Job Assignments and Rescue Duties
QUESTION: Should industrial rescue team members be informed of any scheduled confined space entries at the beginning of their shift?
Rescue Talk™
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Miscellaneous
New Pocket Guide from Roco
Newly revised and updated with 82-pages of color drawings and detailed illustrations, Roco’s new Pocket Guide features techniques taught in our rescue classes. Made from synthetic paper that is impervious to moisture makes this pocket-sized guide the perfect reference during training or on the scene.
Another Preventable Confined Space Fatality
Comments by Dennis O’Connell, Roco Director of Training & Chief Instructor
Roco Training in North Dakota
Click on the picture below as Roco Chief Instructor Brad Warr discusses recent training at the North Dakota Safety Council’s new confined space rescue training prop.
Local Departments Support Recovery Efforts
On 6/30/17, at approximately 4:23 AM, the East Side Fire Department (ESFD) was contacted by the Denham Springs Fire Department (DSFD) to provide technical rescue assistance on the Amite River Bridge just outside the City of Baton Rouge. DSFD requested high angle rescue personnel to aid the fire personnel already on the scene in rescuing...
Tougher Penalties for Harming First Responders
House passes bill to toughen penalties for harming first responders Washington – In response to a spike in the number of police officers killed in the line of duty in 2017, the House on May 18 passed a bill that seeks stricter penalties for people who harm or attempt to harm first responders. The Thin...
Calculating Compound M/A
We recently had a request for additional information beyond what was shown in our “Theory of Mechanical Advantage” video by Chief Instructor Dennis O’Connell. The reader would like to know more about calculating compound mechanical advantages. First of all, a simple mechanical advantage (MA) is quite easy to calculate as long as you follow a...
Cal/OSHA Cites Two Companies After CS Death
On Oct. 21, 2016, a D&D Construction employee entered a drainage shaft to clean out mud and debris. No personal fall protection was utilized as the worker descended via bucket 10 ft. into the shaft, which was 4.5 ft. in diameter and lined with concrete.
Pre-entry Atmospheric Clearance Measurements
The following article was written by Russell Warn and published in ISHN magazine (ishn.com), December 2016. Roco comments have been added to the article and are noted in red. Working in confined spaces presents a unique and dangerous challenge in combatting the unseen – oxygen deficiency, poisonous or explosive gases, and other hazardous substances are...
