Rescue Tech II

Total Safety U.S., Inc.; Schererville (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety U.S., Inc. is seeking a Rescue Technician II to join a safety-conscious team. The role provides technical rescue standby for customer projects, including confined space and technical rope rescue, along with first aid and CPR.

You will assess risks, ready rescue equipment, and plan practical safety solutions in line with client standards. Responsibilities include on-site incident response, hazard assessment, equipment maintenance, daily briefings with customers, and filing ICs/RSAs.

Qualifications

• 40 Hour Rescue Technician certification with >6 months experience.
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification.
• Healthcare Provider CPR, First Aid with AED.
• First Responder or better preferred.
• Hazwoper.
• 4 Gas Monitor Operation Training.
• Familiar with OSHA Atmosphere Limitation.
• Proven Proficiency in Rescue Operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical rescue standby for customer projects including confined space and technical rope rescue.
• Assist in assessing risks, ready rescue equipment, and plan safe working practices per client standards.
• In case of accident, locate patient, assess injuries, package for extrication, and hand over to EMS.
• Conduct daily job briefings with customers and workers.
• Renders first aid and CPR to the level of training.
• Maintain and inventory rescue equipment and ensure readiness.
• Complete daily ICs (Incident Command System) reports.

Skills

Rescue operations

Hazwoper

Confined space entrant/attendant

Gas monitor operation

CPR

First Aid with AED

First Responder

OSHA awareness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Total Safety is looking for aRescue Technician II to join their safety conscious team! The Rescue Technician II provides technical rescue standby for customer projects including confined space and technical rope rescue, and first aid and CPR. Assists in assessing risks, readying rescue equipment, and planning practical and effective solutions towards safe working practices in compliance with client’s standards. In case of accident, locates the patient, assesses any injuries, packages for extrication, removes patient from the threatening environment and turns over to EMS for medical attention and transport.

Total Safetyis the world's premier provider of integrated safety and compliance services and the products necessary to support them, including gas detection, respiratory protection, safety training, fire protection, compliance and inspection, industrial hygiene, onsite emergency medical treatment/paramedics, communications systems, engineered systems design, and materials management. Our Core Values are People, Safety & Wellbeing, Accountability, Responsibility, Empowerment, Honesty, Transparency, and Integrity.

Assists in assessing potential hazards and drafts a Confined Space Rescue Preplan and a Rescue Safety Analysis (RSA). Identifies and communicates potential hazards to all affected parties. Determines hazard controls and emergency contingency plans and ensures that required safety equipment and PPE is readily available and in good working order.

May conduct general air quality monitoring and make recommendations for hazard control or personal protective equipment based on the interpretation of this data.

Conducts daily job briefings with customers and workers.

Performs on-going monitoring of job conditions and equipment resources and reports observations and recommendations to supervisor to assure both worker and team safety is always maintained. Completes daily ICs (Incident Command System) reports.

In case of accident, locates the patient, assesses any injuries, packages for extrication, removes patient from the threatening environment and turns over to EMS for medical attention and transport. Renders first aid and CPR to the level of training.

Follows handling, inspection, cleaning, and preventative maintenance guidelines for all rescue equipment so that it is in a constant state of readiness.

Maintains and accurately inventories and documents all rescue related equipment.

Assists with special projects as assigned.

Skills and Experience:

40 Hour Rescue Technician (> 6 months experience), Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification, Healthcare Provider CPR, First Aid with AED, First Responder or better preferred, Hazwoper, 4 Gas Monitor Operation Training, Familiar with OSHA Atmosphere Limitation, and Proven Proficiency in Rescue Operations.

Combination of office and field / production environments. Some exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. Travel to and from customer sites.

Educational Requirements:

High School diploma or GED.

Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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