WHAT IS THE HIGH ANGLE RESCUE THAT TRAINING FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE TO GOTO THORP?

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules Division 2 - vii. Has the rescue service been informed of any hazards to personnel that may arise from outside the space, such as those that may be caused by future work near the space? - viii. If necessary, can the rescue service properly package and retrieve victims from a permit space that has a limited size opening (less than 24 inches (60.9 cm) in diameter), limited internal space, or internal obstacles or hazards? - ix. If necessary, can the rescue service safely perform an elevated (high angle) rescue? - x. Does the rescue service have a plan for each of the kinds of permit space rescue operations at the facility? Is the plan adequate for all types of rescue operations that may be needed at the facility? Teams may practice in representative spaces, or in s paces that are 'worst -case' or most restrictive with respect to internal configuration, elevation, and portal size. The following characteristics of a practice space should be considered when deciding whether a space is truly representative of an actual permit space: - 1. Internal configuration. - a. Open there are no obstacles, barriers, or obstructions -within the space. One example is a water tank. - b. Obstructed the permit space contains some type of -obstruction that a rescuer would need to maneuver around. An example would be a baffle or mixing blade. Large equipment, such as a ladder or scaffold, brought into a space for work purposes would be considered an obstruction if the positioning or size of the equipment would make rescue more difficult. ## 2. Elevation. - a. Elevated -a permit space where the entrance portal or opening is above grade by 4 feet or more. This type of space usually requires knowledge of high angle rescue procedures because of the difficulty in packaging and transporting a patient to the ground from the portal.