Has your Fire Department ever thought about hosting a Roco Confined Space Rescue course? It just might be easier than you think! If your municipal department needs this kind of training, and you have a training site that would be adequate – it could be that simple. We will be offering this opportunity for up...
Portable Anchors – Bipods, Tripods, Gin Poles, and Quads As rope rescue technicians, we learn early to look for that perfect high-point anchor. You know the one. It’s easy to sling, positioned perfectly in line with the portal and the rescue system, and rated for the anticipated load. We all know that they can be...
Guidance for improving and maintaining rescue team proficiency… We all want to succeed, no matter what we are doing. And success is always better than the alternatives…whether a mediocre performance or worse yet, failure. When it comes to rescue, all of a sudden, the difference between success and failure takes on much greater significance.Not only are...
We recently had a Facebook inquiry about attaching a rappeler’s belay line (safety line) to their high-point dorsal connection on their harness. We choose to do this for a number of reasons including: (a) compliance with applicable regulations; (b) adherence to safe and practical rescue procedures; and, (c) the physiological effects of falls – how...
Does your company authorize employees to work at height using personal fall arrest systems (PFAS)? If so, you need to keep reading. Even if your employees don’t use personal fall arrest systems, but they work at height using passive restraint, active restraint, or work-positioning systems, you need to keep on reading.
Now that NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications (2017 edition) has been in place for a while, it’s a good time to revisit the changes that have been made. While we won’t go into every single change from the previous 2013 edition, we will cover some of the more significant ones –...
Newly revised and updated with 82-pages of color drawings and detailed illustrations, Roco’s new Pocket Guide features techniques taught in our rescue classes. Made from synthetic paper that is impervious to moisture makes this pocket-sized guide the perfect reference during training or on the scene.
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By Dennis O’Connell, Roco Director of Training & Chief Instructor
