Rescue Technician

Total Safety U.S. Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Safety U.S. Inc. is seeking a Rescue Technician to provide standby rescue for customer projects, including confined space and rope rescue. The role includes risk assessment, equipment readiness, and delivering first aid and CPR when needed.

You'll conduct safety briefings, monitor job conditions, and maintain rescue equipment while traveling to customer sites approximately 75% of the time. A high school diploma or GED is required with relevant rescue experience and certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant rescue experience required.
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification and Healthcare Provider CPR or better preferred.
• Ability to inspect, clean and perform preventative maintenance on rescue equipment.
• Travel to and from customer sites ~75% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks and draft a Confined Space Rescue Preplan and RSA.
• Identify hazards and communicate controls to all parties.
• Conduct daily job briefings with customers and workers.
• Monitor conditions and equipment and report to supervisor.
• Complete daily ICD reports and provide first aid/CPR as trained.
• Maintain and inventory rescue equipment and ensure readiness.

Skills

Rescue operations

First Aid / CPR

Confined Space Safety

Hazard assessment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Rescue equipment maintenance

PPE inspection

Air quality monitoring

Job description

Total Safety is looking for aRescue Technician to join their safety conscious team! The Rescue Technician provides technical rescue standby for customer projects including confined space rescue and technical rope rescue, as well as 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.

About Total Safety

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 ICD (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:

• 2 years of relevant rescue experience required.
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant Certification, Healthcare Provider CPR, First Aid with AED, First Responder or better preferred, Haz-whopper, 4 Gas Monitor Operation Training, Familiar with OSHA Atmosphere Limitation, and Proven Proficiency in Rescue Operations.
• Ability to inspect, clean and perform preventative maintenance on all rescue equipment so that it is in a constant state of readiness.
• 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 75% of time.

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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