CONFINED SPACE RESCUE (Fire Engineering), Chase Sargent, 2000
Statistically, no other form of public safety operation is as dangerous as confined-space rescue.
Perhaps more than in any other discipline, training on the right procedures and with the right equipment is critical to mission success.
Confined Space Rescue is the first book of its kind to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Written by veteran rescuer Chase Sargent, it is a comprehensive, single-source guide to such subject areas as hazardous atmospheres, detection equipment, breathing apparatus, ventilation, retrieval systems, backup teams, and operational procedures. Effective methods of training and regulations governing operations in confined spaces also are discussed at length.
Whether for municipal departments, military teams, or industrial brigades; whether for utility vaults, industrial settings, or shipboard environments, Confined Space Rescue is an indispensable text for anyone who might undertake this most challenging of technical-rescue disciplines.
KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS: understand all aspects of confined-space operations; provide a solid foundation for beginning, structuring, funding, and training a team, as well as responding to confined space incidents; Knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined in the book are in direct compliance with all applicable OSHA and NFPA regulations; includes both technical material and basic emergency response protocols.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Toward Forming a Confined-Space Team; Managing the Risks; Planning; Training the Team; Equipment; Commanding the Incident; The Initial Response; Operations Prior to Entry; Entry and Rescue Operations; Removing the Victim; Termination Activities; Appendix; Answers to Chapter Questions; Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Chase Sargent currently serves as a battalion chief and paramedic with the City of Virginia Beach (VA) Fire and Rescue Department. Throughout his 26-year career, he has worked in various engine, squad, and truck companies. For more than eight years, he was the commanding officer of the Special Operations Division, where he was responsible for the Technical Rescue, Hazardous Materials, and Maritime teams, as well as the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force and the Tidewater Regional Technical Rescue Team. As a FEMA task force leader, Sargent was one of the night operations officers at the Oklahoma City bombing of the Murrah Building. He also is a member of FEMA's Incident Response Team and is the chair of the FEMA Rescue Working Group. He has been involved in dozens of actual confined-space rescue and recovery operations during his career, many of which have received national attention.
NOTE: Another book by the same title is also available. It is published by Delmar and written by Browne & Crist.
6" x 9", 244 pages, photos & illustrations, hardcover BC7756 / $41.95