Fire Engineering Training Community

Where firefighters come to talk training

What are the thoughts out there for using a bottle jack for stabilization. The situation is lifting rail unit where access is limited to capture the load with standard cribbing packages. In looking at the situation it looked like the best option in order to lift a rail for a rescue is to place redundant 20 ton bottle jacks at the point of lifting. The process is still lift an inch, cribe an inch only after lifting, cribbing is done by the redundant jack. In the situation I am talking about, there is no danger of the load shifting (unless the lift is done incorrectly) but it must be lifted up. I have practiced this and it went well and others there liked it but I would like to hear from the crowd!

Thanks!

Views: 83

Policy Page

PLEASE NOTE

The login above DOES NOT provide access to Fire Engineering magazine archives. Please go here for our archives.

CONTRIBUTORS NOTE

Our contributors' posts are not vetted by the Fire Engineering technical board, and reflect the views and opinions of the individual authors. Anyone is welcome to participate.

For vetted content, please go to www.fireengineering.com/issues.

We are excited to have you participate in our discussions and interactive forums. Before you begin posting, please take a moment to read our community policy page.  

Be Alert for Spam
We actively monitor the community for spam, however some does slip through. Please use common sense and caution when clicking links. If you suspect you've been hit by spam, e-mail peter.prochilo@clarionevents.com.

FE Podcasts


Check out the most recent episode and schedule of
UPCOMING PODCASTS

© 2024   Created by fireeng.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service