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2. Fall Arrest & Rescue a structured approach

3.  Emergency Timelines  1- “Golden Hour” first 60min  2- Suspension Trauma 20min  3- Crush Syndrome 15min  3- Drowning 5min Incident Accident

4. Mission Tackle on Site emergencies to their level of their training Facilitate EMS access and work Provide technical rescue Vision Save lives Minimize disruption to worksite caused by accidents Emergency Responder Team

5. Industrial Technical Rescue Considerations  Fall Arrest & Rescue  Tower Crane Rescue  Confined Spaces  Building Collapse  Vehicle and Machinery Extrications  Marine and Shipping Incidents  Fire Fighting  Incident Management System

6. DO NOT ASSUME YOUR POLICE/ FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TRAINED AND CAPABLE OF THIS FUNCTION!

7.  0000  Ashok falls shock absorber on his lanyard extends  No help on site  0010  XXX Emergency Number Call Fall Arrest & Rescue

8. 0020 EMS services arrive No high angle capability Call to special team with rope capability – 25min away 0025 Ashok stops communicating Hangs limply in his harness. TRR Team is 20-minutes away.

9.  0055  Ashok is released and lowered  0100  No vital signs  CPR is started during the trip to the hospital  0130  Arrive hospital -Unable to restore heartbeat and pronounced dead. Fall Arrest & Rescue

10.  After approximately 10 minutes of suspension, physiological effects become significant.  Blood pools in legs – Faint  Affect anyone who can faint and not fall over Fall Arrest & Rescue RESCUE

11.  OSHA 29 CFR 1910.66  “Prompt rescue availability" Fall Arrest & Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE immediate prompt relief of suspension Consider site location EMS response times

12. Fall Arrest & Self Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE NFPA 1670 Awareness

13. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE NFPA 1670 Operations

14. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE Clip In Raise victim

15. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

16. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

17. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Level of TRAINING

18. Hazard Analysis Equipment Selection Build a policy Training Choose Level of Training User Rescuer Kit Inspection - Traceability Rescue practice People who use fall protection fall more often Pre-incident planning Setup of Fall Arrest Program

19. Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Cross Training with EMS Services

20. Thank you

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