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  1. Wood Shoring Systems: How Do They Perform?

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    Thu, 1 Sep 2011

    its availability and versatility, wood shoring is widely used to temporarily stabilize ..... search and rescue (US&R) operations. Shoring systems have been developed using wellaccepted ..... characteristics of vertical and lateral wood shoring systems. The sites included the Menlo

  2. COLLAPSE SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION: TACTICS AND PROCEDURES PART 14: HORIZONTAL SHORING

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    Wed, 1 Mar 1995

    TACTICS AND PROCEDURES PART 14: HORIZONTAL SHORING BY JOHN P. O`CONNELL The horizontal shore can be used for interior and exterior shoring . It is used primarily to support damaged ..... construction. The main purpose of the shoring is to stabilize normal access ways that

  1. Safety Corp of America

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    Wed, 16 Dec 2009

    Distributes UltraShore lightweight aluminum shoring .

  2. Fireside Reading

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    Mon, 9 Jan 2006

    book is a thorough text on the subject of shoring . Its seven chapters contain detailed ..... covered include: Introduction to Emergency Shoring Techniques. This chapter defines emergency rescue shoring , explains "concentrated" versus "distributed

  3. Two NJ Firefighters Injured at Partial Building Collapse

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    Fri, 13 Apr 2012

    Two Hackensack (NJ) firefighters were injured Thursday afternoon while shoring up a building that had suffered a partial collapse earlier in the day. NorthJersey.com reports that bricks from the 100-year

  4. Supporting a Fractured Building

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    Wed, 1 Nov 1995

    cleared of heavy debris down to the floor. All shoring must bear on solid ground; erecting shoring on debris is extremely dangerous and should ..... members cleared debris from under the slab for shoring as well as search and rescue operations. The

  5. RESQTEC Inc

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    Wed, 22 Jun 2011

    Manufactures hydraulic extrication equipment, new technology lifting bags, ResQ cribbing blocks and ResQ stabilization equipment including shoring .

  6. ARK Technical Rescue Training Services Inc

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    Tue, 26 Oct 2010

    Provides technical rescue training and consulting services. In business since 1990, the company specializes in structural collapse rescue training, shoring instruction, trench rescue, confined space, high angle rescue and more.

  7. Hurst Jaws of Life

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    Wed, 11 Nov 2009

    Manufactures a line of high and low pressure hydraulic rescue tools, power units, air bags, shoring equipment and related accessories.

  8. Collapse Rescue Systems Inc

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    Wed, 4 Nov 2009

    Provides training, worldwide in void search, collapse rescue, shoring , trench rescue and and firefighting rescue techniques.