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Wollongong City State Emergency Service ABOUT OUR SUMMARY CARDS Introduction These summary cards were inspired by the cards that come with the blue book/folder given out at the end of . One of our members came back from the workshop and decided to make up a also wanted to be able to give them to all our members not just those that have been fortunate enough to have After much searching we finally tracked down a supplier who makes a document wallet with 20 clear plastic sleeves send an email to [email protected] Over time the number of cards has grown and we have plans to develop more in the future. A lot of effort has gone into producing them and them with other Units so that they too can benefit from this work. Be sure to check the Table of Contents to see which cards have been added or updated recently! Feedback We so please send us an email at [email protected] with any corrections, suggestions etc. That way we can keep improving them for the benefit of all SES members. Acknowledgment Much of the material for these cards has been sourced from our Training Resource Kits and the Australian Emergency Management Manual Series from Emergency Management Australia. We acknowledge these publications as the source, particularly for much of the artwork. We also acknowledge the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) as the source for the material in card 4.2 Disclaimer The information contained in these summary cards is not meant to be a substitute for training, and untrained or unqualified members should not use the material in these cards without the supervision of a suitably qualified person. Also, whilst all care has been taken in compiling these cards it is possible that they may contain technical inaccuracies or typographic errors. In no event shall Wollongong City SES be liable for any damages arising from the use of information contained within these cards.
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Wollongong City State Emergency Service

ABOUT OUR SUMMARY CARDS Introduction These summary cards were inspired by the cards that come with the blue book/folder given out at the end of

. One of our members came back from the workshop and decided to make up a

also wanted to be able to give them to all our members not just those that have been fortunate enough to have After much searching we finally tracked down a supplier who makes a document wallet with 20 clear plastic sleeves send an email to [email protected] Over time the number of cards has grown and we have plans to develop more in the future. A lot of effort has gone into producing them and them with other Units so that they too can benefit from this work. Be sure to check the Table of Contents to see which cards have been added or updated recently! Feedback We so please send us an email at [email protected] with any corrections, suggestions etc. That way we can keep improving them for the benefit of all SES members. Acknowledgment Much of the material for these cards has been sourced from our Training Resource Kits and the Australian Emergency Management Manual Series from Emergency Management Australia. We acknowledge these publications as the source, particularly for much of the artwork. We also acknowledge the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) as the source for the material in card 4.2 Disclaimer The information contained in these summary cards is not meant to be a substitute for training, and untrained or unqualified members should not use the material in these cards without the supervision of a suitably qualified person. Also, whilst all care has been taken in compiling these cards it is possible that they may contain technical inaccuracies or typographic errors. In no event shall Wollongong City SES be liable for any damages arising from the use of information contained within these cards.

GR

SWD

VR CS FA FBR

MTS LS MR TL C

OM

4WD

N/A

(GR

C)

(SD

C)

(VR

C)

(CS

C)

(FA

C)

(BC

C)

(MS

C)

(LS

C)

(MR

C)

(TLC

)

(OC

E)

(FW

C)

1 1.1 General Rescue - Acronyms 1.0 Feb-07

2 1.2 INSARAG Marking Systems 1.0 Feb-07

3 1.3 Generators & Lighting 1.0 Feb-07

4 1.4 Collapse Patterns (1) - 5 most common 1.0 Feb-07

5 1.5 Collapse Patterns (2) - Further 6 1.0 Feb-07

6 1.6 Ladders 2.0 Nov-07

7 1.7 Improvised Rescue Techniques - Part 1 1.0 Oct-07

8 1.8 Improvised Rescue Techniques - Part 2 1.0 Oct-07

9 2.1 First Aid (1/2) 2.0 Jan-08

10 2.2 First Aid (2/2) 2.0 Jan-08

11 2.3 30 Second Triage 1.0 Feb-07

12 2.4 Bleeding & Shock 1.0 Oct-08

13 2.5 Respiratory Conditions 1.0 Oct-08

14 2.6 Medical Emergencies - 1 of 2 1.0 Oct-08

15 2.7 Medical Emergencies - 2 of 2 & Cardiac Co 1.0 Oct-08

16 2.8 Spinal Injuries & Burns 1.0 Oct-08

17 2.9 Fractures & Associated Injuries 1.0 Oct-08

18 2.1 Head Injuries 1.0 Oct-08

19 2.11 Chest, Abdomen & Pelvis Injuries 1.0 Oct-08

20 2.12 Environmental Emergencies 1.0 Oct-08

21 2.13 Poisons, Bites & Stings 1.0 Oct-08

22 3.1 Casualty Handling - Without equipment 1.0 Feb-07

23 3.2 Casualty Handling - Stretchers (1) 2.0 Oct-07

24 3.3 Casualty Handling - Stretchers (2) 1.0 Feb-07

25 3.4 SKED Stretcher - Contents 1.0 Feb-07

26 3.5 SKED Stretcher - Rigging for Vertical Lift 1.0 Feb-07

27 4 Fire Fighting 4.1 Fire Extinguishers 1.0 Feb-07

28 4.2 Bush Fire Awareness 1.0 Nov-07

29 5.1 Ropes and Slings 1.0 Feb-07

30 5.2 Synthetic Fibre Rope & Cord 1.0 Feb-07

31 5.3 Knots - Natural Fibre Rope 2.0 Nov-07

32 5.4 Knots - Synthetic Fibre Rope 2.0 Nov-07

33 5.5 Lashings 1.0 Feb-07

34 6.1 Rigging and equipment 1.0 Feb-07

35 6.2 Anchors - General 1.0 Nov-07

36 6.3 Anchors - Minimum Sizes 1.0 Feb-07

37 6.4 Anchors - Constructed 1.0 Feb-07

38 6.5 Highlines & Cableways 2.0 Nov-08

39 7 Hauling and Lowering 7.1 Mechanical Advantage 2.0 Oct-07

40 8.1 Rescue Frames (1) 2.0 Nov-07

Anchors and Rigging6

Casualty Handling

Summary Cards - Developed by Wollongong City SES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TitleNo. Ver. Date

Applicable TRK

3

Category

5 Ropes, Knots & Lashings

1 General Rescue

2 First Aid

Page 1 of 3 Print Date: 18/11/2008

GR

SWD

VR CS FA FBR

MTS LS MR TL C

OM

4WD

N/A

(GR

C)

(SD

C)

(VR

C)

(CS

C)

(FA

C)

(BC

C)

(MS

C)

(LS

C)

(MR

C)

(TLC

)

(OC

E)

(FW

C)

Summary Cards - Developed by Wollongong City SES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TitleNo. Ver. Date

Applicable TRK

Category

41 8.2 Rescue Frames (2) 2.0 Nov-07

42 8.3 Rescue Frames (3) - Larkin Frame & Tripo 1.0 Oct-07

43 9.1 Shoring (1) - Raking Shore 1.0 Feb-07

44 9.2 Shoring (2) - Flying Shore 1.0 Feb-07

45 9.3 Shoring (3) - Dead Shore 1.0 Feb-07

46 9.4 Shoring (4) - Crib Shore 1.0 Feb-07

47 10.1 Chainsaw - 1 of 2 1.0 Jul-08

48 10.2 Chainsaw - 2 of 2 1.0 Jul-08

49 10.3 Chainsaw Kits - Contents 2.0 Jul-08

50 11.1 Pumps 1.0 Feb-07

51 11.2 Beaufort's Wind Scale 1.0 Nov-08

52 11.3 Sandbagging - 1 of 2 1.0 Nov-08

53 11.4 Sandbagging - 2 of 2 1.0 Nov-08

54 11.5 Sandbagging Machine 1.0 Nov-08

55 11.6 Nailguns - Safety and Preparation 1.0 Nov-08

56 11.7 Nailguns - Operation 1.0 Nov-08

57 11.8 EWPs - 1 of 2 1.0 Nov-08

58 11.9 EWPs - 2 of 2 1.0 Nov-08

59 12.1 Risk Management - Take 5 1.0 Feb-07

60 12.2 Risk Management - Risk Matrix 1.0 Feb-07

61 12.3 Hazard Identification - Roof Job 1.0 Jan-08

62 12.4 Hazard Identification - Tree Job 1.0 Jan-08

63 13 Team Leader 13.1 Callout Procedure 1.0 Aug-07

64 14.1 Radio Operations (1) 1.0 Nov-07

65 14.2 Radio Operations (2) 1.0 Nov-07

Map Reading & Nav

Land Search

Operations

66 18.1 Flood Boat Safety 1.0 Mar-08

67 18.2 Flood Boat Safety Equipment 1.0 Mar-08

68 18.3 Pre-Departure Checklist 1.0 Mar-08

69 18.4 Pre-Launch Checklist 1.0 Mar-08

70 18.5 Post-Recovery Checklist 1.0 Mar-08

71 18.6 Navigation Markers 1.0 Mar-08

72 18.7 Cardinal Markers 1.0 Mar-08

73 19.1 Storm and Flood Callouts 1.0 Nov-08

74 19.2 Local Area Searches 1.0 Nov-08

75 19.3 Remote Area Searches 1.0 Nov-08

76 19.4 Bush Fire Support Callouts 1.0 Nov-08

Storm and Water Damage11

Checklists19

Flood Boat18

12 Safety Risk Management

10 Chainsaws

8 Rescue Frames

9 Shoring and Stabilising

14 CommunicationsEquipment

Page 2 of 3 Print Date: 18/11/2008

GR

SWD

VR CS FA FBR

MTS LS MR TL C

OM

4WD

N/A

(GR

C)

(SD

C)

(VR

C)

(CS

C)

(FA

C)

(BC

C)

(MS

C)

(LS

C)

(MR

C)

(TLC

)

(OC

E)

(FW

C)

Summary Cards - Developed by Wollongong City SES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TitleNo. Ver. Date

Applicable TRK

Category

77 20.1 4WD - Preparing to Drive 1.0 Nov-08

78 20.2 4WD - Driving Techniques 1.0 Nov-08

79 20.3 4WD - Stall Recovery - 3 Methods 1.0 Nov-08

80 20.4 4WD - Vehicle Recovery 1.0 Nov-08

81 20.5 4WD - Winching Methods and MA 1.0 Nov-08

82 20.6 4WD - Winching Methods and MA 1.0 Nov-08

4WD Operations20

Page 3 of 3 Print Date: 18/11/2008

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1 D

– 2

Or

Team

Fin

ishe

d (A

ll vi

ctim

s R

emov

ed)

L –

1 D

– 2

G o

r NG

(G

o or

No

Go)

TEA

MTI

ME

/DA

TE O

F S

TAR

T TI

ME

/DA

TE O

F E

ND

# LI

VE

V

ICTI

MS

RE

MO

VE

D

#D

EC

EA

SE

DR

EM

OV

ED

PE

RS

ON

S U

NA

CC

OU

NTE

D F

OR

LO

CA

TIO

N O

F O

THE

R V

ICTI

MS

HA

ZAR

D IN

FOR

MA

TIO

N

Circ

le w

hen

Fini

shed

1.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Gen

erat

ors

& L

ight

ing

Pow

er

Pow

er (W

) = V

olts

(V) x

Am

ps (A

) 1

kW

= 10

00 W

1

A

= 10

00 m

A

Cap

acity

Gen

erat

or

Tota

l cap

acity

of a

pplia

nces

Cap

acity

B

eing

use

d (i.

e. li

ghts

)

Typi

cal S

tarti

ng P

roce

dure

1.

C

heck

sum

p oi

l and

fuel

leve

l 2.

Fu

el is

on

3.

Cho

ke is

on

4.

Ele

ctric

sta

rt sw

itch

is o

n 5.

P

ull s

tarte

r rop

e an

d gu

ide

retu

rn

6.

Turn

cho

ke o

ff 7.

S

witc

h of

f whe

n fin

ishe

d

Saf

ety

Kee

p G

ener

ator

s D

ry.

Mon

itor e

lect

rical

equ

ipm

ent.

Kee

p fir

e ex

tingu

ishe

rs n

ear g

ener

ator

s du

ring

oper

atio

n.

Do

not r

e-fu

el th

e ge

nera

tor w

hile

it is

runn

ing.

C

onsi

der e

xhau

st fu

mes

whe

n po

sitio

ning

gen

erat

ors.

Ligh

ting

Hal

ogen

ligh

ts –

Allo

w to

coo

l dow

n af

ter o

pera

tion.

E

lect

rical

Lea

ds –

Mus

t be

test

ed a

nd ta

gged

regu

larly

. E

LCB

/RC

Ds

(Ear

th le

akag

e ci

rcui

t bre

aker

s) –

Sho

uld

be in

stal

led

at th

e ge

nera

tor e

nd o

f the

lead

s.

1.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Col

laps

e Pa

ttern

s –

5 m

ost c

omm

onC

urta

in fa

ll w

all

Inw

ard

or O

utw

ard

W

all m

ade

of b

ricks

or

blo

cks

falls

with

the

top

porti

on o

f

the

wal

l fal

ling

inw

ards

and

the

W

all m

ade

of b

ricks

or

bo

ttom

por

tion

of

bloc

ks fa

lls li

ke a

cur

tain

,

the

wal

l fa

lls

i.e. d

rops

stra

ight

dow

nwar

d.

outw

ards

.

Lean

ove

r

Woo

den

fram

e bu

ildin

g

co

llaps

es to

one

sid

e.

Lean

to fl

oor

Floo

r abo

ve g

roun

d le

vel b

ecom

esdi

slod

ged

from

one

sid

e of

the

stru

ctur

e an

d fa

lls to

the

leve

l bel

ow.

Ang

le W

all

Wal

l mad

e of

mas

onry

, bric

ksor

blo

cks

colla

pses

at a

90o

angl

e co

verin

g th

e gr

ound

with

the

wal

l for

a d

ista

nce

of th

e he

ight

of

the

wal

l.

1.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Col

laps

e Pa

ttern

s –

furt

her 6

Pan

cake

Flo

or (H

oriz

onta

l)

Floo

r or c

eilin

g fa

lls fl

at d

ownw

ards

.

Inve

rted

‘A’

‘V

A fl

oor o

r cei

ling

give

s w

ay

A

floo

r or c

eilin

g gi

ves

way

in

in th

e ce

ntre

resu

lting

in th

e

th

e ce

ntre

and

falls

op

posi

te o

f the

" V

" ty

pe

to th

e flo

or b

elow

. co

llaps

e pa

ttern

.

