Trench Rescue Technician

This 50-hour program meets and exceeds the knowledge, skills and abilities requirement of the NFPA 1006 standard.

Course Content
Classroom Portion (10 hours)

Shoring strategies and tactics
Collapse patterns and types
Soil mechanics
Calculating soil forces
Rescue specific tabulated data
Best practices for trench rescue shoring
Victim release from entrapment and medical considerations
Case studies

Hands-On Course Content (40 hours)

Shoring collapsed trenches
Technician Shoring Team duties
Technician Panel Team duties
Technician Entry Team duties
Team leader decision making
Technician level shoring operations
Intersecting trench shoring
Deep trench operations (15-20 feet)
Replacement shoring
Supplemental shoring
Cross shoring the “repair” hole
End Wall shoring
Spreader struts
Proper use of “variable” strut pressures
Risk/ benefit and Factors of Safety
Inside walers
Outside walers
LVL walers
Cantilever walers
Use of Isolation Devices
Use of hand held penetrometers
Rigging and use of trench boxes
Stabilizing and lifting
Coordinated use of heavy equipment and equipment operators
Equipment inventory and restoration
The last day will include a challenging technician trench rescue scenario!

Trench Rescue 01

Trench Rescue 02

Trench Rescue 03

Trench Rescue 04

For more information, or to schedule a trench rescue program for your department, please contact:
Aaron Osburn at ajosburn@comcast.net