Once again in Sierra Vista, Arizona, things are in full swing as we wait for lightning season. We have just signed an IG A with ADOT to do the emergency call outs on their 17 local traffic signals. The City continues to grow and thrive. In light of the new developments in fall safety, (articles in the May-June issue of the IMSA Journal) the City has undertaken a full training program to insure that every agency involved has the knowledge to get an injured worker out of harm's way as quickly and safely as possible. We focused on several points. The person in the harness and what they could do waiting for rescue, truck ground controls, overhead electric lines, traffic, and trauma to the body after being suspended. The Fire Fighters and EMT's had a lot of input.
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