Habersham County Emergency Services personnel spent Tuesday trying to better prepare themselves and Habersham Quarry employees for responding to emergencies at the Demorest facility.
Heidelberg Materials management asked Habersham County Emergency Services (HCES) to participate in the quarry’s Safety Week.
Emergency Services personnel discussed emergency response, Stop the Bleed, and important information to provide to E-911 dispatchers in the event of an emergency, according to HCES training officer Capt. Matt Ruark.
The first responders also answered several questions from quarry personnel.
“Quarry employees then took the time to practice tourniquet application and took the delivery of four Stop the Bleed kits to be placed strategically throughout the quarry,” Ruark said.
Following the brief training sessions, Emergency Services personnel conducted a mock rescue with help from the Gainesville Fire Department, Georgia Search and Rescue, and Tallulah Falls rescue team.
“During this rescue, members simulated a worst-case scenario with a worker on top of one of the machines in cardiac arrest,” said Ruark.
During the training exercise, rescuers accessed the victim, performed basic life support operations, and set up a ropes system to lower the victim to the ground – all in under 20 minutes, Ruark said.
He said the training will help Habersham County Emergency Services and the quarry develop an action plan for any future events that might arise.
