Bøger af Pat Rhodes

Performing a safe and expedient rescue is one of the most misunderstood concepts in our modern industrial society. Workers simply don't know what they don't know in an unplanned attempt of moving an incapacitated human in a challenging environment. Confined space statistics bear this out. Year after year approximately 60% of confined space fatalities are to would-be rescuers. Specifically, coworkers are attempting rescues with little or no training. They are relying on their hyper-adrenalin state of panic and their ill-fated perception of human strength. The preferred alternative is to develop a rescue program that is based on employee capabilities, and the environmental factors of the workplace and at the same time, develop a working relationship with the local fire/rescue component. Conversely, over reliance of the fire service to save the day plays into this rescue misunderstanding. The fire service will provide substantial emergency medical support and, at times, technical rescue help. Ultimately, the fire service is extremely reliant on the subject matter expertise within the worksite. When the subject matter experts are trained in worksite specific rescue and concise rescue plan development the outcome is greatly enhanced.The purpose of this guide it to arm the employer with the tools that will help determine the level of training and equipment needed at specific worksites. Additionally, the development of rescue plans is addressed in the guide.

Through this study we will look at some of the challenges in providing a quality belay. This will include the physical aspects of rope used in rope access and rescue belay systems, the cause and effects of human reaction, and how this interfaces with various equipment. At the conclusion, the author will summarize what he believes to be the broad-based solution in providing the most effective approach for a belay system. Quality belaying is only a piece of the big picture of rope rigging and rescue. It is impossible to study this subject without a solid foundation of the other ingredients that make up the rigging recipe. The most important ingredient is you. Your commitment to personal physical and mental conditioning, daily practice, and continual personal evaluation is the first step in rope access and rescue safety.

Minimalist Wilderness Rigging is the third volume of 'A Practitioner's Study' series. This book is a continuation of the first two volumes - 'About Rope Rescue Rigging' and 'Insights Into Confined Space Rescue'. The primary focus of this book is the wilderness environment and the advanced rigging skills needed to attempt a rescue in this harsh domain.Wilderness rigging specific to rope rescue has always been the ancestor to what we might consider today as modern NFPA driven fire/rescue rope rigging. How ironic that we go back to many of those ancestral rigging roots to address new modern-day rescue challenges - most notably, REMS (Rapid Extraction Module Support) designed as a command component for rescuing wildland firefighters and the time honored traditions of wilderness search and rescue teams.The common thread with all aspects of wilderness rescue is that there's usually not an abundance of immediate advanced medical and rescue support. As such, standard fire/rescue rope rescue equipment will most likely not be available. These challenging factors mandate that the limited few rescuers attempting a wilderness rope rescue need to be at the top of their game when it comes to minimalist rigging.

A Practitioner's Study: About Rope Rescue Rigging - Second Edition - This book is written as a study for practicing rope access and rescue technicians. This is not an entry level manual. For those of you who are thinking about entering the technical rescue field there are an endless number of high-quality instruction manuals on the market. Having said this, any book about rope rescue is merely a reference and should only be used by an apprentice in conjunction with a quality school of rescue and under the guidance of a seasoned lead instructor. The First Edition of this book was published in 2013. During these past seven years I have substantially modified and evolved my own rope access and rigging practices. To this point, I felt the need to publish this Second Edition to better reflect my current views on rescue rigging. Additionally, I have received numerous suggestions from those of you who purchased the First Edition. For this I am truly grateful, and I've tried to reflect these suggestions in this latest publication. The fact is that shared research and development is the most important aspect of our worldwide rescue community. Hopefully this book finds a place of positive influence within this time-honored trade of rope access and rescue. Thank you for your participation and support! Pat Rhodes