STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures involving extrication and disentanglement operations involving packaging, treating, and removing victims injured and/or trapped in large/heavy vehicles and/or machinery.

 II.     Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for the advanced stabilization of unusual vehicle and machinery rescue situations.

 III.    Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for the use of all specialized rescue equipment immediately available and in use by the organization.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Frame and construction features of heavy/large vehicles and machinery

 II.     Use and components of a rescue chain assembly

 III.    Pneumatic high, medium, and low-pressure lifting bags

 IV.     Use, care, and maintenance of wire rope, and its associated equipment

 V.      Large and heavy objects weight estimation

 VI.     Steps necessary to lift and/or move large objects

 VII.    Use of cribbing and chocks with large and heavy objects

 VIII.   Use of commercial heavy wreckers and recovery services to assist at incidents involving large transportation vehicles

 IX.     Use, care, and maintenance of manual and power winches

 X       Types and examples of lifting devices that use mechanical advantage principles

 XI.     Proper and effective use of power tools including hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical spreading, cutting, lifting, and ram-type tools

 XII.    Disentanglement through primary and secondary access points through the use of available power tools

 XIII.   Protection of the victim during this type of extrication and/or disentanglement operations

 XIV.    Lockout/tagout of machinery

 XV.     Identification and use of various sling configurations

 XVI.    ¿Unusual¿ situations include, but are not limited to, extrication and/or disentanglement operations at incidents involving cars on their tops, cars on their sides, and cars on top of other cars, trucks, and large commercial vehicle.

 XVII.   ¿Advanced stabilization¿ includes techniques using chains, cables, jack devices, and cribbing/shoring to stabilize vehicles of any size.

 XVIII.  Power tools (e.g. air bags, hydraulic spreaders and rams, hand tools, and power tools) and training necessary to remove, cut, and move components displaced at a vehicle and/or machinery rescue incident.

 XIX.    ¿Specialized rescue equipment¿ can include, but is not limited to, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical spreading, cutting, lifting, and ram-type tools immediately available and in use by the organization.