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Course Description

The Technician level Trench Training and Tactics course covers the more tactical aspect of Rescues in and around trenches, including in depth tab information on all equipment needed on scene.  The Trench Rescue Technician course was designed with having the prerequisite skills and knowledge of confined spaces, shoring, lifting and moving heavy objects, breaking and breaching, ropes and knots, power tools and equipment use, as well as patient packaging. 

The Trench Rescue Operations and Technician program is focused on equipping rescuers with the KSAs to mitigate a trench rescue incident safely and within OSHA and NFPA guidelines. The class will cover the following topics to allow for a safe rescue operation: OSHA standards and requirements, Lumber and Pneumatic shoring, Sheeting Placement, Backfilling, Hazard Mitigation, and Patient extrication. 

Course Outline

Skills Taught

  • Rescuer safety, understanding OSHA regulations involving trenches and excavations
  • Preplanning
  • Assessing soil composition/configuration
  • Cave-in evaluation
  • Stabilization and shoring using wood
  • Mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic shores with the use of trench rescue data sheets
  • Victim rescue/recovery
  • Incident termination.

Learner Outcomes

Skills Taught

  • Rescuer safety, understanding OSHA regulations involving trenches and excavations
  • Preplanning
  • Assessing soil composition/configuration
  • Cave-in evaluation
  • Stabilization and shoring using wood
  • Mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic shores with the use of trench rescue data sheets
  • Victim rescue/recovery
  • Incident termination.
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