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EMERGENCY RESPONSE
or rescue they may encounter during an emergency at your facility.
Training at the center is led by a team of rescue professionals, most whom have more than 20 years of rescue experience in indus- trial emergency response and are current or retired municipal firefighters with real res- cue experience. The trainers keep up with industry standards and the latest equipment and rescue skills to provide the best training experience. The training curriculum meets all NFPA and OSHA requirements with an emphasis on hands-on and scenario-based training so your employees are proficient and retain the skills learned. The center is also supplied with the latest rescue equip- ment and personal protective gear so your responders learn how to properly utilize the equipment while in training, allowing for less error at their workplace.
With removable, interchangeable, and adjustable components that allow for a va- riety of scenario-based trainings, the center offers numerous courses related to techni- cal rescue, hazardous materials, and emer- gency response. Classes include Confined Space Rescue Technician, Atmospheric Rescue Technician, Industrial Rope Access Technician I/II, Industrial Rope Access Technician III, Suspended Worker Res- cue, and many more. The facility is com- plete with a roof over the entire structure and lighting and electric in all areas to al- low for year-round training in all weather conditions, as well as for performing night ops training. Features of the center for hands-on training include reactor simula- tors; shaft simulators; restricted openings; top, bottom and side entries; sloped, coni- cal bottoms; rounded bottom tanks; auger; mixer; paddle; motor entanglements; and much more. All levels can be smoked up with safe theatrical smoke to simulate at- mospheric rescues.
The center will be expanding to include large-scale hazardous materials equipment such as railcars, semi tankers, industrial pipe leak simulators, and the implementa- tion of a 3D incident command simulation software program that puts the incident commanders into the simulation and al- lows for all types of emergencies, such as fire and hazardous materials releases.
For industrial responders, the center provides an excellent setting for practic- ing real-world, technical, and critical life- saving skills.
3. Develop responders and rescuers who are proficient in critical life-saving skills.
Training with practical exercises and activities is the most effective proven meth- od for responders and rescuers. Develop- ing responders and rescuers who are pro- ficient in critical life-saving skills as well as physically and mentally ready can only be accomplished through technical-focused skills training with repetitive practice and real-life scenarios specific to your facility.
The key to hands-on training is to miti- gate, if not eliminate, possible human error during an emergency when seconds count and lives matter. Not including hands-on, scenario-based training in your emergency training program is not an option. Wheth- er you use your facility or opt for a third-
party rescue training center, by challenging your responders and rescuers in a real-life emergency environment, you will create a higher performance from your responders, individually and as a team.
Deborah Lovell is the owner of Lovell Mar- keting Group, Inc., a woman-owned busi- ness, currently working with industrial and manufacturing to find high-quality emer- gency response training, including custom- ized training that will help them meet and exceed OSHA and NFPA standards. She has more than 30 years of experience in market- ing and previously produced and managed continuing education conferences and train- ing workshops for the first responder com- munity, both public and private, in the fields of security, safety, and emergency response.
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