Falls from Height: A Guide to Rescue Planning

Falls from Height: A Guide to Rescue Planning

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<p><b>Enables workplace responders to prepare for and respond to falls from height</b></p> <p><i>How do you rescue someone suspended in midair or trapped above ground?</i> Author Loui McCurley, an expert in technical rope rescue with more than twenty-five years of experience, has the answers. Following her tested and proven advice, readers will learn how to prepare for and safely rescue "at-height" workers and others from "falls from height." The book fully bridges the gap between planning and execution, steering readers toward simple workplace-specific solutions. Moreover, it explains how to develop and implement a comprehensive protection program, enabling all organizations and their employees to fully prepare themselves to respond to a fall from height.</p> <p><i>Falls from Height</i> is divided into four parts:</p> <ul> <li><b>Part I: <i>Regulatory Considerations, Rescue Plans, and Developing a Rescue Capability</i></b> underscores the need for a rescue program, explaining how to fully leverage available resources to optimize the program.</li> <li><b>Part II: <i>Equipment, Systems, and Skills</i> </b>details the skills that all rescuers should have and the equipment they need to perform a rescue at height.</li> <li><b>Part III: <i>Putting It All Together</i></b> discusses principles of rigging, single-rescuer methods, and group-rescuer methods.</li> <li><b>Part IV: <i>Successful Workplace Planning</i> </b>examines the unique challenges of different workplace environments and then offers a step-by-step guide for implementing the book's recommendations.</li> </ul> <p>Based on the premise that a fallen worker must be rescued quickly and efficiently, without putting others in harm's way, <i>Falls from Height</i> is a must for all workplace responders, enabling them to prepare for and respond to fall victims like experienced rescuers.</p>