Tag Archives: trench rescue
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
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
Trench Warning from OSHA
Two workers are killed every month in trench collapses. Unprotected trenches are among the deadliest hazards in the construction industry and the loss of life is devastating. Since 2003, more than 200 workers have died in trench cave-ins and hundreds … Continue reading
Rescue Robot from DOE Lab
The Chilean and Pike River mine disasters in 2010 revealed the dangers and difficulties faced in extracting those trapped beneath the earth. The earthquakes and hurricanes on the east coast of the US this month are an indication that extrication … Continue reading