Trench rescue explained

Trench rescue is a specialized form of rescue, a subset of confined space rescue. Trench rescue involves shoring up the sides of a trench, and digging a trapped worker out of a collapsed ditch. Trench rescue is one of the most dangerous rescue operations to complete.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Building Collapse/Trench Rescue . 2010-12-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707100852/http://www.ajstone.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=77 . 2011-07-07 .