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Although not the most common emergency, tower crane rescues can and do occur. In order to provide a prompt rescue, site personnel must quickly take responsibility for ensuring that an appropriate Rescue Plan is carried out, including the necessary equipment and trained personnel. Learn about the types of emergencies and how to prepare your personnel. Mr. Wise also covers ANSI requirements and the aspects of a successful rescue plan. Speaker: Brent Wise, Chief Operations Officer, Tech Safety Lines, Inc.
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About Me: • 27-year veteran of the Dallas Fire/Rescue
Department • Co-founder of Tech Safety Lines, Inc. • Involved in development and implementation of
Dallas’ state USAR team, Texas Task Force II. • Consult companies in developing fall protection
and rescue plans. • Developed the Rescue Kits, Rescue Training and
much of the Fall Protection gear that Tech Safety Lines represents.
• Rock-climber, World War I buff, Belgian beer cicerone.
Assisted Rescue • Incapacitated Operator in cab • Worker Injured on Ladder
System • Worker fallen from jib – in suspension Self Rescue • Emergency Evacuation
aka: “Escape”
Types of Emergencies
Considerations
Frequency? • Infrequent, yes…but they do happen! • “3-4 times per year “– Cranesaccidents.com • Half dozen examples in North America
Considerations
Location?
• Metropolitan areas • Outlying suburbs • Growth outpacing Emergency Response
Considerations
Requirement?
OSHA CFR 1926.502(d)(20) “The employer shall provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or shall assure that employees are able to rescue themselves.”
Considerations
Requirement?
ANSI ANSI Z359.2-2007 (6.1) requires all worksites to employ a fall rescue plan that provides “prompt rescue to fallen authorized persons.”
Considerations
ANSI Z359.2-2007
- 9 1 1 - Contracted services
- In-house Emergency Response Teams (ERT)
Considerations “Golden Hour”
• Event • ??? Exact time period ??? 1 • Chance of survival time spent on scene
Advanced Medical Care
Considerations
• Anticipate foreseeable potential for rescue • Develop rescue procedures • Verify Authorized Rescuers are identified and trained • Prepare, update, review Rescue Plan
ANSI Z359.2-2007 3.2.6 Competent Person/Rescuer
Considerations
Rescue Plan
• Complying with regulations • Keeping an eye on economic issues Reduce the chance of fines Decreasing insurance costs Liability issues
• Risk reduction lives saved everybody goes home !!
Having a well-designed Rescue Plan shows the employer is:
Considerations
“If you don’t have a rescue plan in
place, you may find yourself with a
man in trouble and a fire department
trying to figure out how to get
someone down as they are dying.”
Craneblogger.com
Assisted Rescue • Rescue Kit
o Type? o Mechanical advantage
system • Adaptive packaging system • Lowering line • Tagline • Rated man-basket
Self-Rescue / Escape • Harness • Personal Escape System
Assisted Rescue Scenario
Situation: • Non-responsive operator • 265’ Crane
o Bottom entry o Top hatch
• ERT on site
Assisted Rescue Scenario
Rescue Plan
• Hazard Identification • Equipment Selection • Access • Care/Packaging • Path of Egress
Assisted Rescue Scenario Hazard Identification
• Defining the event • Peripheral concerns – “Environment” • What ERT already knows
o Structural surveys o Details of the crane o Height o Cab access o Anchorages
Assisted Rescue Scenario Equipment Selection
• Anchorage connectors • MA system • Lowering device • Primary rope load • Tag line • Edge protection
• Class III harness • Full spine and neck
protection • Rated connection points • User friendly
Assisted Rescue Scenario Access
Assisted Rescue Scenario Care/Packaging
Assisted Rescue Scenario Path of Egress
Assisted Rescue Scenario Path of Egress
Assisted Rescue Scenario Path of Egress
Assisted Rescue Scenario Path of Egress
Assisted Rescue Scenario Path of Egress
Assisted Rescue Scenario Path of Egress
Thank you!
