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On-site rescue If a victim is not able to selfrescue, the on-site work team has to respond immediately and move him/her to safety. Examples of operations: • a team member accesses the victim, unhooks him/ her, then lowers the victim unaccompanied • a team member accesses the victim, unhooks him/her, then rappels down with the victim • the victim is suspended on a pre-installed evacuation system that does not require a team member to access him/her directly Technical specifics: • unaccompanied evacuation can generally be done using a ready-to-use rescue kit • accompanied descent requires proper training, as it implies a mastery of advanced rope access techniques • in all cases, the rescue method should be as rapid as possible, in order to reduce the risk of suspension trauma, especially when the victim is unconscious
JAG RESCUE KIT
The ready-to-use reversible JAG RESCUE KIT is designed to easily unhook and lower a victim. It contains a JAG SYSTEM haul kit, a RING OPEN gated ring, an I’D S descender, a CONNEXION FIXE 150 cm anchor strap, a BUCKET bag and an AXIS 11 mm rope with two sewn terminations.