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Category Archives: Tips & Techniques
Lock-Out / Tag-Out: What Rescuers Need to Know
“The concept of LOTO is a great one and it works. As rescuers, we have to take the common industrial application and expand it to ensure that the rescue scene is safe and that we are controlling hazards at the … Continue reading
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SKED FAQ’s
Here are a few facts on the SKED Stretcher straight from Skedco. We’ve used the SKED for decades here at Roco and it still proves to be one of the most dependable, versatile pieces of gear out there – especially … Continue reading
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Can your Rescue Team “Walk-the-Walk?”
The Value of Performance Evaluations As an employer with permit-required confined spaces, you’ll need to determine if your rescue team or selected rescue service can truly “walk-the-walk” when it comes to confined space rescue. OSHA’s Permit Required Confined Space Standard … Continue reading
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Tagged avoiding danger, confined space entry teams, confined space rescue, Confined Spaces, Hazmat capabilities, industrial rescue teams, IPE, IPE performance evaluations, OSHA 1910.146(k), OSHA's 1910.146, Performance Evaluation, PPE, Rescue Evaluations, SAR, SCBA, technical rescue equipment, THIRD PARTY RESCUE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, TPE, TPE performance evaluations
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Tower Rescue…Essential Training in a Global Landscape
In this piece, Roco Chief Pat Furr shares his experience in Tower Rescue. Furr is from Burlington, Vermont, and served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force as a Pararescueman (PJ). His background includes eight years as a member of … Continue reading
Trench Rescue…A thinking game
Roco Chief Instructor Randy Miller explains that trench collapse injuries and/or death is way too common in civil construction, and industrial maintenance projects. The sluggish economy entices organizations to cut corners, after all – time is money. This trend also extends … Continue reading
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Tagged confined space entry teams, confined space rescue, EMS training, EMS training school, ESUX Florida State Fire College, Hagerman, industrial safety training, Randy Miller, rescue techniques, rescue training, Roco Chief Instructor, Roco Rescue instructor, Roco Rescue Trench and Structural Collapse, Roco resuce, Roco Trench Rescue, safety training, structural collapse, trench and shoring training, trench and structural collapse, Trench Collapse, trench rescue, trench rescue training
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Corpus Christi Firefighters Save Man Trapped in Grain Bin
CNN reported this dramatic grain rescue by the Corpus Christi Fire Department back in April. OSHA has just announced significant penalties and multiple violations for the Texas grain company. Here’s more… How do you rescue a man stuck in grain … Continue reading
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Tagged confined space entry teams, Corpus Christi Fire Department, Corpus Christi Grain Co., Fatality Assesment Control Evaluation Program, Grain Entrapment, OSHA safety compliance, osha standards, rescue techniques, rescue training, Roco Rescue, tactical rescue
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