Can a munter hitch be used with a two-person load?
Yes, with a couple of extra precautions.
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Lion Oil Recertification Course at the Roco Training Center
Despite the humidity, the Lion Oil team was happy to accommodate a photofinish that includes Roco’s Chief Instructor/Director of Training,Dennis O’Connell (Top Left) and Roco’s President, Kay Goodwyn (Center). What a great job the Lion Oil team continues to do!
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
More room for rescue GEAR at Roco’s BR headquarters.
Roco has expanded its Baton Rouge warehouse to accommodate a Department of Defense contract that was awarded in 2009. This contract with the U.S. Air Force supplies customized Confined Space & Structural Collapse Kits to Pararescuemen (PJ’s) worldwide. “The additional space will allow us to process and store specialized equipment kits that are going to...
Does the confined space entrant need to use a harness and lifeline or retrieval system even when a trained rescue team is on site?
Yes. A retrieval system should be used whenever an entrant enters a permit space, unless the retrieval system creates a greater hazard to the entrant or does not contribute to the rescue effort.
Middletown, OH Confined Space Incident – FF’s Down
Friday, May 7, 2010 A 32-year-old city worker is dead after being overcome by fumes this morning while checking a sewer outside of a business on Yankee Road, according to police. Meanwhile, two firefighters who attempted to rescue the public works employee were hospitalized after the accident about 8 a.m. today, May 7, in front...
When considering proper patient packaging, is the patient’s medical condition the only priority?
No. The rescuer should also consider the size and configuration of the confined space (i.e., once packaged, will the patient and packaging fit through the opening?) as well as the rescue techniques to be used, the atmosphere inside the space and the exposure to hazards.
South Dakota Wheat Growers Assoc. Fined $1.6M After Fatality
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the South Dakota Wheat Growers Association of Aberdeen, S.D., more than $1.6 million following the Dec. 22, 2009, death of a worker at the company’s McLaughlin, S.D., grain handling operation. The worker suffocated after being engulfed by grain in one of the facility’s...
Field Work Essential in Trench and Structural Collapse Rescue
Extensive field exercises are considered necessary to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct basic trench rescue operations. An overview of OSHA regulations for Excavations/Trenching should always include: shoring systems; hazard recognition and control methods; soil classification and mechanics; types of collapses; and patient care considerations.
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...
