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Rope Rescue Gear and Everything Between! Part 3 – Your Gear Selection Considerations
It doesn’t matter!… Always answer the first question first. Then move to the second… and then, move to the third. What is the purpose? Why
Rope Rescue Gear and Everything Between! Part 4 – Selecting a System Safety Factor
When it comes to ensuring safety, there are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration. During training sessions, the safety standards
Rope Rescue Gear and Everything Between! Part 2 – Creating Your Rope Rescue Equipment SOP
A systematic approach to rescue equipment selection, care and maintenance can help rescue teams be more effective in their work. By understanding the capabilities and
Rope Rescue Pulleys
There are four main types of pulleys that are commonly used in technical rope rescue: standard sheave pulleys swivel pulleys prusik minding pulleys knot passing
Actual Mechanical Advantage – Rope Rescue Rigging Systems
The T-method of analysis allows us to account for the friction in the pulleys and calculate a more accurate mechanical advantage. The efficiency of each
Mainline Rescue Systems – A New Course
Mainline Rescue Systems – A New Course An understanding of mechanical advantage systems — in raising and lower modes — is crucial to all rope
Analyzing a Rope Rescue System
A rope rescue system is a critical piece of equipment for those in the emergency services industry. It consists of multiple components that link together
Uninjured Victim High Angle Pick Off Using Petzl Jag System
Okay, so the operation that we did here was a high angle pick-off. And what we do is, we start with our double-long tail bowline.
Rescue Pickoffs Pt 4 – Team Based Pickoffs
Again, we are using the CMC Clutch as the lowering and or raising device for these pick-off examples. Once all the lines have been set
Rescue Pickoffs Pt 3 – Rappel Pickoff
In the following illustrated examples, we are using the Harken CMC Clutch and AZTEK (MA “set of fours”) to effect the rescue pickoff. Since a
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