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Post by shropshirebloke on Feb 17, 2011 18:37:10 GMT -5
Thought I'd post this here because I couldn't figure out where else it belonged...
I've been trying to find out about those fibreglass stretchers we had in the late 70s - bright orange, looked like a coffin but with a 2 part lid secured with snap fasteners? I've searched high and low but can't find any reference to them - I can't believe we were the only pit to have them.
While I'm on, how about a section devoted to Mines Rescue and First Aid? Certainly a fascinating subject and I think the lads who belonged to the rescue brigades are a bit overdue for some recognition...
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Post by John on Feb 17, 2011 21:53:56 GMT -5
Thought I'd post this here because I couldn't figure out where else it belonged... I've been trying to find out about those fibreglass stretchers we had in the late 70s - bright orange, looked like a coffin but with a 2 part lid secured with snap fasteners? I've searched high and low but can't find any reference to them - I can't believe we were the only pit to have them. While I'm on, how about a section devoted to Mines Rescue and First Aid? Certainly a fascinating subject and I think the lads who belonged to the rescue brigades are a bit overdue for some recognition... Your wish is my command!!  |
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Post by shropshirebloke on Feb 18, 2011 15:35:52 GMT -5
Cheers John!!
While on the subject of the stretchers, I remember that we had lightweight (tubular framed) trolleys to carry them on the haulages. I've seen pictures of stretcher trolleys converted from tubs or mine cars, with a seat for an attendant, but the ones I remember were really light, with pulling ropes so a couple of men could move them easily under their own steam.
Somebody once told me that the stretchers were something to do with Martin Baker (the firm that invented and still manufacture aircraft ejector seats), but I've never been able to find any info about that.
Perhaps they were unique to my old pit (Granville, Shropshire)?
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Post by John on Feb 18, 2011 15:50:29 GMT -5
I left the UK coal industry in 68, so at that time we only had the foldable carry stretchers and the ones with wheels to ride on the AFC pans to get a seriously injured man off the face. Plus the one that formed a full body splint Olga Neilson??
Down under our personnel cars were designed to carry a stretcher full width, we also had the ambulance cars that could be hooked up with the locos, they could carry a fair amount of stretchers and had first aid equipment on board too,
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Post by shropshirebloke on Feb 18, 2011 16:45:09 GMT -5
We had the folding ones in the first aid cases (lengths of what looked like methane range pipe painted bright red, hanging on the wall every ? hundred yards).
The splint type sound like Neil Robertson stretchers - they're still used for mountain rescue and where casualties need to be lifted in a vertical position through shafts, up cliff faces etc.
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Post by John on Feb 18, 2011 17:25:08 GMT -5
We had the folding ones in the first aid cases (lengths of what looked like methane range pipe painted bright red, hanging on the wall every ? hundred yards). The splint type sound like Neil Robertson stretchers - they're still used for mountain rescue and where casualties need to be lifted in a vertical position through shafts, up cliff faces etc. That's the name of them, couldn't for the life of me recall it. Yes that's the stretchers we had in my time, stored as you say in long canisters. |
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Post by agumby on Feb 25, 2011 19:36:53 GMT -5
Down under our personnel cars were designed to carry a stretcher full width, we also had the ambulance cars that could be hooked up with the locos, they could carry a fair amount of stretchers and had first aid equipment on board too, Now, all our smv's have stretcher mounts hidden behind the front seats that the stretcher fits in, First aid in the crib rooms have penthrane in the kit and also we have defibrillators in all U/G cribrooms. Still have the self rescuers on our belts but also have enough CABA units in each panel for each man + a few spares. refill stations for the CABA's are every 1.5km on the way out.  BTW the current boss over at the rescue Station is one of your former Eleco's although he may have been a Deputy when you was there |
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Post by Sam from Kent on Feb 25, 2011 20:23:18 GMT -5
What's a CABA?
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Post by agumby on Feb 25, 2011 20:40:16 GMT -5
Compressed Air Breathing Aparatus like the fire brigade use, in our case we use twin cylinders instead of the single cylinder that they use as we need it to last longer. Smell smoke at the face, put your self rescuer on and walk back to the crib room, if still smokey strap yourself into a caba unit but keep your self rescuer to put back on if you run out of air before the next refill station or getting to fresh intake air. We practice donning the suits and changing over from one to the other regularly. Yearly we head of to the rescue station and do the live smoke filled chamber walk www.draeger.com/media/10/05/48/10054818/FREEK_ST-BS-003_br_au.pdfwww.draeger.com/media/10/05/48/10054819/QFS_br_au.pdf |
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Post by John on Feb 25, 2011 22:26:28 GMT -5
Down under our personnel cars were designed to carry a stretcher full width, we also had the ambulance cars that could be hooked up with the locos, they could carry a fair amount of stretchers and had first aid equipment on board too, Now, all our smv's have stretcher mounts hidden behind the front seats that the stretcher fits in, First aid in the crib rooms have penthrane in the kit and also we have defibrillators in all U/G cribrooms. Still have the self rescuers on our belts but also have enough CABA units in each panel for each man + a few spares. refill stations for the CABA's are every 1.5km on the way out. BTW the current boss over at the rescue Station is one of your former Eleco's although he may have been a Deputy when you was there Brian...  He was the only lecko I know who was taking Tech school Deputy courses when I worked at AP. |
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Post by agumby on Feb 25, 2011 22:30:39 GMT -5
Brian Kelly
Yep
Besty also did his deps and now works as a dep down the south coast.
terry Niciak also a dep at angus
Harro also has his deps ticket but still aleco but steps up when required
ross dowsett, maybe an apprentice when you was there became adep and now production manager (um) at angus
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Post by John on Feb 25, 2011 22:36:57 GMT -5
Brian Kelly Yep Besty also did his deps and now works as a dep down the south coast. terry Niciak also a dep at angus Harro also has his deps ticket but still aleco but steps up when required ross dowsett, maybe an apprentice when you was there became adep and now production manager (um) at angus Good grief, "Nick Nack" a Dep.... That's a laugh!! Yep Kelly, nice bloke, he worked for me when I was a leading hand, he came on Doggy so as he could study for the Deputy's ticket. If any of them are on the internet, tell them about this site please, be nice to hook up with them after all those years, Tell, Kell, pommie John has the site!! I was leading hand when Kell's BIL died in the winch room and Kell got burned. He was never the same bloke after that accident, very sad loss with Trevor. |
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Post by agumby on Feb 25, 2011 22:51:26 GMT -5
Good grief, "Nick Nack" a Dep.... That's a laugh!! Yep Kelly, nice bloke, he worked for me when I was a leading hand, he came on Doggy so as he could study for the Deputy's ticket. If any of them are on the internet, tell them about this site please, be nice to hook up with them after all those years, Tell, Kell, pommie John has the site!! I was leading hand when Kell's BIL died in the winch room and Kell got burned. He was never the same bloke after that accident, very sad loss with Trevor. will do, lets see still there from that era Les taylor, Cyril nolan, Harro, bruce graham,jeff brown, jimmy flynn and current electrical engineer is Dave Lincoln (Ron Lincoln from the store's son but ron is no longer there. |
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He was the only lecko I know who was taking Tech school Deputy courses when I worked at AP.