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Chapter 1. Considerations for Trench Rescue Operations. Before Getting Started: Message from Buddy. Course description PowerPoint slides are designed to be used with Trench Rescue book and instructional DVD.

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Chapter 1

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  1. Chapter 1 Considerations for Trench Rescue Operations

  2. Before Getting Started: Message from Buddy • Course description • PowerPoint slides are designed to be used with Trench Rescue book and instructional DVD. • The Voices of Experience sections in this book should be discussed in group settings. • This material is designed to give you a foundation on which to build—practice and experience are still necessary. Introduction

  3. Disclaimer: Message from Buddy This material by itself should not be interpreted as a substitute for training by competent and experienced instructors. The slides are intended to complement additional hours of hands-on practice in actual trenches with qualified Instructors. Introduction

  4. Note to Instructors • Review course requirements for • Personal protective equipment requirements • Facilities needed for lecture • Facilities and equipment needed for practical exercises Introduction

  5. Chapter 1: Considerations for Trench Rescue Operations Objective: To determine the considerations that make specialized rescue operations different from traditional fire and rescue work Chapter 1

  6. The “Big Three” Special people Special equipment Special training Chapter 1

  7. The Specialized Training Cycle Specialized training cycle • Constant circle of evaluation • Your people • Your equipment • Your training Constant circle of evaluation continually recruiting, evaluate equipment, frequent training More on rescue team management and leadership is in Chapter 16 Chapter 1

  8. Service Levels • Awareness • Identify hazards and incident stabilization • Operations • Initial rescue operations and support • Shoring in non-intersecting trenches less than 8 feet • Technician • Intersecting and deep trenches • Maintenance of “skills package” • Instructor • Team members that are certified in course development Skills Package Training Trench, Rope, Confined Space, Structural Collapse Chapter 1

  9. Chapter Training Levels • Awareness • Chapters - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 12 (hazard control) • Operations • Chapters - 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15 (nonintersecting trenches), and Appendix 1 • Technician • Chapters - 12 (Atmospheric Monitoring) and 15 (Intersecting and deep trenches) • Instructor • Chapter 16 (Rescue Team Leadership) Chapter 1

  10. Chapter 1: Just the DirtWhat You Should Have Learned • Technical rescue as it applies to the “big three” • The rescue training cycle as it pertains to specialized operations • The four service levels associated with all technical rescue operations Chapter 1

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