Rescue Challenge 2013 opened this morning, with clear blue skies and delightful 72 degree weather. Seven industrial rescue teams are participating; Valero – Wilmington, CA, PCS Nitrogen – Geismar, LA , Motiva – Convent, LA, Lion Oil – El Dorado, AR, NCRA – Mc Pherson, KS, Calumet – Superior, WI and Exxon Plastics – Baton...
• Are you concerned about potential falls from height at your workplace? • Do your workers need more training in recognizing fall hazards? • Does your fall protection program consider all the angles when evaluating these hazards? Roco’s new Fall Protection courses can help create a safer workplace by equipping employees with the knowledge to...
Roco’s new Hierarchy of Fall Protection Safety Poster provides guidance on how to protect your workers from fall hazards by illustrating a series of steps in making safer choices as job duties are approached. It clearly explains the need for employers to make every attempt to abate fall hazards at their work sites by starting...
Roco is excited to announce that beginning in 2014, we will offer a ProBoard/IFSAC option conducted by the Carrol L. Herring Fire & Emergency Training Institute for select Roco courses at the Roco Training Center (RTC) in Baton Rouge. Students choosing the ProBoard option will complete both a written and skills exam. Upon successful completion...
Here’s a video from Roco’s Rescue Tech II training course conducted at Marathon Petroleum in Robinson, IL on August 19-23, 2013. The local NBC affiliate (WTWO) produced the feature which shows how plant responders train and prepare for confined space rescue emergencies. Roco instructors Chad Roberson and Bobby Kauer led the training. Thanks to all...
NOTICE: If you are involved in any kind of confined space work or rescue, you need to read this document and offer your comments. This applies to anyone who may work in or near confined spaces, both industrial and municipal. At a meeting earlier this month, NFPA’s Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work (Draft) was approved...
READER QUESTION:Is a new construction manhole considered a permit required confined space with the following activities being performed inside the space: overhead rigging, cutting welding, working off of six foot (6′) step ladders? The task being performed is installation of new steam and condensate piping. Entry into the manhole vault is through a thirty six...
Roco Rescue Releases Two New Fall Protection Programs for OSHA Compliant WorkplacesAre you concerned about the potential for falls from height at your workplace? Do you feel that your workers are not adequately trained in recognizing fall hazards, or do not have the proper training in the inspection and use of their fall protection equipment?...
During a recent Roco Fast-Track 120 class in Albuquerque, New Mexico, two of our students got to use the skills they had just learned during a real world event. On Day 6 of the 12-day class, NM State Police Tactical officers Hugo Munoz and Jose Urbano received a call for assistance in the recovery of...
How to Videos: PATIENT PACKAGING Roco SKED Method – Confined Space Technique Roco Rescue Director of Training Dennis O’Connell explains alternate rigging techniques that have been developed in conjunction with SKEDCO for using the SKED stretcher in confined spaces.