Can

tilev

er

Pro

gres

sive

A p

iece

of f

loor

, cei

ling

Th

ere

is a

n in

itial

failu

re o

f a

or w

all f

alls

land

ing

on a

si

ngle

prim

ary

supp

ort m

embe

r. st

atio

nary

stru

ctur

e an

d

A

cha

in re

actio

n of

failu

res

le

aves

a la

rge

segm

ent

cont

inue

s in

a d

ownw

ard

ha

ngin

g ov

er a

n op

en a

rea.

mov

emen

t.

Sec

onda

ry

Sig

ns o

f Sec

onda

ry C

olla

pse

1.

S

truct

ure

Mov

emen

t

2.

Vis

ual C

lues

3.

Aud

ible

Clu

es

1.5

V2.1

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Ladd

ers

Set

ting

Up

Pos

ition

at 7

5 de

gree

s E

xten

d 1

m a

bove

targ

et

Che

ck fo

r ove

rhea

d w

ires

Ext

ensi

on L

adde

rs O

verla

ps:

o3

rung

sm

all l

adde

r o

5 ru

ngs

larg

e la

dder

Put

ting

Up

Sin

gle

Tw

o

Thre

e

Res

cuer

R

escu

ers

R

escu

ers

Sec

urin

g

Cas

ualty

dow

n a

ladd

er

Foot

H

ead

1.6

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Impr

ovis

ed R

escu

eTe

chni

ques

– Si

ngle

/Tw

o/Fo

ur P

oint

low

er

Hei

ght S

afet

y

Saf

ety

lines

requ

ired

whe

n w

orki

ng

abov

e 2m

or w

ithin

2m

from

an

edge

Impr

ovis

ed S

afet

yN

FR: B

owlin

e Li

ne K

nots

SFR

: Fig

ure

of E

ight

Loo

p

Impr

ovis

ed S

ingl

e P

oint

Low

er

Use

roun

d tu

rns

arou

nd a

ncho

r.

Wei

ght o

f cas

ualty

will

det

erm

ine

the

num

ber o

f rou

nd tu

rns.

P

ay o

ut ro

pe h

and

over

han

d.

Con

side

r usi

ng a

sec

ond

anch

or a

s a

back

up.

Two-

Poi

nt a

nd F

our-

Poi

nt S

uspe

nsio

ns

Atta

ch g

uide

line

s to

hea

d an

d fo

ot o

f stre

tche

r (R

efer

to c

ard

3.3)

. E

nsur

e ca

sual

ty is

saf

ely

and

secu

rely

lash

ed.

Con

side

r usi

ng a

n an

chor

bac

k up

for e

ach

low

erin

g lin

e (r

ound

tu

rns

or m

echa

nica

l fric

tion

devi

ce).

Two-

Poin

t Sus

pens

ion

Fo

ur-P

oint

Sus

pens

ion

- Ver

tical

- Hor

izon

tal

- Stre

tche

r goe

s do

wn

feet

firs

t

- Kee

p S

tretc

her L

evel

Impo

rtant

T

hese

are

IMP

RO

VIS

ED

met

hods

. I

f pos

sibl

e, u

se a

stre

tche

r brid

le

and

a fri

ctio

n de

vice

to c

ontro

l the

lo

ad in

stea

d of

thes

e m

etho

ds.

Whi

stle

Sig

nals

ST

OP

1 sh

ort b

last

H

AU

L 2

shor

t bla

sts

LOW

ER 1

long

bla

st 1.7

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Impr

ovis

ed R

escu

eTe

chni

ques

– La

dder

Hin

ge /

Ladd

er S

lide

Hei

ght a

nd L

adde

r Saf

ety

E

nsur

e th

e ca

sual

ty is

saf

ely

and

secu

rely

lash

ed.

Atta

ch lo

wer

ing

lines

to th

e he

ad o

f the

stre

tche

r. C

onsi

der u

sing

an

anch

or b

ack

up fo

r eac

h lo

wer

ing

line

(rou

nd

turn

s or

mec

hani

cal f

rictio

n de

vice

). I

f the

ladd

er is

ext

ende

d to

reac

h th

e op

enin

g, la

sh th

e ov

erla

p.

THES

E TE

CH

NIQ

UES

AR

E IM

PRO

VISE

D A

ND

USE

A L

AD

DER

OU

TSID

E IT

S D

ESIG

N C

ON

STR

AIN

TS

Ladd

er H

inge

K

eep

the

Stre

tche

r Hor

izon

tal!

Pla

ce th

e la

dder

ver

tical

ly a

gain

st th

e w

all.

Lift

and

supp

ort t

he s

tretc

her 2

50m

m a

bove

ope

ning

. La

sh th

e fo

ot o

f the

stre

tche

r to

the

ladd

erFo

ot a

nd, i

f pos

sibl

e, la

sh th

e bo

ttom

of t

he la

dder

. P

ass

the

stre

tche

r out

by

hand

unt

il th

e w

eigh

t

is s

uppo

rted

by th

e gu

idel

ines

. W

alk

the

ladd

er b

ack

cont

rolli

ng th

e lo

wer

. E

nsur

e th

at s

idew

ays

stab

ility

is a

pplie

d to

the

ladd

er.

Ladd

er S

lide

Pos

ition

the

ladd

er in

as

flat a

n an

gle

as p

ossi

ble.

Fo

ot th

e la

dder

and

, if p

ossi

ble,

lash

the

head

. S

hore

or p

rop

the

ladd

er m

id-s

pan

with

at l

east

two

peop

le.

Feed

the

stre

tche

r out

of t

he o

peni

ng fe

et fi

rst.

Clim

b ha

lfway

up

the

ladd

er to

hel

p gu

ide

the

stre

tche

r dow

n.C

onsi

der g

uide

lines

at t

he fo

ot o

f the

stre

tche

r for

late

ral s

tabi

lity.

Slid

e th

e st

retc

her d

own

the

ladd

er.

1.8

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Firs

t Aid

P

rimar

y As

sess

men

t

Dan

ger

– Ta

ke 5

Res

pons

e

– If

unco

nsci

ous

call

000

Airw

ay

– C

heck

and

cle

ar

Bre

athi

ng

– 2

initi

al b

reat

hs if

not

bre

athi

ngC

ompr

essi

ons

Com

men

ce C

PR

Def

ibril

latio

n

– If

avai

labl

e

Sec

onda

ry A

sses

smen

t

1.

Hea

d W

ound

s, p

ain,

flui

ds, b

leed

ing,

def

orm

ities

,pu

pils

, sw

ellin

g, b

ruis

ing,

mou

th, s

kin

tem

pera

ture

. 2.

N

eck

Def

orm

ities

/sw

ellin

g, p

ain,

feel

ing,

ble

edin

g,

win

dpip

e.3.

C

olla

rbon

es S

wel

ling/

defo

rmiti

es, p

ain.

4.

C

hest

Sw

ellin

g/de

form

ities

, ble

edin

g, p

ain,

obs

erve

br

eath

ing,

squ

eeze

rib

cage

. 5.

A

bdom

en S

wel

ling/

brui

sing

, rig

idity

/tend

erne

ss, p

ain.

6.

Pe

lvis

Spr

ing

hips

, ten

dern

ess,

pai

n, in

cont

inen

ce.

7.

Legs

and

Fee

t D

efor

mity

, pai

n, b

leed

ing/

circ

ulat

ion,

br

uisi

ng, c

heck

lim

b po

wer

sim

ulta

neou

sly.

8.

A

rms

and

Han

ds D

efor

mity

, pai

n, b

leed

ing/

ci

rcul

atio

n, b

ruis

ing,

che

ck li

mb

pow

er s

imul

tane

ousl

y.

9.

Bac

k D

efor

mity

, sw

ellin

g, b

leed

ing.

D

o no

t mov

e if

susp

ecte

d sp

inal

inju

ry

2.1

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Firs

t Aid

C

PR

Rat

e:

100

com

pres

sion

s / m

inut

e2

com

pres

sion

s / s

econ

d

Rat

io:

30 c

ompr

essi

ons

: 2 b

reat

hs

Age

Gro

up C

ompr

essi

on T

ype

App

rox.

Dep

thA

dult

Two

Han

ds

4-5

cm

Chi

ld (1

-8)

Hee

l of H

and

2-3

cm

Infa

nt (0

-1)

Inde

x an

d M

iddl

e Fi

nger

1-2

cm

Vita

l Sig

ns

(Che

ck a

nd n

ote

time

ever

y 15

min

s)

Pul

se60

-100

bea

ts/m

inB

reat

hing

12-2

0 br

eath

s/m

inS

kin

Tem

pera

ture

C

onsc

ious

sta

teS

ympt

oms/

Com

plai

nts

Cas

ualty

His

tory

Nam

eA

ge/D

ate

of B

irth

Sex

Wha

t hap

pene

d?W

hen

did

it ha

ppen

?

Cur

rent

med

ical

trea

tmen

t?

Med

icat

ion?

Alle

rgie

s?B

ysta

nder

s’ in

form

atio

n N

ext o

f kin

2.2

For a

n av

erag

e ad

ult

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

BLACKREDYELLOW

Are They Breathing?

Open the Airway

Breathingis less than 30 bpm?

Did they startbreathing?

RRespiration

Colourreturns in less than 2 seconds?

Are they able to answer basicquestions?

MMental State P

Perfusion

30 Second Triage YES

NO

NO

NO NO NO

YES YES YES YES

2.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Ble

edin

g &

Sho

ck

Sig

ns &

Sym

ptom

s / T

reat

men

t

EX

TER

NA

LB

LEE

DIN

GV

isib

le B

leed

ing,

sw

ellin

g/di

scol

oura

tion,

sho

ck

Dire

ct p

ress

ure,

ele

vate

, pad

and

ba

ndag

e, re

st, t

reat

for s

hock

. U

NC

ON

TRO

LLED

BLE

ED

ING

Dia

l000

Use

whe

n al

l m

etho

ds o

f sto

ppin

g bl

ood

loss

hav

e fa

iled

or fo

r tra

umat

ic

ampu

tatio

ns

5 cm

wid

e ba

ndag

e ov

er s

ingl

e bo

ne,

suffi

cien

t pre

ssur

e to

sto

p bl

eedi

ng, m

ark

fore

head

with

‘T’,

reco

rd ti

me

on c

asua

lty,

rele

ase

afte

r 30

min

utes

, rea

pply

if s

till

blee

ding

unc

ontro

llabl

y IM

PA

LED

OB

JEC

TD

ial0

00D

o no

t rem

ove

Con

trol b

leed

ing,

sta

biliz

e ob

ject

, tre

at fo

r sho

ck

AM

PU

TATE

DP

AR

TD

ial0

00Tr

eat t

he

casu

alty

first

Cas

ualty

: con

trol b

leed

ing,

trea

t for

sho

ck

Sev

ered

par

t: D

o no

t was

h. P

lace

in c

lean

sea

led

plas

tic

bag,

pla

ce b

ag in

col

d w

ater

, kee

p w

ith c

asua

lty

NO

SEB

LEE

D

Dire

ct p

ress

ure

for 1

0 m

inut

es, h

ead

slig

htly

forw

ards

, co

ld c

ompr

ess

to b

ack

of n

eck

INTE

RN

AL

BLE

ED

ING

Dia

l000

Sw

ellin

g an

d di

scol

oura

tion,

gua

rdin

g,

rigid

ity, s

hock

D

irect

pre

ssur

e, c

old

com

pres

s, tr

eat f

or s

hock

S

HO

CK

Dia

l000

Fain

tnes

s, a

nxie

ty, p

ale/

cold

/sw

eaty

sk

in, r

apid

wea

k pu

lse,

bre

athl

essn

ess,

th

irst,

naus

ea, r

apid

bre

athi

ng

Lay

dow

n an

d el

evat

e le

gs, c

ontro

l ble

edin

g,

keep

war

m, n

il by

mou

th

ALW

AYS

REA

SSU

RE

THE

CA

SUA

LTY

AN

D M

ON

ITO

RVI

TAL

SIG

NS

2.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Res

pira

tory

Con

ditio

ns

Sig

ns &

Sym

ptom

s / T

reat

men

t

SW

OLL

EN

THR

OA

TTI

SS

UE

SD

ial0

00D

iffic

ult/n

oisy

bre

athi

ng,

swal

low

ing,

spe

akin

g,

droo

ling

cyan

osis

Con

scio

us: S

it th

em u

p, c

old

com

pres

s to

thro

at

Unc

onsc

ious

: CP

R

CH

OKI

NG

Whe

ezin

g, n

oisy

/ la

bour

ed b

reat

hing

, co

ughi

ng, c

yano

sis

Rea

ssur

ance

, enc

oura

ge c

ough

ing,

5

shar

p bl

ows

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

back

. P

lace

infa

nts/

child

ren

on la

p TO

TAL

AIR

WA

YO

BS

TRU

CTI

ON

Dia

l000

Una

ble

to

brea

the/

cry/

coug

h,ag

itate

d (c

an’t

brea

the)

, un

cons

ciou

snes

s

DR

AB

CD

Adu

lts: 5

che

st th

rust

s. A

ltern

ate

b/w

5

back

blo

ws

and

5 ch

est t

hrus

ts.

Chi

ldre

n: P

lace

acr

oss

thig

h, h

ead

dow

nH

YP

ER

VE

NTI

LATI

ON

Dia

l000

Rap

id/d

eep/

diffi

cult

brea

thin

g,

anxi

ety,

flus

hed

face

, tin

glin

g E

ncou

rage

to b

reat

h no

rmal

ly,

mon

itor a

nd re

cord

vita

l sig

ns

AS

THM

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r co

ordi

natio

n, s

low

thin

king

, sl

urre

d sp

eech

Rem

ove

wet

clo

thin

g, re

war

m

slow

ly, p

ut o

n dr

y, w

arm

clo

thin

g.

Giv

e ho

t, sw

eet d

rinks

. M

OD

ER

ATE

HY

PO

THE

RM

IAM

ost s

hive

ring

stop

ped,

con

fusi

on, m

emor

y lo

ss,

mus

cle

tight

ness

, slo

w p

ulse

and

bre

athi

ng

As

abov

e pl

us:

Do

not r

ub s

kin

SE

VE

RE

HY

PO

THE

RM

IAD

ial0

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s ab

ove

+ pu

pils

fixe

d &

dila

ted,

no

shiv

erin

g, ir

regu

lar p

ulse

& b

reat

hing

, gr

adua

l los

s of

con

scio

usne

ss

As

abov

e +

rew

arm

gen

tly w

ith

war

m w

ater

bot

tles

to n

eck,

ar

mpi

ts, g

roin

, beh

ind

knee

s.

