Shale Safety wrap up

Thanks to everyone who came out to the 2017 Shale Safety Institute. Our crew was split between two locations. Lance was helping with the Auto Extrication class while Justin and I were doing the Difficult Access Rescue and Heavy lifting. All of the classes had a good bit of students in them and student reviews were all positive.

 The Shale Safety Institute is a great training event provided by a partnership between Belmont College and Hess. Belmont College and Hess have a great thing going with this event. There were great door prizes, t-shirts and a goody bag for the students along with the education they provided.

The Difficult Access Rescue class had students hanging from a rope and doing an auto extrication. We were simulating a car that went over a high wall or a step hill. The main focus for students is to be working from a rope to do rescue tasks. The other focus was for the students to think outside the box. Most of the students have done vehicle extrication or rope rescue but not they've never done it together. The link below is a short video of scenario the students were faced with.

Difficult Access Rescue

Also here's a short video of the Hurst eDraulic in action during the class.
Hurst eDraulic in action

The other class we did was a heavy lifting class. We staged a dummy under a tractor trailer and made the students lift the truck and get the dummy out. We also stacked a tractor trailer on a car and then stabilized the tractor and extricated a victim from the car. The main point here was getting the students to think about what was going on and where they needed to lift or stabilize each vehicle. The other take away from this class was showing the lifting capabilities of the rotator tow truck and the speed at which they can work. Wat hung the rotator work is a thing of beauty. They are an amazing machine with lots of capabilities. Get out and work with the tow trucks in your area. They are a great resource.

Lance did a class called vehicle extrication. In that class they used new tools and did basic extrication techniques from door removal, roof removal and a rip and blitz. This class reviewed the basic of extrication which was a review for some and nephew for others. Here's a link to one of our friends Jeff Woodarcyk setting off a side curtain air bag during the class.
Side curtain air bag demo

You need to continue to persue education and training in the fire service. If you think you know it all it's time to retire. Opputuities like the Shale Safety Institute is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the fire service. Keep training and perusing education. Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.