The fifth segment in the series on air-bag operations addresses the factors associated with stacking air bags, proper placement and procedures for assembling the system for a safe lifting operation.

A valuable part of any fire department’s rescue cache, high-pressure air lifting bags often only are partially understood by members. Many firefighters are familiar with identifying and assembling the ...

The bags may be inserted under a flipped car and inflated to right-side the vehicle. They may be inflated in trenches to prevent further cave-ins or to lift a fallen wall or tree from the body of a ...

Lift bags allow responders to use a pressurized air source to lift and displace objects. Yet due to the overall working characteristics and the heavy loads that lift bags are subjected to, the amount ...

“The main feature of this revision of an existing guidance note is to provide examples of eight different types of lift by means of operational guidance notes, helpful descriptions and useful sketches ...

Mumbai-based Unique Hydrographic Systems (UHS) contracted to supply Seaflex air liftbags to Leighton Welspun. The total value of the project is INR 37,35,066 (approx. US$ 70,000). Seaflex is a ...

As I travel around, instructing and learning various fire service disciplines, I continually find myself acting like a kid in a candy store, particularly when it comes to departments I’ve never ...