FRO

STB

ITE

Dia

l000

Num

bnes

s of

affe

cted

par

t, sk

in is

wax

-like

, lac

k of

m

ovem

ent a

nd c

ircul

atio

n,

pain

whe

n re

war

min

g

Rem

ove

clot

hing

rest

rictin

g ci

rcul

atio

n,

plac

e af

fect

ed p

art i

n ho

t wat

er fo

r 15-

60 m

inut

es, t

reat

for s

hock

, cov

er p

art

with

dry

, ste

rile

and

bulk

y dr

essi

ng.

ALW

AYS

REA

SSU

RE

THE

CA

SUA

LTY

AN

D M

ON

ITO

RVI

TAL

SIG

NS

2.12

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Pois

ons,

Bite

s &

Stin

gs

Sig

ns &

Sym

ptom

s / T

reat

men

t

POIS

ON

ING

:D

RA

BC

D,0

00.D

IAL

131

126

Dia

l000

SN

AK

ES

Dia

l000

Fang

mar

ks, h

eada

che,

nau

sea,

vom

it, a

bdom

inal

pai

n,

bloo

d in

urin

e, b

lurr

ed v

isio

n, d

iffic

ult t

o sw

allo

w &

spe

ak,

limb

para

lysi

s, s

wol

len

glan

ds, s

wea

ting,

sto

p br

eath

ing

App

lyP

IT, s

tart

resu

s.FU

NN

EL W

EB

AN

D M

OU

SES

PID

ER

Dia

l000

Ting

ling

arou

nd m

outh

, mus

cula

r spa

sm, w

eakn

ess,

pa

in a

t site

, sw

eatin

g an

d sa

livat

ing,

con

fusi

on, c

oma

App

ly P

IT,

star

t res

us.

BO

XJE

LLY

FIS

HD

ial0

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med

iate

and

sev

er b

urni

ng p

ain,

mul

tiple

w

hip

whe

als,

rest

less

ness

, irr

atio

nal

beha

viou

r, na

usea

and

vom

iting

, col

laps

e

Pou

r vin

egar

, col

d pa

cks.

Do

not a

pply

P

IT. S

tart

resu

s.

BLU

ER

ING

EDO

CTO

PU

S,C

ON

ES

HE

LLD

ial0

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umbn

ess

& ti

nglin

g ar

ound

the

mou

th, b

lood

& n

o pa

in a

t site

, wea

knes

s, le

adin

g to

resp

irato

ry a

rres

t. A

pply

PIT

, st

art r

esus

. R

ED

BA

CK

SP

IDE

RD

ial0

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tens

e pa

in, p

rofu

se s

wea

ting,

sw

olle

n gl

ands

, na

usea

, vom

iting

, rap

id p

ulse

, wea

k m

uscl

es

App

ly ic

e. D

o no

t ap

ply

PIT

O

THE

RS

PID

ER

S,S

CO

RP

ION

S A

ND

CEN

TIPE

DES

Pai

n, re

d lu

mp,

he

adac

he, n

ause

a Ic

e co

mpr

ess.

In c

ase

of a

llerg

ic re

actio

n st

art r

esus

. App

ly P

IT.

TIC

KS

Irrita

tion,

leth

argy

, mus

cle

wea

knes

s,

doub

le v

isio

n, u

nste

ady

gait

Pul

l out

tick

by

the

head

with

tw

eeze

rs, a

pply

ant

isep

tic.

BEE

S,W

AS

PS

AN

D A

NTS

Dia

l000

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nful

, red

sw

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g, a

llerg

ic

sym

ptom

s, it

chy

rash

, fac

ial

swel

ling,

diff

icul

ty b

reat

hing

.

Rem

ove

bee

stin

g, ic

e co

mpr

ess.

In

case

of a

llerg

ic re

actio

n st

art r

esus

. A

pply

PIT

. Epi

-pen

STO

NE

FIS

H, S

TIN

GR

AY

Pai

n an

d S

wel

ling,

gre

y/bl

ue

skin

, irra

tiona

l beh

avio

ur

Pla

ce p

art i

n w

arm

wat

er, o

r app

ly a

co

ld c

ompr

ess.

Do

not a

pply

PIT

A

LWA

YS R

EASS

UR

E TH

E C

ASU

ALT

Y A

ND

MO

NIT

OR

VITA

L SI

GN

S

2.13

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Cas

ualty

Han

dlin

g –

With

out E

quip

men

t S

ingl

e R

escu

er T

echn

ique

s

1. S

ingl

e R

escu

er H

uman

Cru

tch

2. P

ick-

a-ba

ck C

arry

3. F

irefig

hter

’s C

raw

l

Two-

Res

cuer

Tec

hniq

ues

1. T

wo-

Res

cuer

Hum

an C

rutc

h

2. T

wo-

hand

ed S

eat

3. T

hree

-han

ded

Sea

t

4.

Fou

r-ha

nded

Sea

t

5. F

ore

and

Aft

Met

hod

Inju

red

Side

Leg

Inju

ry

3.1

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Cas

ualty

Han

dlin

g –

Stre

tche

rs (1

)B

lank

etin

g

1. S

ingl

e B

lank

et M

etho

d

2. D

oubl

e-B

lank

et M

etho

d 3

. Sid

e P

ositi

on B

lank

etin

g

Load

ing

1. F

our-

Res

cuer

L

ift (4

)

2. B

lank

et L

ift (4

-6)

3. C

loth

ing

Lift

(3)

4. W

ebbi

ng b

ands

/tape

Lift

(5)

3.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Cas

ualty

Han

dlin

g –St

retc

hers

(2)

Lash

ing

Star

t: C

love

Hitc

h F

inis

h: R

ound

Tur

n tw

o ha

lf hi

tche

s U

se: N

atur

al fi

bre

rope

, Syn

thet

ic fi

bre

rope

or T

ape

Fold

ing

Stre

tche

r B

aske

t Stre

tche

r

Mov

ing

Feet

Firs

t H

ead

Abo

ve F

eet

Cal

ls: P

repa

re to

X, X

, Sto

p V

ertic

al: S

ecur

e H

ead

Ove

r Wat

er:

PFD

and

No

Lash

ings

N

arro

w O

peni

ngs:

Hal

ve a

n E

xten

sion

Lad

der

Gui

de L

ines

Im

prov

ised

Fold

ing

Stre

tche

r

Bus

h S

tretc

her

Bas

ket S

tretc

her

Sta

ble

Sid

e P

ositi

on

Figu

re o

f 8

Loop

s

3.3

V1.0

Developed By Wollongong City SES

SKED

Str

etch

er (1

) K

it C

onte

nts

1

SKED

Str

etch

er

1

Bac

kpac

k C

arry

ing

Cas

e 2

H

oriz

onta

l Lift

Slin

gs

1

Vert

ical

Lift

Slin

g –1

0m x

9m

m S

tatic

R

escu

e Li

felin

e 1

La

rge

Stee

l Scr

ewga

te K

arab

iner

1

To

w S

trap

4

R

emov

able

Web

bing

Han

dles

3.4

V1.0

Developed By Wollongong City SES

SKED

Str

etch

er (2

)

Rig

ging

for V

ertic

al L

ift

3.5

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Fire Extinguisher Selection Chart

Fire Triangles

4.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Bus

h Fi

re A

war

enes

s S

truct

ure

of a

bus

h fir

e

Ris

ks o

n th

e Fi

regr

ound

Fire

(sm

oke,

radi

ant h

eat,

over

run)

. S

urro

undi

ngs

(fallin

g br

anch

es, r

ollin

g lo

gs, b

urni

ng b

uild

ings

, pow

er li

nes)

. W

ithin

you

rsel

f (he

at s

tress

, ex

haus

tion,

fatig

ue, d

ehyd

ratio

n).

Oth

er P

erso

nnel

(mov

ing

vehi

cles

, ch

ains

aws)

. F

irefig

htin

g A

ctiv

ities

(wat

er b

ombi

ng,

back

bur

ning

).

PP

E o

n th

e Fi

re G

roun

d

Situ

atio

nal A

war

enes

s

L Lo

okou

t (fo

r dan

ger)

A A

war

enes

s (o

f haz

ards

)C

Com

mun

icat

ions

(Sitr

eps)

E E

scap

e R

oute

s (fr

om fi

re)

S S

afet

y Zo

nes

(to e

scap

e to

)

Ove

ralls

Glo

ves

Hel

met

s

Nec

k fla

ps

Gog

gles

Face

/ N

eck

prot

ectio

n

Cot

ton/

wol

len

unde

rwea

r/soc

ks(n

o sy

nthe

tics)

Fire

Ove

rrun

Alw

ays

Mov

e to

bar

e, c

lean

or b

urnt

gro

und.

E

nsur

e P

PE

is c

ompl

ete.

S

end

out a

n 'E

mer

genc

y' p

riorit

y ra

dio

call.

On

Foot

She

lter i

n a

depr

essi

on

Do

NO

T ru

n aw

ay u

phill

or t

hrou

gh

the

flam

es.

In a

Veh

icle

Rem

ove

fuel

con

tain

ers.

C

lose

win

dow

s an

d do

ors.

Tur

n he

adlig

hts,

haz

ards

an

d be

acon

s on

. L

ie a

s lo

w a

s po

ssib

le

Cov

er c

rew

with

100

%

woo

llen

blan

kets

4.2

Poi

nt o

f O

rigin

Rea

r or

Hee

lFl

anks

/Sid

es

Spo

tFi

res

Fing

ers

Unb

urnt

Poc

ket

Hea

d

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Rop

es a

nd S

lings

N

atur

al F

ibre

Rop

e N

ew R

ope

SW

L (k

g)

= D

2

Use

d R

ope

SW

L (k

g)

=

2/3

x D

2

Kno

ts in

Rop

e

SW

L (k

g)

=

2/3

x S

WL

C

ircul

ar O

bjec

t

SW

L (k

g)

=

2/3

x S

WL

Sha

rp E

dge

SW

L (k

g)

= 1/

2 x

SW

L

Dia

met

er

SWL

New

U

sed

Kno

t B

end

Shar

ps

12

(mm

) (k

g)

144

9

6

64

6

4

48

16

(mm

) (k

g)

256

1

70

113

1

13

85

Whi

ppin

g

Ste

el W

ire R

ope

(For

Fib

re C

ore

Ste

el W

ire R

ope)

Ste

el W

ire R

ope

S

WL

(kg)

=

8

x D

2

Ben

t Wire

Rop

e

SW

L (k

g)

=

2/3

x S

WL

Sm

alle

st D

to w

rap

rope

aro

und

=

10

x D

rope

Slin

gs

(Sin

gle

leg

verti

cal l

ift)

Cha

in S

lings

:

SW

L (k

g)

=

100/

13 x

D2

Wire

Rop

e S

lings

: M

BF

(tonn

e) =

1/

20 x

D2

S

WL

(tonn

e) =

M

BF

/ 8

D

=

Rop

e/C

hain

Dia

met

er (m

m)

SW

L

=

Saf

e W

orki

ng L

oad

(kg)

M

BF

=

M

inim

um B

reak

ing

Forc

e

5.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Synt

hetic

Fib

re R

ope

& C

ord

Crit

eria

for S

ynth

etic

Fib

re R

escu

e R

ope

M

inim

um D

iam

eter

11

mm

S

tatic

Ker

nman

tel C

onst

ruct

ion

M

inim

um R

ated

Stre

ngth

300

0 kg

100%

pol

yam

ide

M

ax 3

% e

long

atio

n at

80k

g lo

ad

M

ax 2

0% e

long

atio

n at

375

kg

load

Min

20%

elo

ngat

ion

at 3

000

kg lo

ad

S

heat

h sl

ippa

ge o

f not

mor

e th

an 4

0 m

m

Rat

ed S

treng

th a

nd S

afe

Wor

king

Loa

d

Dia

met

er

MB

F

SWL

Peop

le

(mm

)

(kg)

(kg)

(9

0 kg

eac

h)

Cor

d6

700

-750

90

17

1000

-120

0

125

1

8

12

00-1

500

15

0

2

9

16

00-1

800

20

0

2

Rop

e11

3000

375

413

3600

450

516

4500

562

6

Prin

cipl

e of

IYT

Load

ing

Kar

abin

er C

ross

-load

ing:

(S

afe

load

s on

sys

tem

) 0

o <

< 6

0o O

K

60o <

<

90o

Up

to 2

80 k

g 90

o <

< 1

20o

Up

to 1

40 k

g >

120

oD

AN

GER

AS4

142.

3C

ompl

iant

5.2

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Kno

ts –

Nat

ural

Fib

re R

ope

Hal

f Hitc

h

C

love

Hitc

h

S

tarts

and

Fin

ish

Lash

ing

Tim

ber H

itch

S

tretc

her L

ashi

ng

For l

iftin

g sp

ars

Sta

rt of

dia

gona

l las

hing

R

equi

res

half

hitc

h fo

r saf

ety

Fish

erm

an’s

Ben

d

D

oubl

e sh

eet b

end

Anc

horin

g Li

nes

Jo

in tw

o ro

pes

Syn

thet

ic L

ines

to T

arps

In Im

prov

ised

che

st h

arne

ss

(Not

for l

ife lo

ads)

Bow

line

. Bun

tline

Hitc

h

G

uide

line

to s

tretc

her

Non

-slip

Anc

hor

Rop

e to

Bec

ket

S

afet

y lin

e of

pul

ley

N

F Li

nes

to T

arps

Cha

ir K

not

Por

tugu

ese

Bow

line

Four

-legg

ed s

ling

S

afet

y lin

e

To

hau

l/low

er

eq

uipm

ent

Minimum Tail: 75 mm SFR Knots OK for NFR (Not Vice-versa)

5.3

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Kno

ts –

Syn

thet

ic F

ibre

Rop

e

Thum

b K

not

Te

nsio

nles

s H

itch

Sto

pper

kno

t

Anc

hor K

not

A

ncho

r Poi

nt:

8 x

D ro

pe

Figu

re o

f Eig

ht

Figu

re o

f Eig

ht o

n th

e bi

ght

Sto

pper

Kno

t

Non

-slip

kno

t Lo

op u

sed

as

A

ncho

ring

knot

sa

fety

line

A

ttach

men

t kno

t

Alp

ine

But

terfl

y

Form

s lo

op a

long

rope

3

way

load

Rou

nd T

urn

two

half

Hitc

hes

Mun

ter H

itch

Anc

hor K

not

(It

alia

n Fr

ictio

n H

itch)

S

tretc

her L

ashi

ng

Anc

hor k

not a

roun

d a

ka

rabi

ner

Dou

ble

Fish

erm

an’s

Kno

t

Bel

ay A

ncho

r

Join

s re

scue

rope

of e

qual

or u

nequ

al d

iam

eter

Minimum Tail: 75 mm SFR Knots OK for NFR (Not Vice-versa)

5.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Lash

ings

Squ

are

(Tw

o po

les

at ri

ght a

ngle

s)

1.

