Collapse operations for first responders
Title:
Collapse operations for first responders
Author:
O'Connell, John P., 1953-
ISBN:
9781621980964
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Tulsa, Okla. : Penn Well Corp., 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xic, 192 p.) : ill.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
1. Warning signs, causes, and safety precautions of building collapse -- 2. Basic building construction related to building failure -- 3. Initial emergency response -- 4. Collapse patterns and void search operations -- 5. Shoring operations: an overview -- 6. Rescue personnel uses and training criteria -- 7. Tools and equipment needed for structural collapse operations
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Knovel http://app.knovel.com/web/toc.v/cid:kpCOFR0001