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#1) Confined Space, #2) High ~ Angle Rescue, #3) Low ~ Angle Rescue, #4) Ski ~ Lift / Cable ~ Car / Gondola High ~ Angle Rescue, #5 Mid ~ Air / High ~ Angle Rescue / (With "Suspension Trauma!" Link), #6) Man Over ~ Board Rescue, #7) Very High ~ Angle Confined Space Rescue.

What Is *LOW ~ ANGLE* Rescue?

Low Angle Rescue is Considered To Be Terrain That Has A Slope Angle From 15 To 40 Degrees.

FOR USE ON ANY HEIGHT CABLE.

THE above scenario depicts the rescue technician first climbing a cable tower / then traversing the cable / rescuing stranded victims / then moving on to the next stranded victims. This is typical when the cable is at great height.

WHEN the cable is lower / the highly portable / 3.5 pound *99* SYSTEM can be raised to the cable level by throwing / or shooting / a tag line over the cable / then hauling the system aloft & tying it off to a secure object on the ground. The rescue technician can pull him / her ~ self up to the victims level if necessary / to deal with injured victims / or he can stand and perform rescues as shown in the graphic above.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF A MID ~ AIR ~ HIGH ~ ANGLE ~ RESCUE! ~ POST FALL / BOTH THE FALL PROTECTION HARNESS & THE *FALL-STOP* DID THEIR RESPECTIVE JOBS ~ NOW UNCONSCIOUS WORKER MUST BE RESCUED IN SIX MINUTES, (3 Min., 9 Sec., 11.6 MB).

Worker Falls / Fall Protection Gear *WORKS* / Does Its Job / End Of Story?

NO ~ WAY!

THE rescue team has only a **PRECIOUS ~ FEW ~ MOMENTS**  to rescue the *HANGING* victim / before many factors (INCLUDING *BLOOD ~ POOLING*) combine & his life is in *SERIOUS ~ DANGER & PERIL*. THIS CONDITION HAS A NAME, IT IS CALLED;

 "Suspension Trauma!"

Hyper~Link To ~ Adobe ~ pdf. Document File: "Will Your Safety Harness Kill You?"

MANY experts agree that this rescue must be completed in *LESS THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES*.

NO WAY an Off~Site rescue team (such as a Fire Company Rescue Squad) will be able to get on site / set up / & perform this rescue in less than FIVE minutes.

WITH an On~Site *99* SYSTEM present / the rescue technician can either lower himself / or come up from beneath the victim.

HE SETS his handle / freeing both hands / and then creates a *LINK* (as pictured above ~  in the red circle) / from his harness to the victims harness.

ONCE CONNECTED / the rescue technician lifts both his weight & his victims weight far enough (usually 2~3 feet) to create *slack* in the victim's *FALL~STOP*.

HE THEN DISCONNECTS the victim's *fall~stop~strap* & slowly / & safely / lowers them both to the safety of the floor / or ground / where first~aid is waiting.

THAT, MY FRIEND, is the proper end of this story.

Above Are *BEST~CASE* Weather And Seas Conditions Practice Drills ...

Lifting DEAD~WEIGHT Is No Easy Maneuver ... Not To Say This Victim Is Dead ...

But, When You Lift Another Person's Weight, It Is Called DEAD~WEIGHT!

*WARNING**WARNING*

Even If You're In Good Shape, Unless You're Arnold, Jason Bourne, (Or), Ms. Max Guevara, It Is Very Difficult To Lift Your Own Weight, Let Alone A Victim That Weighs More Than You Do! Statistics Show That Most Of The People That Go Over The Side Are Men ... If You're A Woman, Trying To Rescue A Man, You're Task Will Be Daunting, To Say The Least ...

And ~ These Situations Always Occur At The Worst Times, And Under The Most Adverse Imaginable Conditions ...

Especially, [AT NIGHT], While You're On Your Knees, On A Pitching / Wet / Slippery Deck Surface / And Must Use One Arm To Keep Yourself From Joining The Person You're Trying To Extract, [RESCUE]!

This Scenario *UNFORTUNATELY* Partially Explains Why Empty Boats Are Found On The Open~Seas ~ From Time To Time ...

Mechanical Lifting Advantage Is A Must Have Requirement Here!

We Recommend That You Practice This Yourself ... **FREQUENTLY** And Please Don't Underestimate The Difficulty You Will Be Dealing With!

Because ~ It Is One Of The Most Difficult Rescues We Have Ever Encountered ... Thank You Very Much!

Let Us Know If Your System Will Be Used At Sea, (SALTWATER), ~ And We Will Install A Sacrificial *ZINC~ANODE* Washer To The Aluminum Backing Plate, At No Additional Cost!