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Munawar Bashir  
#1 Posted : 27 June 2021 09:45:05(UTC)
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Munawar Bashir

What kind of sufficient resources organizations should have for the effective rescue operation? particularly for working at height activities, such as the worker was working in the rooftop and during the work he has got unconscious due to heat stress/stroke attack.

peter gotch  
#2 Posted : 27 June 2021 10:32:59(UTC)
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peter gotch

Munawar - to some extent the answer to your question will depend on your geographical location and the legal framework and cultural atttitudes in that location.

To some extent the risk will also be related to geography.

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Munawar Bashir on 29/06/2021(UTC)
biker1  
#3 Posted : 28 June 2021 09:27:22(UTC)
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biker1

If it is working at height, don't forget the issue of suspension trauma. If the person is wearing a fall arrest harness, as in most cases they should be, if they slip or collapse, and are dangling in the harness, you can have as little as 14 minutes to effect a rescue before the trauma kicks in, and due to the compresson caused by the harness, it can be quite nasty if you don't rescue them quickly.

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Munawar Bashir on 29/06/2021(UTC)
firesafety101  
#4 Posted : 28 June 2021 09:40:24(UTC)
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firesafety101

Hi Manuwar, I suggest you search the internet for Working at height and rescue.  There are loads of sites offering such information.

I would hope you have carried out a Risk Assessment and issued to the operative/s a safe system of working.

Hope you find what you're looking for.

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Munawar Bashir on 29/06/2021(UTC)
stevedm  
#5 Posted : 30 June 2021 08:14:55(UTC)
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stevedm

dependant on your type of operation look at the requirements in OGP and see if something here suits what you are doing...

Risk assessment data directory - Evacuation, escape & rescue | IOGP Publications library

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RVThompson on 30/06/2021(UTC)
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