Sta

rt: C

love

hitc

h on

sta

ndar

d be

low

ledg

er

2.

Turn

s: 4

Up

Aro

und

Sta

ndar

d In

war

ds

3.

Frap

ping

: 4 a

roun

d la

shin

g 4.

Fi

nish

: Clo

ve h

itch

on le

dger

Dia

gona

l

(Tw

o po

les

at a

n an

gle)

1.

Sta

rt: T

imbe

r hitc

h ho

rizon

tally

2.

Tu

rns:

4 V

ertic

al

3.

Turn

s: 4

Hor

izon

tal

4.

Frap

ping

: 4 a

roun

d la

shin

g 5.

Fi

nish

: Clo

ve h

itch

on le

dger

Rou

nd

(T

wo

pole

s pa

ralle

l)

1.

Sta

rt: C

love

hitc

h ar

ound

one

pol

e 2.

Tu

rns:

8 a

roun

d bo

th p

oles

upw

ards

3.

Fr

appi

ng: 3

aro

und

lash

ing

4.

Fini

sh: C

love

hitc

h on

opp

osite

pol

e

Figu

re o

f Eig

ht (T

hree

pol

es fo

r a tr

ipod

)

1.

Sta

rt: C

love

hitc

h ar

ound

out

side

pol

e 2.

Tu

rns:

8 fi

gure

of e

ight

s up

war

ds

3.

Frap

ping

: 3 a

roun

d la

shin

g on

L s

ide

4.

Frap

ping

: 3 a

roun

d la

shin

g on

R s

ide

5.

Fini

sh: C

love

hitc

h on

opp

osite

pol

e

Sta

ndar

d:

Ver

tical

Ledg

er:

Hor

izon

tal

Use

12

mm

NFR

5.

5

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Rig

ging

and

Equ

ipm

ent

Saf

ety

Fact

ors

Softw

are

= 8

Har

dwar

e =

5

Sof

twar

e

(Als

o C

ord

and

Res

cue

Rop

e)

Tape

MB

L =

200

0 kg

SW

L =

250

kg

Har

dwar

e

Gen

eral

M

BL

2000

kg

SWL

400

kgA

scen

ders

MB

L

600

kg

SWL

120

kgX-

load

ed k

rabs

M

BL

600

kg

SWL

120

kg

Pru

sik

Loop

s

(Min

imum

Req

uire

men

ts)

Pers

onal

use

6 m

m

2 W

raps

R

escu

e lo

ad

8

mm

3

Wra

ps

Min

imum

Cor

d D

iam

eter

3m

m le

ss th

an ro

pe

Impr

ovis

ed H

arne

sses

Sit H

arne

ss

Che

st H

arne

ss

6.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Anc

hors

– G

ener

al

Anc

hors

can

be

natu

ral,

impr

ovis

ed o

r con

stru

cted

. S

impl

est a

nd q

uick

est i

mpr

ovis

ed a

ncho

r is

to u

se a

veh

icle

.

Try

to u

se c

hass

is, a

void

tow

bar a

nd b

ullb

ar.

If u

sing

tree

s as

anc

hors

pro

tect

the

trunk

to p

reve

nt ri

ng b

arki

ng.

Adj

usta

ble

Anc

hor A

ttach

men

ts

Rou

nd tu

rn tw

o ha

lf hi

tche

s T

ensi

onle

ss h

itch

Rou

nd tu

rn tw

o ha

lf hi

tche

s

Mun

ter H

itch

G

oldt

ail o

r Wha

leta

il

Whe

n us

ing

desc

ende

rs e

nsur

e sa

fety

ga

tes

are

prop

erly

loca

ted

and

secu

red.

Anc

hor S

afet

y

ALW

AYS

Ask

ano

ther

team

mem

ber t

o ch

eck

your

sys

tem

be

fore

usi

ng it

. L

ook

for t

he s

trong

est p

ossi

ble

anch

or.

Try

to s

elec

t anc

hors

that

will

be

as lo

w a

s po

ssib

le

and

in li

ne w

ith th

e di

rect

ion

of p

ull.

Pro

tect

rope

s an

d sl

ings

from

abr

asio

n an

d da

mag

e.

Ens

ure

that

the

gate

of t

he a

ncho

r kar

abin

er is

cl

osed

, loc

ked

and

orie

ntat

ed d

ownw

ards

and

ou

twar

ds if

pos

sibl

e.

Tape

slin

gs

Sho

uld

be a

s sh

ort a

s po

ssib

le, d

oubl

e or

qua

d if

nece

ssar

y. 6.

2

arou

ndan

chor

onto

kar

abin

er

atta

ched

to

tape

slin

g

Unl

ocke

dD

esce

nder

Lock

edD

esce

nder

Slin

g on

a

verti

cal A

ncho

r

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Anc

hors

– M

inim

um S

izes

Stru

ctur

al S

teel

:

S

ize

for T

ensi

on M

embe

r: 11

x 1

1 m

m o

r

10

x 1

2 m

m o

r 13

mm

D

iam

eter

Loa

ded

in S

hear

: 10

mm

Dire

ct K

arab

iner

Atta

chm

ent:

S

teel

Pla

te T

hick

ness

:

5

mm

Dis

t fro

m p

late

to e

dge

of h

ole:

12

mm

Bol

t Dia

met

er:

Lo

aded

in T

ensi

on:

1

x 10

mm

Load

ed in

She

ar:

1

x 14

mm

or

2 x

10 m

m

Wel

ds:

A

rea

> 30

0 m

m2

R

ule

of T

hum

b fo

r a 6

mm

Fill

et W

eld:

20

0 kg

/inch

(Fac

tor o

f saf

ety

= 5)

Bea

ms

and

Col

umns

:

S

ize

> 75

mm

wid

e an

d de

ep

Le

ngth

/Wid

th <

20

(A

ncho

r Clo

se to

Sup

ports

)

Roc

ks a

nd T

rees

:

Tr

ee T

runk

Dia

met

er >

150

mm

(A

ttach

Low

)

Roc

k V

olum

e >

0.5

m3

(1

m x

1m

x 0

.5m

) 6.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Anc

hors

-C

onst

ruct

ed

Pic

ket H

oldf

ast

Plac

emen

t-

90 d

eg to

line

of p

ull (

away

from

the

load

) -

2/3

of le

ngth

in th

e gr

ound

-

At l

east

750

mm

apa

rt

Pick

et L

ashi

ng:

-La

sh u

sing

12m

m N

FR

-La

sh a

t 90

deg

to p

icke

ts

-S

tart:

Clo

ve h

itch

at h

ead

-4

turn

s hi

gher

at h

ead

-fra

ppin

g tu

rns

-Fi

nish

: Clo

ve h

itch

Load

ing:

-Lo

ads

up to

2 to

nnes

-1.

5m x

25m

m m

ild s

teel

pic

ket =

350

kg

Gro

und

Pla

te H

oldf

ast

Bur

ied

Hol

dfas

t

Log-

and-

Pic

ket H

oldf

ast

Pic

kets

400

-500

mm

apa

rt S

econ

d ro

w 1

m b

ehin

d fir

st

1 an

d 1

2 an

d 1

3, 2

and

1

6.4

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Load

180

kg(R

escu

er +

Cas

+ G

ear)

Rop

eS

WL

Min

Sag

Dia

(kg)

Allo

wed

100

5025

1656

28

%8

42

1345

010

%10

53

1137

512

%12

63

Sag

for S

pan

(m)

Hig

hlin

es &

Cab

lew

ays

Tens

ioni

ng th

e S

panl

ine

Alw

ays

tens

ion

the

span

line

whe

n it

is lo

aded

with

the

max

imum

lo

ad it

will

han

dle.

M

ax. n

umbe

r of

Max

. Loa

d / 1

0

haul

ers

to te

nsio

n

the

span

line

Span

line

SWL

/ 50

Ass

ume

1 H

aule

r can

: H

aul a

nd H

old

50 k

g

Tens

ioni

ng C

riter

ia:

Trav

ellin

g R

ig

Max

imum

Ten

sion

- up

to ro

pe S

WL

or M

inim

um S

ag -

at l

east

5%

sag

(@

5%

sag

: Ten

sion

= 5

x L

oad)

Tens

ion

on R

ope

for 5

% S

ag:

Exam

ple

Cab

lew

ays

Use

a 3

:1 Z

-Rig

to te

nsio

n.

Use

a re

leas

able

saf

ety

IE:T

AN

DE

M P

RU

SIK

BE

LAY

LO

AD

R

ELE

AS

ING

HIT

CH

6.5

less

er o

f

W x

L

4 x

s T 5

% =

T

= Te

nsio

n, k

g W

=

Load

, kg

L =

Spa

n, m

s

= S

ag, m

To 3

:1 Z

-Rig

with

re

leas

able

saf

ety

Cab

lew

ay

To R

escu

er

and

Cas

ualt y

Abse

ilLi

ne

Trav

ellin

gR

i gS

pan

Line

Rig

ging

P

late

Gui

de L

ine

Load

Lin

e

Ant

i-tw

ist

Line

(opt

iona

l) A

nti-t

wis

tLi

ne(o

ptio

nal) B

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Mec

hani

cal A

dvan

tage

2

to 1

3 to

1

3

to 1

bol

t on

4 to

1

5 to

1

6 to

1

Z - R

ig H

aulin

g

Z - R

ig L

ower

ing

Ass

ume

1 H

aule

r can

: H

aul a

nd H

old

50 k

g C

ontin

uous

ly H

aul 2

0 kg

7.1

V2.1

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Res

cue

Fram

es(1

)

Jib

(Low

er o

r rai

se c

asua

lties

from

stru

ctur

e)

Low

er o

r rai

se c

asua

lties

from

stru

ctur

e 1

m h

oriz

onta

l pro

ject

ion

Pul

ley

lash

ed 3

00 m

m fr

om e

nd

Lash

ing

usin

g ro

pe o

r tap

e C

asua

lty o

ut fe

et fi

rst

Com

mon

Fea

ture

s of

Res

cue

Fram

es:

Lash

ing:

12

mm

NF

Guy

s:

16 m

m N

F or

11m

m S

R

Top:

clo

ve h

itch

(if h

alvi

ng a

rope

) or

ro

und

turn

2 h

alf h

itche

s.

Bot

tom

: ro

und

turn

2 h

alf h

itche

s.

Dis

tanc

e to

Fra

me:

2 x

Hei

ght.

S

ling:

Las

hing

pro

tect

ed, a

s sh

ort a

s po

ssib

le.

Red

irect

load

line

at th

e ba

se.

Sta

ndin

g D

erric

k

Hea

d: 5

00 m

m lo

ng

50

0mm

from

top

Lash

ing:

Squ

are

Guy

Anc

hors

: 4S

hallo

w h

ole

for b

utt

Max

luff

< 1/

3 x

heig

ht

Initi

al lu

ff <

1/5

x he

ight

8.1

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Res

cue

Fram

es(2

)

‘A’ F

ram

e

Lash

ing:

Rou

ndG

uy A

ncho

rs: 2

Fore

guy

to re

ar p

ole

Rea

r guy

to fr

ont p

ole

But

t Dis

tanc

e =

1/3

he

ight

of p

ole

Sec

ure

pole

s (ta

pe, r

ope,

timbe

r)

Max

luff

< 1/

3 x

heig

ht

Initi

al lu

ff <

1/5

x he

ight

Trip

od

Lash

ing:

Fig

ure

of e

ight

B

utt D

ista

nce

= ½

hei

ght

Lash

ing

1m fr

om h

ead

Rev

erse

cen

tre p

ole

Cro

ss o

uter

pol

es u

nder

m

iddl

e po

le

Sec

ure

pole

s (ta

pe,

rop

e, ti

mbe

r)

8.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Res

cue

Fram

es (3

)Tr

ipod

& L

arki

n Fr

ame

SR

TE S

tand

ard

Trip

od

Acc

ess

to s

hafts

or P

its

SW

L 35

0kg

Wei

ght:

26kg

M

ax H

eigh

t 3.0

m

Max

Leg

Spr

ead

2.6m

Trip

od S

afet

y -

Ass

embl

e aw

ay fr

om e

dge.

-

Adj

ust i

ndiv

idua

l leg

hei

ght t

o su

it te

rrai

n.

-E

nsur

e an

ti-sp

lay

syst

em is

in p

lace

. -

If P

ossi

ble,

bol

t or p

eg fe

et fo

r sta

bilit

y.

-E

nsur

e di

rect

ion

of h

aul i

s in

line

with

a le

g.

Lark

in F

ram

e

Edg

e m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

SW

L 40

0kg

Wei

ght:

40kg

R

each

out

from

edg

e:

Fu

ll si

ze -

2.5m

H

alf s

ize

- 1.2

m

Fai

ls s

afe

(Mov

es a

way

from

Edg

e).

Lark

in F

ram

e Sa

fety

-

Join

ing

pins

to p

oint

dow

n w

ith th

e ba

ils

on th

e in

side

of t

he fr

ame.

-

Ens

ure

the

hing

e pi

pe is

at r

ight

ang

les

to th

e re

ar g

uy.

-S

ecur

e th

e fe

et to

avo

id ro

tatio

n or

mov

emen

t :

Dril

l tw

o sm

all h

oles

into

the

rock

to s

eat t

he fe

et ro

ck s

pike

s, o

rTi

e th

e fo

ot w

ith re

dire

ct p

ulle

y fo

rwar

d to

a s

olid

obj

ect,

orR

ig a

cou

nter

bal

ance

wei

ght (

bag

full

of ro

cks)

ove

r the

edg

e ba

ck

to th

e fo

ot w

ith th

e re

dire

ct p

ulle

y, o

rIn

sof

t gro

und

use

soft

grou

nd fe

et a

nd s

ecur

e w

ith p

icke

ts.

