Once the vehicle is fully stabilized, the glass on the vehicle that touches the vehicle body should be completed. The only exception is the case where quick access to the vehicle is required to perform life-saving treatment on an unresponsive wounded person (emergency glass treatment). If this happens, once the injured have been dealt with, they must fully stabilize the vehicle before continuing with glass management.
Safety precautions when managing glass
1 Rescuers must wear a full set of personal protective equipment, including gloves, eye protection and respiratory protection (dust masks).
2 Soft protection (wounded sheets) must be used to protect the injured, preferably with high flow of oxygen (positive pressure oxygen flow prevents glass dust).
3 Give verbal warnings before breaking the glass
4 Once the glass management stage is completed, dust masks can be removed. This improves communication between field personnel.
! Remember — Be sure to have respiratory protection in place before starting glass management.
tool
1 Broken window
2 windshield shear saw
3 glass blanket
4 soft protection
5 sharp edge protection cover
Glass management method
Higher door
action | Precautions | equipment |
Open the door | Ensure that this action is done carefully so as not to affect the stability of the vehicle | no |
Keeping the door open can be done by the following method: 1 Use a ratchet rope to tie the door 2 Use wedges | 1 Both of the above methods are effective, however, care should be taken when tying the car door because it is a high-altitude operation. 2 If using a wedge, make sure the wedge is not loose because it may fall into the passenger compartment | 1 ratchet rope 2 wedge blocks |
Lower door, including bottom side window
action | Precautions | equipment |
Keep glass in place | The glass of the bottom door can provide support for passengers in the car | no |
Fill the bottom to provide additional support | Fill the space between ground and glass to ensure more support | Various kinds of equipment (such as: rescue board) |
Glass management method
Rear windshield - window closed
action | Precautions | equipment |
Place the glass blanket on the ground | Make sure the glass blanket is large enough to cover the area under the glass | Glass blanket |
Break the glass | Point at the corner of the window to open the window and give a verbal warning before breaking the glass | Broken window |
Use a locksmith tool to clear the remaining glass at the window frame | Never wear gloves to remove the glass. This time causes the glass to get sharded | Locksmith tools |
Move the glass blanket to remove the next piece of glass or move it to the debris heap | Carefully move the glass blanket to prevent the glass from falling | Glass blanket |
Glass management method
Rear windscreen - window opens
action | Precautions | equipment |
Open the rear hatch and place the glass blanket on the ground | Make sure the glass blanket is large enough to cover the area under the glass | Glass blanket |
Break the glass | Point at the corner of the window to open the window and give a verbal warning before breaking the glass | Broken window |
Use a locksmith tool to clear the remaining glass at the window frame | Never wear gloves to remove the glass. This time causes the glass to get sharded | Locksmith tools |
Move the glass blanket to remove the next piece of glass or move it to the debris heap | Carefully move the glass blanket to prevent the glass from falling | Glass blanket |
Glass management method
Small side window (top)
action | Precautions | equipment |
Place soft protection inside the window | Ensure maximum protection for the injured | Soft protection |
Place the glass blanket on the ground near the window | Make sure that the protective blanket is large enough to catch the dropped glass | Glass blanket |
Break the glass | Point at the corner of the window to open the window and give a verbal warning before breaking the glass | Broken window |
Push up the soft protection from the window | Push all the glass onto the ground glass blanket | 1 soft protection 2 glass blanket |
Use a locksmith tool to clear the remaining glass at the window frame | Never wear gloves to remove the glass. This time causes the glass to get sharded | Locksmith tools |
Move the glass blanket to remove the next piece of glass or move it to the debris heap | Carefully move the glass blanket to prevent the glass from falling | Glass blanket |
Glass management method
Awning top
action | Precautions | equipment |
Place the glass blanket on the ground near the awning | Make sure that the protective blanket is large enough to catch the dropped glass | Glass blanket |
Break the glass | Point at the corner of the window to open the window and give a verbal warning before breaking the glass | Broken window |
Use a locksmith tool to clear the remaining glass at the window frame | Never wear gloves to remove the glass. This time causes the glass to get sharded | Locksmith tools |
Move the glass blanket to remove the next piece of glass or move it to the debris heap | Carefully move the glass blanket to prevent the glass from falling | Glass blanket |
Glass management method
windshield
action | Precautions | equipment |
Ensure that the injured are fully protected and get a brief overview | The wounded person must be covered with soft protection and oxygen should be provided to the injured | 1 soft protection 2 oxygen |
Giving verbal warnings | 1 Need to guide the hole to cut laminated glass with a windshield shear saw 2 Cut glass is very loud very intense activity | no |
Use a windshield shear saw to open the pilot hole in a predetermined position | Open the original pilot hole and move the windshield shear saw 180 degrees to make the hole bigger | Windshield shear saw |
Sawing glass | 1 saw the glass as quickly and effectively as possible 2 Remember - the windshield shear saw is cut from behind | But all parties can cut the glass saw |
If the glass has been cut open to produce a cross section, move it to the debris heap | Residual glass will have sharp edges that need to be covered | Sharp edge protection cover |
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