018

Safety Training in high-hazard environments, how much progress has been made? D2000 CEO, Jim Johnson, answers some questions about the current state of Safety Training in High Hazard environments.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Tagged as: D2000, OSHA

Snap-hook falsely engaged with a fall protection harness D-ring.

Donning a Fall Protection Harness?

April 2, 2018

A Fall protection harness has saved many lives but like any PPE you need to follow specific practices. Over time those practices will turn into habits. Hopefully you can train and encourage those at your location to add these two simple steps to your harness donning procedure.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog

Tagged as: Fall Protection, fall protection training

Confined Space and Industrial Rescue: How and How Much?

Jan 22, 2018

Does your facility require a rescue team? What OSHA standards require some kind of emergency response procedures? If your facility needs some level of emergency response, how do you develop these capabilities? What types of procedures, equipment, and training is needed? Or should it be out sourced?

Categorized under: Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Tagged as: Confined Space, confined space entry, confined space regulations, D2000, OSHA, OSHA Safety, OSHA standards, rescue

Self-Retracting Lanyards: Can you anchor at your feet?

Oct 10, 2017

Fall protection equipment manufacturers are innovators. They are constantly developing new types of equipment and upgrading the capabilities of existing equipment. Self-retracting lanyards (SRLs or ‘yo-yos’) provide a great example of this innovation.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Tagged as: Fall Protection, fall protection training, OSHA standards, Rope Rescue

Confined Space Training: Signs and Symptoms of Exposure

Sep 6, 2017

The rules that deal with confined space training are clear. Entrants and attendants may need to know a lot about medical issues.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog, Safety Blog

Tagged as: Confined Space, confined space entry, confined space regulations, OSHA regulations, OSHA Safety

Physics in Rope Rescue? Absolutely!

Apr 12, 2017

When it comes to rigging, the laws of physics reign supreme. Small systems (e.g., a single knot) and large systems (e.g., a back-tied, elevated anchor supporting a horizontal line across a ravine) will only function effectively if they reflect an understanding of basic principles.

Categorized under: Rescue Blog

Tagged as: rescue, rigging physics, Rope Rescue

Training Rescue Teams: What Standards Apply?

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?

Categorized under: Rescue Blog

Tagged as: rescue, rescue team

Rope Rescue: Mainline/Belay or Two Tension?

Oct 7, 2015

Given that each rope is attached to the load and an anchor, at some point someone wondered if you could swap them out and switch between using a belay as a mainline and a mainline as a belay. In other words, could you keep both lines tensioned so that if one failed, the other line would prevent any appreciable freefall and associated shock loads?

Categorized under: Rescue Blog

Tagged as: rescue, rescue training, Rope Rescue, technical rescue