Fall Arrest & Rescue

Fall Arrest & Rescue a structured approach

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

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

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

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

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

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.

 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

 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

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

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

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

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

Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

Fall Arrest & Team Rescue RESCUE CAPABILITIES MUST BE ONSITE

Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Level of TRAINING

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

Fall Arrest & Team Rescue Cross Training with EMS Services

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Fall Arrest & Rescue