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The Roco Rescue Blog has Moved!

The Roco Rescue Blog has moved to our main website at http://www.RocoRescue.com – We have over 200 rescue-related articles on our blog and are constantly working to bring you the most relevant content in the industry!

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Rescue Services Agreement…More Than Just a Legal Document

OSHA’s Permit Required Confined Spaces (PRCS) standard allows employers to use outside rescue services to meet the rescue requirements for entries into permit required confined spaces. “Outside” in this context means any rescue team that is not made up of … 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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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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Teaching from Experience… Roco Chief Randy Miller

Randy Miller, Roco’s Chief Instructor and Trench/Structural Collapse guru knew at an early age rescue was his calling. It all began when he joined the Hagerman volunteer fire department in his late teens, and went on to study at Florida … Continue reading

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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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