Air Bags
Equipment Familiarization
Components
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Controller box
Air hoses
Bags
Air tank
Operation of the bags
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One person per bag to keep eye on it
One person to work the controlls
One person to give the commands
The controller does not watch the evelution,
they need to look away from it.
• Up on blue, Hold on blue, Down on blue or
the corresponding color of the hose to the
correct bag needed to control.
Cribbing
• Always crib as the air bags pick up the
object to be lifted.
• Crib in one to two inch increments
• Never lift over two inches without
cribbing the object so it will not fall.
• Always listen for the command giver to
give the signals and not the other
members of the team.
Using extra bags
• Always crib, don’t let bag act as the
vehicle stabilization.
• Turn air valve off and unhook from the
control unit.
• Hook up next bag and hoses system.
• Continue operation.
• Always check and double check cribbing
during evolutions.
Air hose burst
• In the event of a hose break, unhook
the hose from the bag and put your
finger over the hole until the vehicle is
stabilized with cribbing.
Protecting bags
• Never put on or use under a sharp
edge.
• If needed use a piece of rubber bed
mat, glove, coat or something to
protect the bags from being cut or
damaged.