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OBJECTIVES

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PRESENTATION ARE TO:

Review fire service standards and guidelines.

Review rope rescue categories.

Review rescue at height hazards, risks and safety precautions.

Review rope rescue team structure, roles and responsibilities.


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RESCUE RELATED STANDARDS

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NFPA 1006 2008, is the U.S. Fire Service standard for technical

rescue operations competencies.

NFPA 1670 2009, establishes fire services minimum levels of

preparedness and operations capabilities.

Three response levels (Awareness, Operations and Technical) exist.Each requires Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to support their

operations.

YLNG fire brigade utilizes the broadly accepted NFPA standards as the foundation for itsrescue technician competencies.

The standard defines four rescue technician competencies.

1. Rope rescue

2. Confined Space search and rescue3. Vehicle and Machinery search and rescue

4. Trench and Excavation search and rescue


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NFPA 1983 2006, is the U.S. Fire Service standard for Life SafetyRope and Equipment. It defines all rescue system components, their

construction, strengths, use, certification, labelling, inspection and

testing.


The standard gives guidance with respect to:

1. Life Safety Ropes General and Light duty

2. Life Safety Harnesses Class 1, 2 and 3

3. Auxiliary Equipment equipment used in rescue rigging

1. General Duty use (G) marking2. Light Duty use (L) marking

3. Escape use (E) marking

The standard has defined three categories of rescue equipment use.

1. Life Safety rope used during rescue operations

2. Escape rope used only for personal escape purposes

3. Throw lines a floating rope used in water rescue operations

The standard has defined three types of fire service rescue ropes.

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ROPE RESCUE CLASSIFICATION


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ROPE RESCUE CLASSIFICATION

Rope rescue operations can be divided into two categories based on

the degree of difficulty that is introduced by the steepness of the terrain.

1. NON TECHNICAL rope rescue ops.

2. TECHNICAL rope rescue ops.

The steeper the terrain the greater thedifficulty and forces acting on

equipment. This increases the potential

for personnel injuries or fatalities in theevent of an accident.

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RESCUE AT HEIGHT HAZARDS


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LOOKS LIKE FUN!

COULD BE THE LAST ONE!!

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The following conditions pose the greatest HAZARDS when rescuing

at height!

1. While working at, on or near open or exposed areas always protect

rescuers and casualties from a fall by implementing fall preventionand arrest practices.

2. Always use the right tool for the job, follow manufacturers instructions

for use and avoid using equipment in a way it was not intended.

Simple rules that must be followed to prevent personnel injuries.

Ascender damageAscender Slip

1. Working at, on or near open and exposed surfaces.

2. Use of inappropriate rescue techniques.

3. Equipment wrong, used improperly or not used as intended.

4. Exceeding equipment limitations.


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Personnel falls, while engaged in rescue at height pose a grave danger

to rescuers and must be avoided at all cost.

Since ropes used in rescue operations

are of a static or low stretch design

these ropes have little energyabsorption capability. Any falls arrested

by these ropes pose a serious risk of

personnel injury and system failure.

Fall factors =/> 1 on rescue ropes can be fatal!!

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ROPE RESCUE TEAM STRUCTURE


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Double rope rescue operations consist of 5 key functions manned by

personnel with specific roles and responsibilities.

They include:

1. Team Leader (1) responsible for coordination of the team

2. Main line man (1) responsible for the main line station

3. Belay line man (1) responsible for the belay station

4. Edge man (2) responsible for managing litters over edges

5. Attendant (1) responsible for attending to the casualty

Every member must be capable to functioning in each respective role.

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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TEAM LEADER

1. Responsible for the safety of all members, casualties and public.

2. Capable of performing any and all team functions.

3. Responsible for assessing mission hazards and mitigate risks.

4. Responsible for developing and or implementing rescue plans.

5. Responsible for delegating and coordinating team activities.

6. Responsible for identifying and adapting to changing conditions.7. Responsible for checking all rescue system rigging prior to pre

tensioning the system and initiating rescue operations.


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MAIN LINE MAN

1. Responsible for establishing a safe lowering system station.


3. Familiar with all rope rescue commands.

4. Capable of developing all manner of anchor systems.

5. Capable of identifying appropriate lowering systems based on the load.

6. Responsible for effecting knot pass operations.

7. Responsible for transitioning from lowering to raising and vice versa.

8. Responsible for checking rigging prior to rescue operations.


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BELAY LINE MAN

1. Responsible for establishing a safe belay system station.



4. Capable of developing all manner of anchor systems.

5. Capable of identifying appropriate belay systems based on the load.

6. Responsible for effecting knot pass operations.7. Responsible for transitioning from lowering to raising and vice versa.




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EDGE MAN

1. Responsible for managing all edge related operations.

2. Responsible for protecting the ropes from edge related damage.



5. Capable of implementing personnel fall prevention systems.

6. Capable of preparing basket stretcher and packaging casualties forhorizontal as well as vertical evacuations.

7. Responsible for assisting the litter and attendant to negotiate the edge.



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ATTENDANT

1. Responsible for accessing, assessing and providing basic life support.



4. Responsible for securing self to rescue (lowering/belay) system.

5. Responsible for maneuvering over edges and managing basketstretcher.

6. Capable of adjusting his position in relation to the basket stretcher

while suspended.




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