Rescue operators from the Hawkesbury SES unit have recently completed a workshop and assessment in 'Industrial and Domestic Rescue' operations.
All NSW rescue operators, registered with the State Rescue Board, have to undertake the new unit which covers a broad range of topics.
A variety of rescue situations were covered in the training including fingers stuck in rings, bearings, bathroom plugs and toys; providing access into domestic dwellings for Ambulance Paramedics; persons trapped in lifts or toes or shoes caught in an escalator; industrial rescue situations; and persons trapped in agricultural machinery.
Local rescue operators had to sit a written exam and demonstrate releasing a person impaled on reinforcing (REO) bar; and releasing a person with their hand drawn into industrial rollers.
Hawkesbury SES congratulated the operators for passing their assessment.
