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Fall Arrest & Rescue

Fall Arrest & Rescue. a structured approach. Emergency Timelines 1- “Golden Hour” first 60min 2- Suspension Trauma 20min 3- Crush Syndrome 15min 3- Drowning 5min. Incident Accident. Emergency Responder Team. Mission

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Fall Arrest & Rescue

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  1. Fall Arrest & Rescue a structured approach

  2. Emergency Timelines • 1- “Golden Hour” first 60min • 2- Suspension Trauma 20min • 3- Crush Syndrome 15min • 3- Drowning 5min Incident Accident

  3. Emergency Responder Team Mission Tackle on Site emergencies to their level of their training Facilitate EMS access and work Provide technical rescue Vision Save lives Minimize disruption to worksite caused by accidents

  4. Industrial Technical Rescue Considerations • Fall Arrest & Rescue • Tower Crane Rescue • Confined Spaces • Building Collapse • Vehicle and Machinery Extrications • Marine and Shipping Incidents • Fire Fighting • Incident Management System

  5. DO NOT ASSUME YOUR POLICE/ FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TRAINED AND CAPABLE OF THIS FUNCTION!

  6. Fall Arrest & Rescue • 0000 • Ashok falls shock absorber on his lanyard extends • No help on site • 0010 • XXX Emergency Number Call

  7. Fall Arrest & Rescue 0020 EMS services arrive No high angle capability Call to special team with rope capability – 25min away 0025 Ashok stops communicating Hangs limply in his harness. TRR Team is 20-minutes away.

  8. Fall Arrest & Rescue • 0055 • Ashok is released and lowered • 0100 • No vital signs • CPR is started during the trip to the hospital • 0130 • Arrive hospital -Unable to restore heartbeat and pronounced dead.

  9. Fall Arrest & Rescue • After approximately 10 minutes of suspension, physiological effects become significant. • Blood pools in legs – Faint • Affect anyone who can faint and not fall over RESCUE

  10. Fall Arrest & Rescue • OSHA 29 CFR 1910.66 • “Prompt rescue availability" immediate prompt relief of suspension Consider site location EMS response times RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

  11. Fall Arrest & Self Rescue NFPA 1670 Awareness RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

  12. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue NFPA 1670 Operations RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

  13. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Clip In Raise victim RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

  14. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

  15. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

  16. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Level of TRAINING

  17. Setup of Fall Arrest Program • Hazard Analysis • Equipment Selection • Build a policy • Training • Choose Level of Training • User • Rescuer • Kit Inspection - Traceability • Rescue practice • People who use fall protection fall more often • Pre-incident planning

  18. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Cross Training with EMS Services

  19. Thank you

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