thank you

Great vid

Decent training video. I didn't see anything that stood out as wrong or bad practice. My big question is, once you've found the victim, why not kill the alarm? You've made contact, and you have at least a tag line on yourself, and a radio to notify that you've found the victim. Silencing the alarm would make the whole rest of that operation possibly go smoother and just a little less stressful, and make communication easier with SCBA in use. Confined spaces are aggravating enough without having to listen to that noise.

This is a horrible job and is a perfect example of what NOT to do. First, the attendant has no PPE - just because the hazard (gas in this case) is in tIhe confined space, doesn't mean it can't come out of the hole. Second, the attendant was improperly tied off. Front and side D-rings are used for positioning, not fall protection. Had he fallen in the hole he would have been severely injured. Third, the rescuers spent way too long in the hole assessing the patient. Patient assessment does not begin until you remove them from the hazardous environment. Forth, at no point did the rescuers attempt to put oxygen on the patient. Fifth, the rescuers were not familiar with the equipment and took way to long to load the patient. Sixth, did not remove his helmet. There are no C-spine issues, take the helmet off. Created a choke hazard by leaving it on. Seven, they left the patient hang for to long. Eight, where was the entry permit? Nine, where were the other responders. Even if this was an industrial team, outside agency should have been called and should have already been on-site about the time they pull him out. This was a very poorly trained crew led by a clearly incompetent instructor. Definitely not professional. I hope people are not relying on them for their protection.