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Meeting the Challenge28 tracks & treads Summer 2009www.finning.ca
Testing Teckphotography by jody M. crawfordIn 2009, <strong>Finning</strong>’s Sparwood, B.C. location becamea proud supporter and sponsor of the Mine Rescue andFirst Aid Competition. Put on by the East Kootenay MinesIndustrial Safety Association, the friendly competition isdesigned to test – and celebrate – the emergency responseand rescue abilities of teams in the area. “We supplied thevenue,” says Mike Brandt, <strong>Finning</strong>’s customer service managerat Sparwood. “Plus, we had a lot of props and equipmentat our disposal.” Teck Coal, the biggest player in theregion, was behind all five East Kootenay teams: FordingRiver, Greenhills, Coal Mountain, Line Creek and Elkview.Greenhills moved on to the provincial competition.1. TRIAL BY FIRE: For the fire task, teams had to safelystow their vehicles, quickly gear up, know procedures anddeal with the fire.2. KNOW HOW: The Coal Mountain team demonstratesthe form that could one day save lives.3. IN KNOTS: In this simulation, a logger has been injuredand is stuck at the bottom of a hill under a felled tree. Therope task demonstrates a team’s ability to repel down a hillwith safety equipment, arrange another system of ropes andpulleys to remove the tree from the injured man’s leg, thenget him back up the hill.4. THE WATCHERS: Judge Patrick Milan observes a teamon the fire task, watching for techniques in extinguishingthe fire, from equipment to nozzle settings.5. TEAM OF THREE: In this three-person first aid test, oneperson has fallen off a dozer and is lying unconscious, a secondhas injured her leg atop the dozer and – in the midst ofit – a frantic supervisor drops with an apparent heart attack.It tests the team’s ability to call for the right equipment andto prioritize.6. TIE TIME: In this bench task, a judge checks a team’sropes and knots.7. NOT SO GREEN: The captain of Greenhills confers withhis teammates. Judges look for good teamwork.www.finning.ca tracks & treads Summer 2009 32 15 29
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