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.

2. 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.

3. 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

4. Considerations
Frequency?
•Infrequent, yes…but they do happen!
•“3-4 times per year “– Cranesaccidents.com
•Half dozen examples in North America

5. Considerations
Location?
•Metropolitan areas
•Outlying suburbs
•Growth outpacing Emergency Response

6. 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.”

7. 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.”

8. Considerations
ANSI Z359.2-2007
- 9  1  1 - Contracted services
- In-house Emergency Response Teams (ERT)

9. Considerations
“Golden Hour”
•Event
•??? Exact time period ??? 1
•Chance of survival time spent on scene
Advanced Medical Care

10. 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

11. 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:

12. 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

13. Assisted Rescue
•Rescue Kit
oType?
oMechanical advantage system
•Adaptive packaging system
•Lowering line
•Tagline
•Rated man-basket

14. Self-Rescue / Escape
•Harness
•Personal Escape System

15. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Situation:
•Non-responsive operator
•265’ Crane
oBottom entry
oTop hatch
•ERT on site

16. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Rescue Plan
•Hazard Identification
•Equipment Selection
•Access
•Care/Packaging
•Path of Egress

17. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Hazard Identification
•Defining the event
•Peripheral concerns – “Environment”
•What ERT already knows
oStructural surveys
oDetails of the crane
oHeight
oCab access
oAnchorages

18. 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

19. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Access

20. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Care/Packaging

21. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Path of Egress

22. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Path of Egress

23. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Path of Egress

24. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Path of Egress

25. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Path of Egress

26. Assisted Rescue Scenario
Path of Egress

27. Thank you!