Everything look okay . Roll them back down. 1, 2, 3. Move in close, move in tight. Its easier. Okay, now you want to go that way. Okay, you want to go my way. 1, 2, 3. Okay, why dont you stop. 1, 2, 3. Make sure your back is straight. Basically when you are using a ladder out there, make sure you keep the ladder 10 feet away from wires. Make sure the ladder is secure, that its on stable ground, that its even. If its on a hill, we really dont want you to use it on a hill, but if its on a hill, make sure its shimmieed with something stable. Make sure its at the right angle, we suggest 70 degrees. If you stick your hand on a rung, the angle of the ladder is about the right angle there. Never let go of the ladder. Stand in the center, climb straight up. If you climb on the edges of the rung, the ladder will go this way. Look up so you know where you are going and you can see where youre going to climb. Walk vertically. Dont step off to the side of the ladder. Kind of common sense. Make sur
Is it a medical problem . If its a medical, is it a big hurt or a little hurt . Is it a rescue situation and if its a fire, do you have the resources to control or extinguish that fire . How about your situation, do you have all your people . Do you have all the resources that you need . Have you collected all the material that you need if you are going to start doing a lifting exercise because someone is trapped . Because you never start a rescue, you never start a lifting exercise, never start anything, unless you know you are going to be able to finish it, have enough of the resources to do it. And do you have the right equipment . You need specialized equipment . Do you have access to that . Maybe, maybe not. So size up, you want to establish your priorities, make your decisions. You want to come up with a plan and after you have a plan, you want to take action. Remember, its continuous fact gathering process. You want to evaluate your progress. There are 50 percent of the people c
The studs would be connected to each other. This is an example of the racking. Obvious example of racking here; right . If you walk into this building, you are going to say this is heavily damaged. Easy. Large cracks. Again, you want to look around the doors and the foundation. Here right at the doors because, remember, the soft structure is the bottom structure. Thats going to move the most. Then right around the doors are structural members of the house. Thats where you are going to find a lot of the damage. This one but look at all the doorways again. This building, again, here in the marina. Somebody wrote something on there. If you look really close it says, search. Somebody wrote that there because maybe they thought somebody was inside, they went inside. We use a different method now. Its in your book if you did your homework. Otherwise ill show you later in the lecture. Paint lines are another indicator of how damaged buildings are. If you want to look at the paint lines on thi
Everything look okay . Roll them back down. 1, 2, 3. Move in close, move in tight. Its easier. Okay, now you want to go that way. Okay, you want to go my way. 1, 2, 3. Okay, why dont you stop. 1, 2, 3. Make sure your back is straight. Basically when you are using a ladder out there, make sure you keep the ladder 10 feet away from wires. Make sure the ladder is secure, that its on stable ground, that its even. If its on a hill, we really dont want you to use it on a hill, but if its on a hill, make sure its shimmieed with something stable. Make sure its at the right angle, we suggest 70 degrees. If you stick your hand on a rung, the angle of the ladder is about the right angle there. Never let go of the ladder. Stand in the center, climb straight up. If you climb on the edges of the rung, the ladder will go this way. Look up so you know where you are going and you can see where youre going to climb. Walk vertically. Dont step off to the side of the ladder. Kind of common sense. Make sur
Take a look at the back again, everything look okay . Roll them back down. 1, 2, 3. Move in close, move in tight. Its easier. Okay, now you want to go that way. Okay, you want to go my way. 1, 2, 3. Okay, why dont you stop. 1, 2, 3. Make sure your back is straight. Basically when you are using a ladder out there, make sure you keep the ladder 10 feet away from wires. Make sure the ladder is secure, that its on stable ground, that its even. If its on a hill, we really dont want you to use it on a hill, but if its on a hill, make sure its shimmieed with something stable. Make sure its at the right angle, we suggest 70 degrees. If you stick your hand on a rung, the angle of the ladder is about the right angle there. Never let go of the ladder. Stand in the center, climb straight up. If you climb on the edges of the rung, the ladder will go this way. Look up so you know where you are going and you can see where youre going to climb. Walk vertically. Dont step off to the side of the ladder.