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Sked Stretcher Spinal Packaging for Vertical & Horizontal Use

/ Confined Space Rescue, Industry, Patient Packaging / 23 Comments

Content excerpts from Rigging Lab Academy’s Confined Space Rescue Demonstrations Sked Stretcher Spinal Packaging for Vertical & Horizontal Use In this unit, we’ll be going over the NFPA Confined Space Rescue job performance requirements for spinal packaging both vertically and horizontally. We’ll begin by going over vertical rigging. As you can see in the next […]

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Petzl Maestro – An Amazing Tool For Technical Rescue Operations

/ Blog, General Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Petzl, RRG Gear Review / 23 Comments

PETZL MAESTRO (Small and Large) is a descender designed for technical rescue operations. It facilitates the manipulation of heavy loads, for lowering or hauling, and may be used in both the primary system or in a back-up belay. This versatility allows rescuers to adapt to any situation they may encounter on the rescue scene. The

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Floating the Litter Using an A-Frame and Gin Pole Trackline

/ Anchors, Arizona Vortex, Artificial High Directional AHD, Elevated Anchor Systems, Litter Operations, Mainline Systems and Operations, Minimalist Mountain and Climber Rescue, Portable Anchors, Twin Tension Rope System, Twin Tension Rope System Clutch, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems / 253 Comments

Steep angle litter work can be about as difficult as any high angle rescue. The main reason is that the litter attendants will have to pick and choose the terrain while still maintaining patient contact and visual. This isn’t always doable and often teams are working with minimal personnel so choosing a system that works

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CONFINED SPACE RESCUE WITH THE PETZL MAESTRO

/ Blog, Confined Space Rescue, Petzl, RRG Gear Review / 135 Comments

The PETZL MAESTRO is a descent control device with an integral progress capture pulley for technical rescues. Additional MAESTRO benefits include:  Shifting from a haul to lower is immediate and efficient without having to transfer the load Can efficiently haul and lower heavy loads Serve as the primary or back-up system A small hole on

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Comparison between Petzl MAESTRO and PETZL I’D for a rescue using twin tensioned haul lines

/ Blog, General Rigging, Mainline Systems and Operations, Petzl, Two Tensioned Rope Rescue Systems / 43 Comments

MAESTRO and I’D allow for efficient hauling, releasing the lock at any time and a controlled lower of the load. The two devices have different ergonomics and different specifications (working load and efficiency). Hauling The MAESTRO’s efficiency enables effective use of simple pulley systems. If a complex pulley system is needed to increase efficiency, it

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Two MAESTRO, I’D or RIG (used in parallel by a single operator)

/ Blog, Equipment, General Rigging, Twin Tension Rope System, Twin Tension Rope System Clutch, Two (Twin) Tension Rope Systems, Two Rope Offsets / 104 Comments

The MAESTRO, I’D or RIG descenders can be used in parallel in rescue situations, mainly with long rope lengths and smaller rescue teams. This technique enables a single user to simultaneously operate two devices.   Advantages Even sharing of the load on the descenders Reduced potential extension of the system, in case one of the

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The Cost of Doing Business with a Dynamic Directional Between Gin-pole and A-Frame

/ Artificial High Directional AHD, Blog, Confined Space Rescue, Dynamic Directional, RRG Gear Review / 50 Comments

The cost of rope rescue rigging and training, much less a rescue, has some inherent expenditures.  There is the direct cost of the gear, which to some might seem like a lot, but in reality it pales in comparison to the costs of personnel and training.  These can easily be broken down into professionals who

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Elevated Anchors – Setting Up For The Resultant

/ Anchors, Arizona Vortex, Blog, Portable Anchors, TerrAdaptor / 43 Comments

The use of elevated anchors, i.e. high directional anchor systems, is a mandatory requirement of NFPA 1670 for rope technicians. Having said this, it is impossible to discuss one facet of rope rigging and not address all the many other aspects at the same time. A rope system is like a living breathing thing; like

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Tower Rescue: Tower Control Versus Ground Control

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Tower Control Systems Tower Control relies on 1 or 2 rescuers climbing the structure with everything they need to facilitate the rescue up top. Team Selection: Tower rescue is not for everyone. It is both physically and mentally demanding. Being on top of a 200 foot tall rooftop is a completely different feeling than being up

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