Total Safety is looking for a Rescue 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. The pay for this opportunity is $23.
About Total Safety
Total Safety is 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.
Essential Duties:
- 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 & Experience:
Certification from the California Office of the Fire Marshal - State Fire Training; or
Proof of successful completion from a California Office of the Fire Marshal – State Fire Training Accredited Firefighter 1 Academy; or
IFSAC Firefighter I certified or Pro Board Firefighter 1 certified.
Confined Space Entrant, 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 it is in a constant state of readiness.
Educational Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED
Working Environment:
- 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.
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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Skills Required
- Certification from the California Office of the Fire Marshal
- Proof of completion from a California Firefighter Academy
- Confined Space Entrant certification
- Healthcare Provider CPR certification
- First Aid with AED certification
- Haz-whopper certification
- 4 Gas Monitor Operation Training
- Proven proficiency in Rescue Operations
What We Do
Total Safety is the leading global provider of integrated industrial safety services, equipment and compliance solutions, providing safety equipment, technology and data that make a meaningful difference in the way businesses run. Based in Houston, Texas and operating from more than 200 locations in more than 20 countries, our nearly 4,000 employees help our customers increase employee health and safety, meet compliance and regulatory requirements, boost productivity and reduce downtime. Driven by our unwavering commitment to our mission …to ensure the safe Wellbeing of Workers Worldwide, we work across all sectors, including oil and gas, petrochemical and refining, utilities, manufacturing, construction and mining.
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