(Onl

y th

e si

de w

ith th

e re

dire

ct p

ulle

y ne

eds

secu

ring)

.

8.3

Ant

i-spl

ayS

yste

m

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Shor

ing

(1) –

Rak

ing

Shor

e

Rak

ing

Sho

rePr

even

ts V

ertic

al W

all f

rom

Fal

ling

Inst

all W

all-P

late

. Pac

k be

hind

it if

requ

ired.

P

ositi

on R

aker

. 30o a

t the

hea

d an

d 60

o at t

he fo

ot.

Nai

l a C

leat

whe

re it

mee

ts th

e R

aker

. P

ositi

on th

e S

ole-

Pla

te a

t rig

ht a

ngle

s to

the

Rak

er. E

xcav

ate

or b

uild

up

as

requ

ired.

N

ail a

Cle

at to

the

Sol

e-P

late

. Lea

ve 5

0mm

for w

edge

s.

Tigh

ten

Rak

er u

sing

the

wed

ges.

Or c

ut a

rece

ss a

nd u

se a

leve

r. S

ecur

e th

e en

d of

the

Sol

e-P

late

with

a s

take

or s

pike

. Fi

x S

trut t

o R

aker

and

Wal

l-Pla

te.

Rec

omm

ende

d S

izes

M

ax

Rak

er

Wal

l-Pla

teSo

le-P

late

Stru

t H

eigh

t (m

) (m

m)

(mm

) (m

m)

(mm

) 4.

5 10

0 x

100

240

x 50

24

0 x

75

100

x 50

6.

0 12

5 x

125

240

x 75

24

0 x

75

100

x 50

7.

5 15

0 x

150

240

x 75

24

0 x

75

150

x 10

0

13

2

4

5

6

7

8

9.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Shor

ing

(2) –

Fly

ing

Shor

e

Flyi

ng S

hore

Bra

ces

dam

aged

wal

l aga

inst

sou

nd w

all

Set

job

the

out o

n th

e gr

ound

firs

t. N

ail C

leat

s fo

r hor

izon

tal b

eam

to W

all-p

late

s. A

llow

spa

ce fo

r wed

ges.

N

ail C

leat

s fo

r Stru

ts to

Wal

l-pla

te.

Set

the

Stru

ts a

t 45o to

hor

izon

tal b

eam

. M

easu

re th

e le

ngth

of t

he S

train

ing

Pie

ces.

Allo

w s

pace

for W

edge

s.

Hol

d th

e W

all-p

late

s in

pos

ition

and

pac

k be

hind

them

if re

quire

d.

Pla

ce th

e H

oriz

onta

l bea

m w

ith S

train

ing

piec

es o

n ce

ntre

Cle

ats.

Tigh

ten

Wed

ges

betw

een

the

shor

e an

d th

e W

all-p

late

. P

lace

stru

ts in

pos

ition

and

tigh

ten

Wed

ges.

Rec

omm

ende

d S

izes

Max

H

oriz

onta

l W

all-P

late

Stru

t he

ight

(m)

Bea

m (

mm

) (m

m)

(mm

) 3.

0 15

0 x

100

175

x 50

10

0 x

100

4.5

150

x 15

0 17

5 x

50

100

x 10

06.

0 15

0 x

150

240

x 50

10

0 x

100

Max

imum

Spa

n D

ista

nce:

7.5

mR

ecom

men

ded

Inte

rval

s: 2

.5 to

3.5

2

34

5

6

7

8

9

9.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Shor

ing

(3) –

Dea

d Sh

ore

Dea

d S

hore

C

arrie

s ve

rtica

l loa

d of

wal

l or f

loor

Lay

Sol

e-pi

ece

in p

ositi

on o

n a

solid

foun

datio

n.

Hol

d th

e H

ead-

piec

e in

pos

ition

. C

ut e

nds

of V

ertic

al S

hore

s sq

uare

. P

lace

the

Ver

tical

Sho

res

uprig

ht b

etw

een

the

Sol

e an

d H

ead-

piec

e.

Sho

rter l

engt

h =

Gre

ater

load

-car

ryin

g ca

paci

ty.

Sec

ure

the

Ver

tical

sho

res

with

Wed

ges

betw

een

the

Sho

res

and

the

Sol

e-pi

ece.

Tig

hten

wed

ges

sim

ulta

neou

sly.

Don

’t dr

ive

wed

ges

too

tight

ly to

avo

id a

lifti

ng e

ffect

. N

ail S

truts

dia

gona

lly to

Hea

d-pi

ece,

Ver

tical

Sho

res

and

Sol

e-pi

ece.

Acr

ow P

rops

Vert

ical

, Hor

izon

tal o

r Dia

gona

l Pos

ition

1. S

ecur

e W

oode

n B

ase

Pla

tes

if re

quire

d.

2. S

et u

p le

vel i

n po

sitio

n

3. L

ocat

e ce

ntra

lly u

nder

load

and

sup

port

(Loa

d sq

uare

to th

e ba

se a

nd h

ead)

4.

Use

the

scre

w to

exp

and

it

41

2 6

5

3

9.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Shor

ing

(4) –

Crib

Sho

re

Crib

Sho

re

Sup

ports

load

from

bel

ow

Do

not p

lace

han

ds b

etw

een

crib

bing

and

load

. D

o no

t sta

ck b

lock

s m

ore

than

two

high

in th

e sa

me

dire

ctio

n.

Max

imum

Hei

ght:

3 x

foot

prin

t. O

verla

p co

rner

s by

wid

th o

f tim

ber.

Ang

led

Crib

bing

: M

axim

um H

eigh

t: 1

x fo

otpr

int

Rec

omm

ende

d Si

zes

Crib

Ti

mbe

r Su

ppor

ted

Poin

ts

(mm

) W

eigh

t 2

x 2

100

x 10

012

t 3

x 3

100

x 10

024

t 2

x 2

150

x 15

030

t 3

x 3

150

x 15

060

t 8

x 8

150

x 15

057

6 t

Softw

ood

vs. H

ardw

ood

Sof

twoo

d is

ligh

ter t

han

hard

woo

d.

Sof

twoo

d gi

ves

adva

nced

war

ning

of m

ater

ial f

ailu

re.

Har

dwoo

d is

stro

nger

.

Tunn

elin

g C

onne

cts

exis

ting

void

s

To

be u

sed

as a

last

reso

rt.

Fro

m th

e lo

wes

t pos

sibl

e le

vel.

All

resc

uers

mus

t wea

r life

lines

.

Sig

nals

:O

ne P

ull –

Sto

p/O

K

Two

Pulls

– A

dvan

ce

Thre

e Pu

lls –

Ret

reat

/Com

e ou

t C

ontin

uous

Pul

l – D

istre

ss

9.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Cha

insa

w –

1 o

f 2

Cha

insa

w P

PE

H

elm

et

O

vera

lls

V

isor

Saf

ety

Gla

sses

Ear

muf

fs/p

rote

ctio

n C

haps

G

love

s (o

ptio

nal)

Cha

insa

w S

afet

y

Eng

age

the

brak

e w

hen

mov

ing

shor

t dis

tanc

es.

Sto

p th

e ch

ains

aw fo

r lon

ger d

ista

nces

.

Use

two

hand

s w

hen

cutti

ng.

Cut

uph

ill or

to th

e si

de o

f the

targ

et.

Do

not s

tand

in fr

ont o

f the

saw

whe

n cu

tting

.

Sto

p th

e en

gine

bef

ore

refu

elin

g.

Do

not s

tart

the

saw

at t

he p

lace

of r

efue

ling.

Pre

-sta

rt ch

ecks

Vis

ual i

nspe

ctio

n - C

lean

mac

hine

. C

hain

Oil

and

fuel

leve

ls c

orre

ct.

Cha

in b

rake

ope

rate

s.

Thr

ottle

trig

ger a

nd S

TOP

but

ton

wor

ks.

Cha

in b

ar m

ount

ed c

orre

ctly

. C

hain

tens

ione

d co

rrec

tly.

Cha

in S

harp

. G

uide

bar

in g

ood

cond

ition

. C

hain

cat

cher

in g

ood

cond

ition

.

10.1

Tran

spor

ting:

Cut

ting:

Ref

uelin

g:

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Cha

insa

w –

2 o

f 2

Pos

t sta

rt ch

eck

C

hain

lubr

icat

ion.

Wor

king

cha

in b

rake

.

Pos

t-Fin

ishi

ng c

heck

s

C

lean

mac

hine

.

Sha

rpen

cha

in.

Kic

kbac

k C

an o

ccur

whe

n:

The

upp

er q

uadr

ant o

f the

bar

is

used

to c

ut o

r T

he c

hain

at t

he n

ose

of th

e gu

ide

bar i

s pi

nche

d du

ring

cutti

ng.

To p

reve

nt it

: D

o no

t cut

with

the

bar n

ose.

B

e aw

are

of th

e lo

catio

n of

the

guid

e ba

r nos

e at

all

times

. C

ut a

t hig

h en

gine

spe

ed.

Do

not c

ut a

bove

sho

ulde

r hei

ght.

Bin

d R

elat

ions

hips

(Ten

sion

and

Com

pres

sion

)

Top

Bin

d

Bot

tom

Bin

d

10.2

Kic

kbac

kD

ange

rZo

ne

Tens

ion

Com

pres

sion

V2.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Cha

insa

w K

its –

Con

tent

s

Cha

insa

w B

ox C

onte

nts

1 C

hain

saw

+ B

ar c

over

1

Min

ibos

s +

Bar

cov

er

3 S

pare

bar

s

(1

x la

rge,

2 x

sm

all)

5 S

pare

cha

ins

(2

x la

rge,

3 x

sm

all)

1 H

atch

et

1 To

ol K

it 3

Wed

ges

1 R

ag

Tool

Kit

Con

tent

s

1 C

ombi

natio

n To

ol

2 F

ile g

uide

+ fi

le +

han

dle

(1

x 3

/16”

, 1 x

5/3

2”)

6 S

pare

Rou

nd F

iles

(3

x 3

/16”

, 3 x

5/3

2”)

2 Fl

at F

iles

1 D

epth

Gau

ge

1 C

lean

ing

Bru

sh

1 Tr

ee S

pike

/ m

ini v

ice

Oil

& F

uel(

Sto

red

Sep

arat

ely)

2 2.

5 L

x B

ar O

il

1 6.

0 L

x 2-

stro

ke m

ixed

fuel

1

1.0

L x

2-st

roke

Oil

Fuel

Mix

Rat

io

33

: 1

O

R1.

0 L

: 30

mL

4.85

L :

150

mL

(5.0

L m

ix )

5.8

L :

180

mL

(6.0

L m

ix)

Mai

nten

ance

Che

ck L

ist

Hav

e Yo

u?…

Cle

aned

the

chai

nsaw

S

harp

ened

the

chai

n S

tarte

d th

e ch

ains

aw

Rep

lace

d th

e ba

r cov

er

Topp

ed u

p fu

el a

nd o

il C

heck

ed th

e to

ol k

it ro

ll C

heck

ed th

e ch

ains

aw b

oxC

able

tied

the

box

IF T

HE

KIT

IS IN

CO

MP

LETE

TA

GIT

WIT

H A

W

AR

NIN

GTA

G A

ND

TE

LL Y

OU

R T

EAM

LEA

DER10

.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Pum

ps

Wat

er V

olum

e

V =

L x

B x

H

Pum

p C

apac

ity

1m3 =

100

0 L

= 10

00 k

g of

wat

er

Max

imum

pum

p he

ad c

apac

ity: m

axim

um v

ertic

al d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

pum

p an

d th

e w

ater

out

flow

poi

nt.

Cen

trifu

gal S

urfa

ce P

umps

Pum

p is

isol

ated

from

the

fluid

. R

estri

cted

por

tabi

lity

and

toxi

c fu

mes

fro

m p

ower

sou

rces

. M

ove

a la

rge

volu

me

of w

ater

in a

sho

rt pe

riod

of ti

me.

P

ump

mus

t be

prim

ed p

rior t

o pu

mpi

ng.

Sub

mer

sibl

e P

umps

Pum

p is

loca

ted

with

in th

e flu

id.

Res

trict

ed s

ize

and

pow

er s

ourc

es.

Goo

d to

use

insi

de b

uild

ings

. L

evel

sw

itch

prov

ides

aut

omat

ic c

ut-o

ut

whe

n th

e w

ater

reac

hes

a m

inim

um le

vel.

Lev

el s

witc

h m

ust b

e fre

e-flo

atin

g in

the

wat

er fo

r the

pum

p to

ope

rate

. B

e aw

are

of le

ad p

lace

men

t if e

lect

rical

ly p

ower

ed.

11.1

Leve

lSw

itch

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Bea

ufor

t Win

d Sc

ale

Title

km/h

Des

crip

tion

(kno

ts)

On

Land

A

t Sea

0

Cal

m

0 S

mok

e ris

es v

ertic

ally

S

ea li

ke a

mirr

or.

1 Li

ght A

ir 1

– 6

(1 -

3)

Win

d fe

lt on

face

. Le

aves

rust

le.

Rip

ples

with

out c

rest

s.

2Li

ght

Bre

eze

7 –

11

(4 -

6)

Win

d fe

lt on

face

. Le

aves

rust

le. F

lags

Fl

ap.

Sm

all w

avel

ets.

Cre

sts

of

glas

sy a

ppea

ranc

e, n

ot

brea

king

.

3G

entle

Bre

eze

12 -

19(7

- 10

)

Leav

es a

nd s

mal

l tw

igs

in c

onst

ant

mot

ion.

Fla

gs

exte

nded

.

Larg

e w

avel

ets.

Cre

sts

begi

n to

bre

ak; s

catte

red

whi

teca

ps.

4M

oder

ate

Bre

eze

20 -

29

(11

- 16)

Rai

ses

dust

and

loos

e pa

per.

Sm

all

bran

ches

are

mov

ed.

Sm

all w

aves

.

5Fr

esh

Bre

eze

30 -

39

(17

- 21)

S

mal

l tre

es in

leaf

be

gin

to s

way

. M

oder

ate

long

er w

aves

. Som

e fo

am a

nd s

pray

.

6S

trong

Bre

eze

40 -

50

(22-

27)

Larg

e br

anch

es in

m

otio

n. W

ires

whi

stle

. U

mbr

ella

s us

ed w

ith

diffi

culty

.

Larg

e w

aves

with

foam

cre

sts

and

som

e sp

ray.

