Can a munter hitch be used with a two-person load?
Yes, with a couple of extra precautions.
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What are three levels of protection required by OSHA for confined space entrants?
The three levels of protection required by OSHA for confined space entrants are: 1) Hazard Awareness
OSHA Steps Up Enforcement
To address urgent safety and health problems facing Americans in the workplace, OSHA is implementing a new Severe Violator Enforcement Program and increasing civil penalty amounts. Announced in an April 22 news release, the SVEP, which will go into effect by the beginning of June, is intended to focus OSHA enforcement resources on employers who...
Study Proves Four-person Fire Crews Faster
The first study to quantify the effects of crew sizes and arrival times on lifesaving and firefighting operations… The International Association of Fire Chiefs and the International Association of Fire Fighters hailed a major study released April 28 that showed four-person firefighting crews completed 22 key tasks at a single-family residential fire 30 percent faster...
What’s New with NFPA 1006?
Some subtle and not so subtle changes to NFPA 1006 are included in the most current edition. The 2008 edition is now titled “Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications”. Today we’ll address some of the changes that have been made to Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 “Job Performance Requirements” which some folks call “core” requirements....
