Falls from height : a guide to rescue planning /
"Occupational fall protection has grown substantially as a safety practice over the past two decades. This book guides the reader in creating a comprehensive plan for post-fall rescue and retrieval in the workplace. Chapters lay out, step by step, a valuable roadmap to follow in developing spec...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley,
2013.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; How to Use this Book; Your Success; Acknowledgments; PART I: Regulatory Considerations, Rescue Plans, and Developing a Rescue Capability; CHAPTER 1: The Reason for Rescue; Regulatory Requirements; Protecting Employees at Height; State Plans; Standards; Fall-Protection Plan; Fall Protection Systems for Rescuers; Passive Fall Protection; Rope Access; Fall Restraint; Fall Arrest; Fall Containment Systems; Exclusions; Summary; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key; CHAPTER 2: Developing a Post-Fall Rescue Plan.
- Sometimes Workers FallSuspension Intolerance; Creating a Preplan; Emergency Response Planning; Preparing for Post-Fall Rescue; Post-Fall Rescue Capabilities; Worksite Considerations; Contributing Factors; Protocols; Notification of the Incident; Individual Responsibilities; Personal Escape; Co-Worker Assisted Rescue; Professional Rescue; Coordination with External Resources; Summary; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key; CHAPTER 3: Program Development and Incident Management; Employees as Responders; Selecting Co-worker Assisted Rescue Responders; Forming Co-worker Assisted Rescue Capabilities.
- Needs AssessmentOrganization and Group Development; Operational Organization; Preparing Responders; Knowledge and Skills; Summary; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key; PART II: Equipment, Systems, and Skills; CHAPTER 4: Equipment for Co-Worker Responders; Regulatory Requirements for PPE; Fall Protection PPE versus Rescue PPE; Clothing and Personal GEAR; Harnesses; Helmet; Lanyards; Connectors; Braking Devices; Rope Grabs; Personal Escape Systems; Summary; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key; CHAPTER 5: Rescue Equipment and Systems; Considerations in Selecting Equipment; Equipment Strength; Safety Margins.
- Ropes for RescueMeasuring Rope Performance; Slings and Webbing; Edge Protection; Connectors; Braking/Descent Devices; Rope Grabs; Pulleys; Multi-Function Rescue Devices; Subject Holding Device; Litters; Pre-Engineered Rescue Systems; Care, Inspection, and Retirement of Rescue Gear; Summary; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key; CHAPTER 6: Personal Skills for Rescuers; Rescuer Safety; Ropes and Terminations; Knot Terminology; End Knots; Midline Knots; Joining Two Ropes; Anchorages; Personal Safety; Access and Egress; Free Climbing; Ladders; Belaying; Ascending; Descending.
- Communications during DescentPersonal Escape; Practicing Emergency Escape from a Platform; Practicing Emergency Escape from Fall Arrest; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key; PART III: Putting It All Together; CHAPTER 7: Principles of Rigging; Gravity; Friction; Angles; Vector Forces; Exercising the Concepts; Anchor Systems; Anchorages; Anchorage System Performance; Rollout; Tensionless Anchorage; Load-Sharing Anchor Systems; Back Ties; Change of Direction; Rescue Systems for Lowering; Rescue Systems for Raising; Rescue System Belays; Safety Factors; Summary; Post-Chapter Quiz; Answer Key.