7N

ear

Gal

e51

- 62

(2

8 - 3

3)

Who

le tr

ees

in

mot

ion.

Effo

rt ne

eded

w

alki

ng a

gain

st w

ind.

Sea

hea

ps u

p an

d fo

am

begi

ns to

stre

ak.

8 G

ale

63 -

75

(34

- 40)

Twig

s br

eak

off t

rees

. P

rogr

ess

gene

rally

im

pede

d.

Mod

erat

ely

high

wav

es w

ith

brea

king

cre

sts

form

ing

spin

drift

. Stre

aks

of fo

am.

9S

trong

Gal

e76

- 87

(4

1 - 4

7)

Slig

ht s

truct

ural

da

mag

e.

Hig

h w

aves

. With

den

se fo

am.

Wav

e cr

ests

sta

rt to

roll

over

. C

onsi

dera

ble

spra

y.

10

Sto

rm

88 -

102

(48

- 55)

Sel

dom

exp

erie

nced

in

land

. Tre

es

upro

oted

.C

onsi

dera

ble

stru

ctur

al d

amag

e.

Ver

y hi

gh w

aves

. Th

e se

a su

rface

is w

hite

and

ther

e is

co

nsid

erab

le tu

mbl

ing.

V

isib

ility

is re

duce

d.

11V

iole

ntS

torm

103

-117

(5

3 - 6

3)

Wid

espr

ead

stru

ctur

al

dam

age.

Exc

eptio

nally

hig

h w

aves

.

12+

Hur

rican

e 11

8+(6

4+)

Con

side

rabl

e an

d w

ides

prea

d da

mag

e to

stru

ctur

es.

Hug

e w

aves

. Air

is fi

lled

with

fo

am a

nd s

pray

. Sea

co

mpl

etel

y w

hite

with

driv

ing

spra

y. V

isib

ility

gre

atly

re

duce

d.

11.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Sand

bagg

ing

– 1

of 2

Saf

ety

Use

pro

per t

echn

ique

s w

hen

liftin

g an

d ca

rryi

ng s

andb

ags.

S

and

beco

mes

hea

vier

whe

n w

et.

Wea

r wor

k gl

oves

and

avo

id

cont

act w

ith e

yes

and

mou

th.

Use

rubb

er g

love

s if

in c

onta

ct w

ith

stor

m w

ater

.

San

dbag

Wal

l

The

face

mus

t be

slop

ed, w

ith th

e ba

se s

et o

n fir

m g

roun

d.

The

ratio

of h

eigh

t to

wid

th m

ust

be 4

:1.

The

max

imum

hei

ght i

s 1.

5m.

Key

into

the

grou

nd o

ne s

andb

ag

deep

and

two

wid

e. T

hrea

d pl

astic

she

etin

g th

roug

h th

e la

yers

, not

on

the

outs

ide

wal

l.

Pla

nnin

g co

nsid

erat

ions

A w

all 1

m h

igh

by 1

0m lo

ng re

quire

s si

x ro

ws

abov

e gr

ound

and

on

e be

low

and

take

s ab

out 1

200

sand

bags

. 1

met

ric to

nne

of s

and

fills

abo

ut 5

0 sa

ndba

gs (2

/3 fu

ll).

Fou

r peo

ple

take

one

hou

r to

fill b

y ha

nd a

nd la

y ab

out 6

0 sa

ndba

gs.

The

gen

eral

pub

lic c

an h

elp

to fi

ll an

d la

y sa

ndba

gs. T

hey

mus

t be

brie

fed,

sup

ervi

sed

and

equi

pped

with

PP

E (i

e: g

love

s).

For

larg

e-sc

ale

oper

atio

ns, u

se a

san

dbag

ging

mac

hine

.

11.3

Typi

cal S

andb

ag W

all

Wat

erpr

oofin

g a

Sand

bag

Wal

l

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Sand

bagg

ing

– 2

of 2

Layi

ng b

ags

A ta

mpe

d sa

ndba

g is

abo

ut 1

50m

m h

igh,

250

mm

wid

e an

d 50

0mm

long

. A

sta

ndar

d sa

ndba

g, p

rope

rly fi

lled,

wei

ghs

arou

nd 1

8 ki

logr

ams.

S

andb

ags

shou

ld b

e 1/

2 to

2/3

full.

L

ay th

e ba

gs in

hor

izon

tal c

ours

es o

f hea

ders

and

stre

tche

rs.

Sta

rt an

d fin

ish

the

wal

l with

hea

ders

. S

tagg

er jo

ints

in a

djac

ent c

ours

es.

Do

not p

lace

nec

ks o

r sid

e se

ams

on th

e ou

ter f

ace

of th

e w

all

Tie

the

neck

s fo

r tra

nspo

rt on

ly. U

ntie

and

flat

ten

the

neck

s un

der

the

next

san

dbag

Afte

r eac

h ba

g is

laid

, bea

t it i

nto

shap

e w

ith a

pic

k ha

ndle

or

sim

ilar.

Layi

ng a

Cor

ner

11.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Sand

bagg

ing

Mac

hine

G

ener

al S

peci

ficat

ions

Fill

s a

varie

ty o

f siz

es o

f ba

gs.

Fas

t fill

ing,

6 s

econ

ds

per 1

5kg

bag

base

d on

riv

er s

and.

Gen

erat

or p

ower

ed fo

r re

mot

e us

e.

Do

not t

ow w

hile

lo

aded

. P

ower

sup

ply

- 240

V, 1

0 am

p.

Bag

ged

mat

eria

ls in

clud

e po

tting

med

ia, s

and,

gra

vel,

ston

es,

woo

dchi

p, s

coria

, sto

ck fe

ed e

tc.

Ope

ratio

n

Man

ual c

ontr

ol -

foot

ped

al o

pera

tes

the

feed

er c

hute

.A

utom

atic

con

trol

- se

t the

ele

ctric

tim

er, d

epre

ss th

e fo

ot p

edal

co

ntro

l and

feed

er w

ill c

ut o

ut a

t the

sel

ecte

d tim

e. It

will

not

op

erat

e un

til th

e pe

dal i

s de

pres

sed

agai

n.

Sin

gle

Hop

per u

nit

Hop

per c

apac

ity -

1.15

cub

ic m

etre

. D

imen

sion

s - 2

.6m

H x

1.8

m W

x 1

.2m

D.

Dua

l Hop

per U

nit

Hop

per c

apac

ity -

1.36

m3 p

er h

oppe

r. D

imen

sion

s - 2

.6m

H x

2.4

m W

x 1

.2m

D.

Eac

h ho

pper

has

indi

vidu

al c

ontro

ls.

11.5

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Nai

l Gun

s –

Saf

ety

and

Pre

para

tion

Pre

-Ope

ratio

n C

heck

s 1.

To

ol is

cle

an a

nd

ther

e ar

e no

vis

ual

sign

s of

dam

age.

2.

Lany

ard

is

secu

rely

atta

ched

.3.

P

ress

ure

foot

is

oper

atio

nal.

4.

The

follo

wer

is

slid

ing

freel

y.

PPE

Th

e op

erat

or a

nd

anyo

ne n

ear t

he

gun

mus

t alw

ays

wea

r eye

and

ear

pr

otec

tion.

Alw

ays

Wor

k…

A

t lea

st 5

m a

way

from

oth

er

peop

le.

In

a s

ecur

e po

sitio

n to

co

ntro

l the

reco

il ef

fect

.

In a

ven

tilat

ed a

rea

away

fro

m fl

amm

able

mat

eria

ls.

W

ith a

lany

ard

atta

chm

ent

from

the

tool

to y

our h

arne

ss

whe

n at

hei

ghts

.

Nev

er

C

arry

the

tool

with

the

trigg

er

depr

esse

d.

Poi

nt th

e no

se a

t you

rsel

f or

othe

rs a

nd k

eep

hand

s cl

ear

of n

ose

piec

e at

all

times

.

Dep

ress

the

pres

sure

foot

w

ith y

our h

and.

A

ssum

e th

e to

ol is

em

pty.

11.6

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Nai

l Gun

s –

Ope

ratio

n

Ope

ratio

n 1.

Lo

ad th

e ba

ttery

firs

t. 2.

Lo

ad th

e fu

el c

ell.

Rem

embe

r to

chec

k th

e ex

pira

tion

date

. 3.

Lo

ad th

e Fa

sten

ers

(Nai

ls) l

ast.

DO

NO

T de

pres

s th

e tri

gger

w

hile

load

ing

fast

ener

s.4.

D

o a

test

fire

on

a su

itabl

e pi

ece

of w

ood

on th

e gr

ound

prio

r to

com

men

cing

ope

ratio

n.

Wor

k S

urfa

ce S

uita

bilit

y

The

area

bel

ow th

e w

ork

surfa

ce m

ust b

e cl

ear o

f peo

ple.

Use

onl

y on

tim

ber f

ree

from

dus

t or m

etal

sha

rds.

Do

not n

ail a

t the

end

of t

imbe

r pie

ces

or o

n de

fect

s in

the

timbe

r.

Con

side

r usi

ng a

ham

mer

if th

e w

ork

surfa

ce is

no

suita

ble.

Afte

r Use

1.

R

emov

e th

e fu

el c

ell a

nd th

e ba

ttery

from

the

tool

. 2.

E

nsur

e th

e fu

el c

ell h

as s

eale

d pr

oper

ly a

nd is

not

leak

ing.

3.

C

lean

and

dry

tool

with

a s

oft c

loth

. 4.

C

heck

the

tens

ion

of a

ll nu

ts a

nd b

olts

.

11.7

Nai

l Gun

with

la

nyar

dat

tach

ed to

ha

rnes

s

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

EWPs

–1

of 2

EW

P =

Ele

vate

d W

ork

Pla

tform

Con

side

ratio

ns w

hen

orde

ring

EW

Ps

P

oten

tial l

oad

wei

ghts

and

reac

h di

stan

ces.

Acc

ess

to th

e ar

ea.

R

oad

cond

ition

and

wid

th.

S

afet

y of

the

team

, the

pub

lic a

nd v

ehic

les.

Ove

rhea

d cl

eara

nce,

incl

udin

g po

wer

line

s ne

ar th

e si

te.

S

lope

.

Abi

lity

to m

aneu

ver a

roun

d th

e si

te.

C

lear

ing

activ

ities

to ta

ke p

lace

bef

ore

the

EW

P is

set

up.

Use

s of

EW

Ps

R

emov

e br

anch

es fr

om h

igh

trees

usi

ng h

ands

aws

or

chai

nsaw

s.

Acc

ess

roof

s w

ithou

t pla

cing

ext

ra w

eigh

t on

the

stru

ctur

e th

at

can

caus

e fu

rther

dam

age

and

com

prom

ise

oper

ator

saf

ety.

Sur

vey

dam

age

from

hei

ghts

;

Gai

n a

heig

ht a

dvan

tage

whe

re a

ladd

er is

impr

actic

al o

r da

nger

ous.

Fi

t tar

paul

ins

to ro

ofs

whe

re a

cces

s is

diff

icul

t or r

oof s

afet

y sy

stem

s ar

e di

fficu

lt to

est

ablis

h.

Impo

rtant

A

ssig

n a

sing

le p

oint

of c

onta

ct w

ith th

e E

WP

or c

rane

ope

rato

r.

The

EW

P o

r cra

ne o

pera

tor i

s al

way

s in

cha

rge

of th

eir

equi

pmen

t. Li

sten

to th

eir a

dvic

e as

they

und

erst

and

the

limita

tions

of t

he e

quip

men

t.

If w

orki

ng o

n a

roof

, atta

ched

to a

EW

P, t

ell t

he o

pera

tor N

OT

to

mov

e th

e pl

atfo

rm w

hile

any

one

is w

orki

ng o

n th

e ro

of.

11.8

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

EWPs

– 2

of 2

Han

d an

d W

hist

le S

igna

ls

Est

imat

ing

the

Wei

ght o

f a T

ree

THIS

SE

CTI

ON

IS U

ND

ER

DE

VE

LOP

ME

NT

1 Lo

ng, 1

Sho

rt B

last

LE

FT

11.9

1 Lo

ng, 2

Sho

rt B

last

s R

IGH

T

1 Lo

ng B

last

D

OW

N2

Sho

rt B

last

s U

P1

Sho

rt B

last

ST

OP

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Ris

k M

anag

emen

t – Ta

ke 5

Dut

y of

Car

e

The

reas

onab

le a

nd p

ract

icab

le c

are

take

n to

avo

id

fore

seea

ble

harm

to o

ther

s fro

m a

cts

or o

mis

sion

s.

Haz

ard

and

Ris

k

Haz

ard

Any

thin

g th

at h

as th

e po

tent

ial t

o ca

use

inju

ry o

r illn

ess

to a

pe

rson

and

dam

age

to p

rope

rty a

nd/o

r the

env

ironm

ent.

Ty

pes

of H

azar

ds: P

hysi

cal,

Hea

lth a

nd P

sych

olog

ical

.

Ris

kFu

nctio

n of

the

likel

ihoo

d an

d th

e co

nseq

uenc

es o

f tha

t ha

zard

cau

sing

har

m.

Ris

k Le

vel

H

= C

ritic

al. S

top

Wor

k un

til s

omet

hing

is d

one.

Pla

n co

ntro

ls fo

r im

med

iate

impl

emen

tatio

n.

M =

M

oder

ate.

Set

tim

e sc

ales

for a

ctio

n as

soo

n as

pra

ctic

able

. L

=

Low

Ris

k. M

anag

e by

rout

ine

proc

edur

es a

nd m

onito

r.

12.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Ris

k M

anag

emen

t – R

isk

Mat

rix

Ris

k D

escr

ipto

rs

Like

lihoo

dA

lmos

t Cer

tain

–E

xpec

ted

in

mos

t circ

umst

ance

sLi

kely

–E

xpec

ted

occa

sion

ally

(m

ore

than

hal

f the

tim

e)Po

ssib

le –

Mig

ht b

e ex

pect

ed

som

etim

es (l

ess

than

hal

f the

tim

e)U

nlik

ely

–O

nly

in u

nusu

al

circ

umst

ance

sR

are

–P

ossi

ble

but n

ot e

xpec

ted

Con

sequ

ence

sM

inor

–N

o Fi

rst A

id T

reat

men

t M

oder

ate

–Fi

rst A

id o

n th

e jo

b M

ajor

–M

edic

al T

reat

men

t Se

vere

–E

xten

sive

Inju

ries

Cat

astr

ophi

c –

Dea

th

Hie

rarc

hy o

f Con

trols

1. E

limin

atio

n

4. E

ngin

eerin

g 2.

