Rescue Technician - Confined Space Rescue

Requires Medical Clearance
Must be submitted prior to the first class session.

Instructional Hours: 33.00

Course Objective: To provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to function as part of an integrated rescue team to extricate victims from a confined space situation.

Course Description: Major topics covered in this course include safety; IDLH and OSHA regulations; extrication techniques in vertical and horizontal environments; and non-entry rescues. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion and team-focused practical exercises.

Successful Completion: Students must attend required classroom sessions, complete homework assignments, demonstrate proficiency in the practical skills evolutions and obtain a score of 70% or better on the final written and practical examination.

*This course partially satisfies the professional certification requirements for Confined Space Technical Rescuer I and II.

Prerequisites

MFRI Personal Protective Equipment and SCBA (FIRE 098), or MFRI Firefighter I (FIRE 101), or MFSPQB, NBFSPQ or IFSAC Firefighter I certification, or equivalent AND MFRI Rescue Technician - Site Operations (RES 101), or MFSPQB, NBFSPQ or IFSAC Rescue Technician - Site Operations certification or equivalent.


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Coordinated by: the MFRI Office. If you have any questions about the course, you are welcome to contact them by email at:

If you require special accommodations please send your requirements to: equity@mfri.org or you may call 301-226-9900 or 1-800-275-6374.

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