Defence and Civil Defence Training Equipment Ireland

Choosing Training Manikins for Realistic Exercises

Start with the scenario, not the manikin. Casualty handling, search and rescue, water rescue, working at height, confined space entry and mass casualty exercises each place different demands on a training manikin, and the Ruth Lee range is organised around exactly these scenarios. Decide what the team needs to rehearse, then match the manikin to it.

Training exercises are work, so the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 applies to them: the organisation running the exercise must plan it, assess the risks and use safe systems of work. In plain terms, a weighted manikin lets a team rehearse a realistic carry or extraction without putting a live volunteer under the risk.

The training manikin buying guide and the Ruth Lee range page set out the scenario types and the details worth gathering before requesting a quotation.

Water Rescue and Specialist Scenarios

Water rescue training has its own manikin types, from pool and open-water rescue to man overboard and helicopter winch exercises. The water rescue equipment page collects the products relevant to teams that train on or near water.

Stretchers and Casualty Movement

Training and operational needs overlap in this sector: the stretchers a team trains with are usually the stretchers it deploys with. The rescue and ambulance stretcher range covers transport and rescue stretchers, and emergency bags hold the field kit that moves with the team. The rescue stretcher buying guide covers the choices in more detail.

Training Support

safetyequipment.ie is owned and operated by Phoenix STS, the fire safety and health and safety consultancy and training provider, so equipment enquiries can draw on the same team's experience of running emergency and evacuation training.

Phoenix STS delivers manual handling training and people moving and handling training for teams whose exercises involve lifting and carrying casualties. Training can be discussed in the same enquiry as the equipment. Looking for a different setting? Browse the full set of sector pages on the safety equipment by industry index.