Sub

stitu

tion

5. A

dmin

istra

tion

3.

Isol

atio

n

6. P

PE

12.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Haz

ard

Iden

tific

atio

n –

Roo

f Job

Is it

an

asbe

stos

roof

? Is

the

roof

saf

e to

wor

k on

? Is

it s

afe

to d

o th

e jo

b in

the

curr

ent w

eath

er

cond

ition

s?Is

the

area

aro

und

the

vehi

cle

safe

?D

oes

equi

pmen

t nee

d to

be

acce

ssed

from

the

road

?W

ill li

ghtin

g be

requ

ired?

W

ill R

SK

anc

hors

nee

d to

be

cons

truct

ed?

Are

ther

e ov

erhe

ad h

azar

ds?

Can

the

ladd

er b

e la

shed

? C

an w

orke

rs c

onne

ct to

saf

ety

lines

on

the

grou

nd?

Will

the

roof

be

wet

/slip

pery

/une

ven?

A

re th

ere

elec

trica

l cab

les

expo

sed

on th

e ro

of?

Cou

ld th

ere

be s

harp

s in

the

gutte

rs?

Is a

nyon

e st

andi

ng in

the

path

of f

allin

g ob

ject

s?

12.3

THIS

CH

EC

KLI

ST

DO

ES

NO

T R

EP

LAC

E

A F

OR

MA

L R

ISK

AS

SE

SS

ME

NT

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Haz

ard

Iden

tific

atio

n –

Tree

Job

Is

ther

e ro

of d

amag

e? R

efer

to 1

2.3

Is it

saf

e to

do

the

job

in th

e cu

rren

t wea

ther

co

nditi

ons?

Are

ther

e po

wer

line

s do

wn?

Is

the

area

aro

und

the

vehi

cle

safe

?D

oes

equi

pmen

t nee

d to

be

acce

ssed

from

the

road

?W

ill li

ghtin

g be

requ

ired?

D

oes

the

tree

need

sec

urin

g?

Are

ther

e ot

her s

ervi

ces

affe

cted

/at r

isk?

W

ill a

cha

insa

w b

e re

quire

d?W

ill a

pol

esaw

be

requ

ired?

Are

ther

e ov

erhe

ad h

azar

ds?

Is th

e ch

ains

aw/p

oles

aw o

pera

tor c

ompe

tent

and

w

earin

g co

rrec

t PP

E?

Is th

e re

st o

f the

team

wea

ring

corr

ect P

PE

? Is

the

size

of t

he p

iece

s cu

t saf

e to

han

dle?

12.4

THIS

CH

EC

KLI

ST

DO

ES

NO

T R

EP

LAC

E

A F

OR

MA

L R

ISK

AS

SE

SS

ME

NT

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Team

Lea

der –

Cal

lout

Pro

cedu

re

Bef

ore

Leav

ing

LHQ

1.

Fi

ll ou

t veh

icle

list

and

han

d ov

er to

OpC

en (O

ps O

ffice

r pig

eon

hole

).2.

P

rocu

re R

adio

s, V

ehic

le P

hone

s an

d B

atte

ries.

3.

Obt

ain

vehi

cle

fold

er a

nd R

FA D

etai

ls fr

om O

pCen

(DO

or T

L).

4.

Ens

ure

vehi

cle

is s

tock

ed a

nd o

pera

tiona

l, ch

eck

vehi

cle

boar

d.

5.

N

otify

SO

s te

am is

atte

ndin

g R

FAs

– R

adio

out

(Rin

g D

O o

r pag

e S

Os)

.

On

the

job

1.

D

o a

risk

asse

ssm

ent a

nd T

ake

5.

2.

Not

ify a

rriv

al o

n si

te –

Rad

io S

itrep

and

est

imat

ed ti

me# .

Afte

r eac

h Jo

b 1.

Fi

ll ou

t pin

k sh

eet.

2.

N

otify

dep

artu

re fr

om s

ite –

Rad

io c

ompl

etio

n an

d ne

xt jo

b# .3.

E

nsur

e ve

hicl

e ha

s en

ough

fuel

.

Ret

urni

ng to

LH

Q

1.

Not

ify S

Os

team

has

retu

rned

to L

HQ

– R

adio

in (R

ing

DO

or p

age

SO

s w

ith te

am re

turn

ed a

nd N

o. o

f job

s co

mpl

ete)

.2.

Fi

ll ou

t Tea

m L

eade

r for

m a

nd In

jurie

s fo

rm (i

f req

uire

d).

3.

R

etur

n ra

dios

, bat

terie

s an

d ph

one

to c

harg

e.

4.

Ret

urn

com

plet

ed p

aper

wor

k (in

clud

e fu

el re

ceip

ts a

nd w

hite

RFA

s fo

r job

s no

t com

plet

ed) t

o O

pCen

(Ops

Offi

cer p

igeo

n ho

le).

5.

Re-

stoc

k th

e ve

hicl

e.

6.

Writ

e do

wn

unre

solv

ed v

ehic

le is

sues

on

the

vehi

cle

boar

d.

If

OpC

en is

not

ope

n, a

ltern

ativ

e pr

oced

ure

to fo

llow

is in

bra

cket

s.

#O

nly

whe

n O

pCen

is o

pen.

DO

= D

uty

Offi

cer,

LHQ

= L

ocal

Hea

dqua

rters

, OpC

en =

Ope

ratio

ns C

entre

,R

FA =

Req

uest

for A

ssis

tanc

e, S

Os

= S

enio

r Offi

cers

, TL

= Te

am L

eade

r.

13.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Rad

io O

pera

tions

(1)

RS

VP

B

AS

S

KIS

S

Rhy

thm

Bre

vity

K

eep

Spee

d

A

ccur

acy

It

Volu

me

Spee

d

Shor

t and

Pitc

h

Sim

plic

ity

Sim

ple

Pro

wor

ds

I SPE

LL -

I will

spel

l the

follo

win

g ph

onet

ical

lyFI

GU

RES

- Fi

gure

s to

follo

w.

LOC

ATI

ON

- W

hat i

s yo

ur

loca

tion?

MES

SAG

E - M

essa

ge is

to b

e w

ritte

n do

wn.

OVE

R- W

hen

callin

g, a

n an

swer

is

requ

ired.

OU

T- E

nd o

f exc

hang

e, n

o an

swer

is re

quire

d.

RO

GER

(OR

CO

PY)-

Mes

sage

un

ders

tood

.SA

Y A

GA

IN -

Rep

eat t

he

mes

sage

.SI

TREP

- W

hat i

s yo

ur s

ituat

ion?

STA

ND

BY

- Ple

ase

wai

t. I w

ill ca

ll ba

ck. O

ther

s m

ay tr

ansm

it.ST

AN

DB

Y U

NLE

SS U

RG

ENT

- P

leas

e w

ait.

No

othe

r sta

tion

to

trans

mit

unle

ss u

rgen

t.

Rad

io C

heck

s an

d R

eada

bilit

y

Rad

io c

heck

.Ask

for a

radi

o ch

eck

in y

our

first

tran

smis

sion

. C

lear

or (

loud

and

cle

ar)

Rea

dabl

eR

eada

ble

with

noi

seU

nrea

dabl

e

14.1

NEV

ER u

se

"OVE

R A

ND

OU

T"

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Rad

io O

pera

tions

(2)

Pho

netic

Alp

habe

t

A

Alp

ha

B

Bra

vo

C

Cha

rlie

D

Del

ta

E

Ech

o F

Fo

xtro

t G

G

olf

H

Hot

el

I In

dia

J

Julie

t K

K

ilo

L

Lim

a M

M

ike

N

Nov

embe

r O

O

scar

P

P

apa

Q

Que

bec

R

Rom

eo

S

Sie

rra

T

Tang

o U

U

nifo

rm

V

Vic

tor

W

Whi

sky

X

X-r

ay

Y

Yan

kee

Z

Zulu

Sim

plex

vs.

Dup

lex

Sim

plex

(Dire

ct) s

ends

sig

nals

di

rect

ly fr

om o

ne ra

dio

to a

noth

er.

Dup

lex

(Rep

eate

r) s

ends

sig

nals

fro

m ra

dio

to ra

dio

via

a re

mot

e au

tom

atic

rela

y de

vice

. W

hen

on a

GR

N c

hann

el re

ply

befo

re th

e ta

il fin

ishe

s.

Mob

ile P

hone

s

For

priv

ate

or c

onfid

entia

l in

form

atio

n. W

hen

ther

e is

no

radi

o co

mm

unic

atio

ns to

the

loca

tion.

A

void

usi

ng w

hils

t driv

ing.

Figu

res

0

Zero

1

One

(wun

)2

Tw

o (to

o)3

Th

ree

(thuh

ree)

4

Fo

ur (f

or w

er)

5

Five

(fi y

iv)

6

Six

7

S

even

(se

ven)

8

Eig

ht (a

te)

9

Nin

e (n

iner

)

14.2

SIM

PLE

X

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Floo

d B

oat S

afet

y M

inim

um c

rew

Tw

o qu

alifi

ed p

eopl

e m

ust b

e in

the

flood

boa

t whe

n in

ope

ratio

n.

The

cox

swai

n m

ust h

ave

the

kill

switc

h la

nyar

d at

tach

ed to

them

at

all

times

whe

n th

e m

otor

is ru

nnin

g.

Do

not e

xcee

d th

e le

gal c

apac

ity o

f the

boa

t unl

ess

it is

an

emer

genc

y w

here

not

act

ing

may

cau

se lo

ss o

f life

.

Floo

d H

azar

ds

Floo

ded

wat

erw

ays

Deb

ris (t

rees

, dea

d an

imal

s,

build

ing

mat

eria

ls)

Pow

er li

nes

Mud

dy w

ater

, brid

ges

Sew

age

Cur

rent

s W

aves

.

Floo

ded

land

are

a F

ence

s S

ewer

age

Ove

rhea

d lin

es

Ani

mal

s S

ubm

erge

d bu

ildin

gs

Veh

icle

s T

rees

U

ncha

rted

and

chan

ging

dep

ths

Dis

tress

Cal

ls

May

day

- Req

uest

for i

mm

edia

te a

ssis

tanc

e in

an

imm

inen

t, lif

e-th

reat

enin

g em

erge

ncy.

Pan

Pan

- Urg

ency

mes

sage

that

indi

cate

s a

boat

or p

erso

n is

in

trou

ble

but n

ot in

imm

edia

te d

ange

r.

Pow

er li

nes

C

apac

ity

Safe

Wor

king

Dis

tanc

eU

p to

132

KV

3 m

etre

s U

p to

330

KV

6 m

etre

s O

ver 3

30 K

V8

met

res

18.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Floo

dboa

t Saf

ety

Equi

pmen

tC

ompu

lsor

y S

afet

y E

quip

men

t

A

ncho

r, ch

ain

and

line

B

ailin

g bu

cket

and

lany

ard

Fi

re e

xtin

guis

her

Fi

rst a

id k

it

Nav

igat

ion

light

s

(fo

r nig

ht o

pera

tions

)

O

ars

or p

addl

es

P

FDs

(type

1)

R

adio

Spa

re p

arts

kit

W

ater

proo

f Tor

ch

To

ols

Rec

omm

ende

d S

afet

y E

quip

men

t

B

lank

ets

B

lunt

-end

ed k

nife

Boa

t hoo

k

Bol

t cut

ters

Com

pass

and

/or G

PS

Flar

es o

r EP

IRB

Map

s an

d ch

arts

M

oorin

g lin

es

S

igna

lling

mirr

or

S

mal

l bol

t cut

ters

Thro

w b

ag/ro

pe

To

w b

ridle

‘V’ s

heet

Wat

er

Equ

ipm

ent f

or S

peci

al J

obs

B

aske

t stre

tche

r

Bod

y re

cove

ry k

it

Sha

de c

loth

Tarp

aulin

18.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Pre-

Dep

artu

re C

heck

list

Boa

t

A

ll eq

uipm

ent s

tow

ed a

nd/o

r tie

d do

wn.

Saf

ety

equi

pmen

t com

plet

e an

d st

owed

cor

rect

ly.

S

peci

alis

t job

equ

ipm

ent (

as re

quire

d) o

n bo

ard,

B

oat t

ied

dow

n to

trai

ler.

Saf

ety

chai

ns s

ecur

e.

B

ungs

on

boar

d.

Mot

or

Ig

nitio

n ke

y an

d ki

ll sw

itch

lany

ard

on b

oard

and

in

a se

cure

pla

ce.

M

otor

in th

e tra

vel p

ositi

on (m

otor

sup

port

fitte

d).

B

atte

ry c

harg

ed.

E

noug

h fu

el a

nd o

il fo

r the

job

(fuel

mix

ratio

50:

1).

Trai

ler

Tr

aile

r cou

plin

g on

tow

bar

, loc

ked

dow

n fu

lly,

safe

ty c

lip in

pla

ce.

S

afet

y ch

ains

sha

ckle

d an

d se

cure

d to

tow

bar.

Bra

ke o

verri

de la

tch

open

(if b

rake

s ar

e fit

ted)

.

Han

dbra

ke o

ff.

Li

ghts

con

nect

ed a

nd te

sted

.

Jock

ey w

heel

sto

wed

.

Spa

re w

heel

and

whe

el c

hang

ing

kit c

arrie

d.

18.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Pre-

Laun

ch C

heck

list

Boa

t

Ti

e-do

wns

/saf

ety

chai

ns re

mov

ed.

E

ngin

e st

and

rem

oved

.

Saf

ety

shac

kle

loos

ened

(but

do

not r

emov

e).

B

ungs

in p

lace

and

sec

ure.

Bow

line

atta

ched

to th

e fro

nt o

f the

boa

t.

Moo

ring

lines

pre

pare

d (if

nee

ded)

.

Trai

ler

Li

ght b

ar re

mov

ed (i

f nee

ded)

.

Ove

rride

latc

h fo

r rev

ersi

ng e

ngag

ed.

Mot

or

(Pre

pare

for s

tarti

ng)

Ta

nk b

reat

her o

pene

d.

Fu

el li

nes

conn

ecte

d.

Fu

el b

ulb

prim

ed.

B

atte

ry s

witc

hed

on.

(Pre

pare

for l

aunc

h)

Mot

or tr

imm

ed u

p.

