SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Signet North America’s Trench Rescue Operations course incorporates live trench work for maximum applicability and usefulness Students will be taught various techniques and methods of trench shoring, extrication, proper rescue site management, as well as the proper safety concepts needed to complete a safe and successful rescue. At least two live full-scale exercises will be conducted in which the students actually extricate a trapped victim from an open trench.

GOALS:

The goal of this Signet North America Trench Rescue Operations course is to provide a solid day of high-energy, interactive and informative education designed to take the attendee through a wide range of subject matter to include, but not be limited to:

• Trench Recognition
• OSHA 1926 Requirements
• NFPA 1006 & 1670
• Soil Classification
• Shoring
• Sheeting
• Straight Trench
• Intersecting Trench Awareness
• Patient Extrication

PREREQUISITES:

Rope Level I