Trench Rescue Training DVD - Fire Rescue

Product Description:

OSHA and NIOSH report that there are more than 1,000 trench collapses each year across the United States. In addition, there are between 50-100 fatalities annually as the

result of a trench collapse. So what exactly is a trench? Simply put, a trench is defined as a long ditch. Unlike an excavation, trenches are typically deeper than its width.

Trenches are commonly dug to install utilities or to pour foundations for a building

 

Trench collapses are extremely dangerous and are often deadly. Soil can weigh in excess of 100 pounds per cubic foot and can have a crushing and asphyxiation affect on

anyone that is in the path of a collapsing trench. Additionally, many trenches contain hazardous atmospheres and utilities that can pose additional threats to workers and

responding emergency personnel. While federal law requires that a trench be properly secured (or shored) if there is work to be performed below ground, contractors and

workers often ignore these safety measures.

 

The results can be catastrophic.

 

DO YOU KNOW WHAT A SLOUGH TRENCH FAILURE IS ?

or what a

"B"- TYPE SOIL IS ?

 

 

 

One of the most potentially challenging and multidiscipline incidents fire service personnel may face is Trench Rescue.  It is a dynamic environment that tends

to be physically and mentally challenging due to the duration and unpredictable environment.

Not only must the mechanical issues of stabilization be considered, but patients may also be facing traumatic injuries, hypothermia or experiencing the often

 forgotten complications of Crush Syndrome.

 

 

NFPA 1670

Some of the subjects to be covered are:

Rescue Preparation

Trench Rescue Size up

Operations Criteria

Criteria for Technical Team Assist

Methods of Locating the Victim

Develop and Action Plan

Soil Analysis & Characterists

Types of Trench Failures

Creating a Safe Rescue Work Zone

Creating a Stable Work Area

When is SCBA Needed

Preparing the Trench for Rescue

Shoring Philosophies & Techniques

Creating an Accountability System (Staging)

Creating a Safe Zone

Accessing the Patient

Packaging the Patient

also included in this 2 DVD SET

 

ROPES & KNOTS

 

 

Did you know all knots comprise of

ROUND TURNS, LOOPS AND BIGHTS?

 

 

 

THIS VIDEO DVD DEMONSTRATES THE TYING OF 3 OF THE MAJOR KNOTS REQUIRED IN FIREFIGHTING & RESCUE.

WITH REAL LIFE AND FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS

 

 

LEARN TO TIE THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT KNOTS

LEARN DIFFERENT ROPE USES,

LEARN HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR ROPE,

LEARN HOW TO CLEAN & REPAIR YOUR ROPE.

 

""IT IS BETTER TO PERFECT A FEW KNOTS THEN CONFUSE OVER MANY""

 

ROPES & KNOTS

 

 

 

LEARN:

1. Types Of Ropes:

 

A. Life Safety

B. Utility

 

2. Rope Materials:

 

A. Nylon

B. Polyester

C. Polypropylene

D. Polythylene

E. Manilla

F. Cotton

G. Kevlar/Aramind

H. H-Spectra/Polyethylene

 

3. Rope Construction:

 

A. Laid (twisted)

B. Braided

C. Braid-on-Braid

D. Kernmantle

 

YOU WILL ALSO GET REAL LIFE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT TAKES YOU STEP BY STEP THROUGH TYING 3 OF THE MAJOR KNOT INVOLVED IN FIREFIGHTING,

 

SUCH AS:

 

THE BOWLINE KNOT

THE CLOVE HITCH KNOT

THE SHEETS BEND (BECKETS BEND) KNOT

ALSO LEARN BY DEMONSTRATIONS, HOW TO USE THESE KNOTS IN TYING, RAISING AND LOWERING FIREFIGHTER GEAR & EQUIPMENT SUCH AS:

PRESSURE FANS

LADDERS

HOSELINES

CHARGED HOSELINES

PIKE POLES

AXES

Etc.

 

ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS VIDEO:

•  INSPECTING, EXAMINING YOUR ROPES
•  
• IDENTIFY DAMAGE OF ROPES, KNOWLEDGE LEARNED OF TYPES OF DAMAGE
•  

 

A GREAT TEACHING TOOL

 

ALSO INCLUDED

CARING, REPAIRING, YOUR ROPE

 

THIS IS A DEFINATE TO YOUR FIREFIGHTING TRAINING PACKAGE