K

ey in

igni

tion.

Kill

switc

h la

nyar

d fit

ted

to th

e O

N p

ositi

on.

Com

mun

icat

ions

R

adio

che

ck w

ith b

ase

cond

ucte

d.

D

epar

ture

repo

rt co

nduc

ted

(with

task

det

ails

, cre

w

on b

oard

, est

. ret

urn

time,

est

. SIT

RE

P ti

me,

etc

) 18.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Post

-Rec

over

y C

heck

list

Boa

t

Ti

e-do

wns

/saf

ety

chai

ns fi

tted.

Eng

ine

stan

d fit

ted.

Saf

ety

shac

kle

and

win

ch c

able

in p

lace

.

Win

ch h

andl

e st

owed

.

Bun

gs re

mov

ed o

r scu

pper

s op

ened

.

All

rope

s an

d eq

uipm

ent s

tow

ed a

nd/o

r tie

d do

wn.

Trai

ler

Tr

aile

r cou

plin

g on

tow

bar

, loc

ked

dow

n fu

lly,

safe

ty c

lip in

pla

ce.

S

afet

y ch

ains

/sha

ckle

s se

cure

d to

tow

bar.

Li

ghts

con

nect

ed a

nd te

sted

.

Bra

ke o

verri

de la

tch

open

(if b

rake

s ar

e fit

ted)

.

Mot

or

Fu

el ta

nk b

reat

her c

lose

d.

Fu

el li

nes

disc

onne

cted

.

Bat

tery

sw

itche

d of

f.

Mot

or in

trav

el p

ositi

on (m

otor

sup

port

fitte

d).

Ig

nitio

n ke

y an

d ki

ll sw

itch

lany

ard

on b

oard

and

in

a se

cure

pla

ce.

18.5

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Nav

igat

ion

Mar

kers

P

ort H

and

Mar

kers

S

tarb

oard

Han

d M

arke

rs

Kee

pR

EDon

you

r LEF

Tw

hen

goin

g up

stre

am

Red

Can

sh

aped

Fla

shin

g R

ed L

ight

Kee

pG

REE

Non

you

r RIG

HT

whe

n go

ing

upst

ream

Gre

en C

one

shap

ed F

lash

ing

Gre

en L

ight

Spe

cial

Mar

ks

Col

oure

d Y

ello

w

Yel

low

flas

hing

ligh

ts

Kee

p ca

n sh

aped

(por

t)

on y

our l

eft g

oing

ups

tream

K

eep

cone

sha

ped

(sta

rboa

rd)

on y

our r

ight

goi

ng u

pstre

am.

Isol

ated

Dan

ger

Whi

te li

ghts

at

nigh

t P

ass

any

side

Nav

igat

ion

at N

ight

18.6

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

——

——

N SE

W

Car

dina

l Mar

kers

C

ardi

nal M

arke

rsN

orth

Pas

s on

N

orth

ern

side

Wes

t

Pas

s on

W

este

rnsi

de

Eas

t

Pas

s on

E

aste

rnS

ide

Sou

th

Pas

s on

S

outh

ern

Sid

e

Dire

ctio

nal T

erm

s

18.7

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Che

cklis

t – P

erso

nal E

quip

men

t fo

r Sto

rm a

nd F

lood

cal

lout

s

Req

uire

d

O

vera

lls

Is

sued

GP

boo

ts

H

elm

et w

ith c

hin

stra

p

Deb

ris g

love

s

Torc

h

W

et-w

eath

er g

ear

S

afet

y gl

asse

s

Not

eboo

k an

d pe

n

Ear

Plu

gs

B

ackp

ack

to c

arry

Rec

omm

ende

d

P

ocke

t kni

fe

W

ater

bot

tle

S

nack

food

Bac

kup

torc

h

Spa

re b

atte

ries

&

glob

e

Rol

l of e

lect

rical

tape

C

halk

Sun

scre

en

W

hist

le

R

e-se

alab

le p

last

ic

bags

Ti

nted

Saf

ety

Gla

sses

19.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Che

cklis

t – P

erso

nal E

quip

men

tfo

r Loc

al A

rea

Sear

ch c

allo

uts

Req

uire

d

O

vera

lls

W

alki

ng b

oots

(not

sn

eake

rs) o

r GP

bo

ots

To

rch

(pre

fera

bly

head

-mou

nted

)

Wet

-wea

ther

gea

r

Not

eboo

k an

d pe

n

W

ater

bot

tle (a

nd

wat

er –

min

imum

1L)

Sna

ck fo

od

W

hist

le

Li

ghtw

eigh

t saf

ety

glas

ses

S

ES

Wid

e-br

imm

ed

hat o

r bas

ebal

l cap

Rec

omm

ende

d

P

ocke

t kni

fe

B

acku

p to

rch

S

pare

bat

terie

s,

glob

es

Sun

scre

en

In

sect

repe

llent

Sun

glas

ses

P

erso

nal f

irst a

id k

it

Gai

ters

Add

ition

al In

form

atio

n

E

nsur

e th

at th

e cl

othe

s w

orn

unde

r the

ove

ralls

ar

e su

itabl

e to

the

curr

ent w

eath

er c

ondi

tions

. 19.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Che

cklis

t – P

erso

nal E

quip

men

tfo

r Rem

ote

Are

a Se

arch

cal

lout

s

Req

uire

d P

erso

nal E

quip

men

t

R

ucks

ack

– m

inim

um 5

0 lit

res

S

leep

ing

Bag

Sle

epin

g M

at

A

ppro

pria

te

bush

wal

king

clo

thin

g

Wet

wea

ther

gea

r

Th

erm

als

S

pare

clo

thes

Food

for 4

8-ho

urs

W

ater

– m

inim

um 2

L

Hea

d to

rch

W

hist

le

Req

uire

d Te

am E

quip

men

t

Te

nt (1

per

two

mem

bers

)

Sto

ve &

fuel

(1 p

er

two

mem

bers

)

Map

cas

e, c

ompa

ss,

GP

S

H

and-

held

radi

o +

spar

e ba

ttery

Mob

ile p

hone

Sat

ellit

e ph

one

10

m x

8m

m (m

in)

stat

ic ro

pe

S

trobe

& fl

ares

19.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

Che

cklis

t – P

erso

nal E

quip

men

t fo

r Bus

h Fi

re S

uppo

rt c

allo

uts

Req

uire

d

O

vera

lls

Is

sued

GP

boo

ts

H

elm

et w

ith n

eck

guar

d at

tach

ed

D

ebris

glo

ves

To

rch

D

ust m

ask

S

ealin

g sa

fety

go

ggle

s (n

ot

glas

ses)

N

oteb

ook

and

pen

W

ater

bot

tle

Rec

omm

ende

d

P

ocke

t kni

fe

S

nack

food

Bac

kup

torc

h

Spa

re b

atte

ries

&

glob

e

S

unsc

reen

Tea

tow

el o

r Tr

iang

ular

ban

dage

fo

r mou

th/n

ose

cove

ring

Add

ition

al In

form

atio

n

W

ear o

nly

natu

ral f

ibre

clo

thin

g (i.

e. c

otto

n, w

ool)

unde

r the

ove

ralls

– D

o no

t wea

r syn

thet

ic

mat

eria

ls u

nles

s th

ey a

re fi

re re

tard

ant.

R

emov

e al

l jew

elle

ry th

at is

in c

onta

ct w

ith th

e sk

in.

19.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

4WD

– P

repa

ring

to D

rive

Hum

an fa

ctor

s

A

ttitu

de

D

rivin

g re

spon

sibl

e/sa

fely

Pho

bias

/dis

abilit

ies

Trip

Pla

nnin

g

W

eath

er

M

aps

and

navi

gatio

n ai

ds (G

PS

)

Food

& w

ater

Rep

ortin

g de

partu

re a

nd e

stim

ated

tim

e of

retu

rn

S

peci

fic e

quip

men

t to

com

plet

e th

e jo

b

Veh

icle

Rea

dine

ss

U

nder

bon

net

U

nder

bod

y

Ext

erna

l and

ope

ratio

nal c

heck

Inte

rnal

che

ck

V

ehic

le a

cces

sorie

s

Rec

over

y eq

uipm

ent

S

ecur

e al

l loa

ds

Rec

over

y m

etho

ds

S

natc

h re

cove

ry

W

inch

reco

very

Hig

h-lif

t jac

k an

d pa

ckin

g

20.1

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

4WD

– D

rivin

g Te

chni

ques

ALW

AYS

TA

KE

5 B

EFO

RE

PRO

CEE

DIN

G

Driv

ing

on lo

ose,

roug

h or

ste

ep s

urfa

ces

S

elec

t 4W

D a

nd th

e ap

prop

riate

gea

r for

haz

ard.

Spe

ed -

appr

opria

te to

con

ditio

ns.

Ta

ckle

haz

ard

as s

quar

e on

as

poss

ible

.

DO

N'T

touc

h th

e cl

utch

ped

al w

hils

t tra

vers

ing

stee

p te

rrai

n.

K

eep

a st

eady

pac

e an

d av

oid

whe

el s

pin

and

slip

.

Driv

ing

in w

ater

/mud

W

alk

the

inte

nded

rout

e (C

heck

the

dept

h)pr

ior t

o dr

ivin

g in

.

Sel

ect 4

WD

and

the

appr

opria

te g

ear f

or th

e ha

zard

.

Onc

e in

the

wat

er/ m

ud, m

aint

ain

mom

entu

m, D

ON

'T s

top.

Cre

ate

a bo

w w

ave.

Rem

embe

r to

cons

ider

you

r ent

ry a

nd e

xit a

ngle

s.

R

emov

e se

at b

elts

for d

eep

flow

ing

wat

er.

D

ry b

rake

s af

ter e

xitin

g w

ater

/mud

.

Driv

ing

in s

and

D

rop

tire

pres

sure

s to

20p

si fo

r sof

t san

d.

S

elec

t 4W

D a

nd th

e ap

prop

riate

gea

r for

the

haza

rd.

M

aint

ain

mom

entu

m.

S

moo

th p

rogr

essi

ve s

teer

ing,

no

shar

p tu

rns.

Sm

ooth

pro

gres

sive

thro

ttle/

brak

e co

ntro

l (no

whe

el s

pin

or lo

ck

up's

).

If yo

u ge

t stu

ck, t

ry re

vers

ing

stra

ight

ove

r the

trac

ks y

ou h

ave

just

mad

e, o

r roc

king

the

vehi

cle

back

war

ds a

nd fo

rwar

ds to

try

to re

gain

trac

tion.

Nev

er d

rive

acro

ss a

san

d du

ne, a

lway

s st

raig

ht u

p an

d do

wn.

20.2

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

4WD

– S

tall

Rec

over

y –

3 M

etho

ds

ALW

AYS

TA

KE

5 B

EFO

RE

PRO

CEE

DIN

G

Ste

ep d

esce

nt -

cont

inue

dow

nhill

C

ontro

l the

sta

ll (D

ON

'T to

uch

the

clut

ch p

edal

).

Hol

d yo

ur fo

ot fi

rmly

on

the

brak

e pe

dal.

Tu

rn th

e ig

nitio

n of

f and

then

app

ly th

e ha

ndbr

ake.

Sel

ect 1

st g

ear u

sing

the

clut

ch m

omen

taril

y.

R

elea

se th

e ha

ndbr

ake.

Load

the

wei

ght o

f the

veh

icle

ont

o fir

st g

ear b

y 'v

ery

slow

ly' e

asin

g yo

ur fo

ot o

ff th

e br

ake

peda

l.

Sta

rt th

e V

ehic

le a

nd d

rive

dow

n th

e sl

ope.

App

ly th

e br

akes

to

cont

rol d

esce

nt.

Ste

ep a

scen

t - c

ontin

ue u

phill

C

ontro

l the

sta

ll (D

ON

'T to

uch

the

clut

ch p

edal

).

Hol

d yo

ur fo

ot fi

rmly

on

the

brak

e pe

dal.

Tu

rn th

e ig

nitio

n of

f and

then

app

ly th

e ha

ndbr

ake.

Sel

ect 1

st g

ear u

sing

the

clut

ch.

S

tart

the

vehi

cle.

Con

duct

a n

orm

al h

andb

rake

hill

sta

rt.

Ste

ep a

scen

t - re

vers

e do

wnh

ill

C

ontro

l the

sta

ll (D

ON

'T to

uch

the

clut

ch p

edal

).

Hol

d yo

ur fo

ot fi

rmly

on

the

brak

e pe

dal.

Tu

rn th

e ig

nitio

n of

f and

then

app

ly th

e ha

ndbr

ake.

Sel

ect r

ever

se g

ear u

sing

the

clut

ch m

omen

taril

y.

R

elea

se th

e ha

ndbr

ake.

Load

the

wei

ght o

f the

veh

icle

ont

o R

ever

se g

ear b

y 'v

ery

slow

ly'

easi

ng y

our f

oot o

ff th

e br

ake

peda

l.

Onc

e th

e ve

hicl

e is

bei

ng h

eld

on th

e R

ever

se g

ear,

star

t the

eng

ine.

Slo

wly

driv

e th

e ve

hicl

e ba

ck to

a s

afe

posi

tion.

20.3

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

4WD

– V

ehic

le R

ecov

ery

Rec

over

y eq

uipm

ent

D

sha

ckle

s, B

ow s

hack

les,

(min

2)

W

inch

ext

ensi

on s

trap

S

natc

h bl

ock

Tr

ee p

rote

ctor

Sna

tch

stra

p

Hig

h lif

t jac

k

Tirfo

r or v

ehic

le w

inch

Bur

ied

anch

ors

– go

od s

and

reco

very

met

hod

20.4

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

4WD

– W

inch

ing

Met

hods

and

MA

Sin

gle

line

pulls

Usi

ng tr

ee a

nd tr

ee tr

unk

prot

ecto

r and

ano

ther

veh

icle

Sin

gle

snat

ch b

lock

pul

lsgi

ving

a 2

:1 p

ullin

g ra

tio

20.5

V1.0

Developed by Wollongong City SES

4WD

– W

inch

ing

Met

hods

and

MA

Dou

ble

snat

ch b

lock

pul

lsgi

ving

a 3

:1 p

ullin

g ra

tio

Sna

tch

bloc

k us

ed to

ass

ist l

ead

vehi

cle

Join

ing

Sna

tch

stra

ps

20.6

Rol

led

New

spap

er o

r Sim

ilar


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