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Representatives of the Nuclear Power Plant’s Fire Brigade (ATÜ) were also among the exhibitors and lecturers at the show and trade lecture arranged by the Committee on Labour Safety.
Protective devices designed to protect health and physical integrity of the rescue team during fire-fighting and technical rescue operations were on show. In addition to life-saving clothing, intervention aids as well as other means designed to increase the level of safety were also among the exhibits. Visitors could gain first-hand experience on the requisites of rescue work, which they were allowed to try on site, as well.
Assistant Fire Chief József Szendi gave, in his lecture “The Use of Personal Protective Equipment in Fire-Fighting, Technical Rescue and Loss Prevention Operations” held upon request from the Committee, an overall picture of the Fire Brigade’s work, their commitment to labour safety and capabilities of the protective devices used in rescue operations.
A rescue exercise, demonstrated by the Fire Brigade of the Nuclear Power Plant, had preceded the lecture.
Not only the audience of the Conference but employees of the Power Plant, as well, were the keen spectators of the life rescue demonstration.

Fireguards demonstrated the rescue of a heavily wounded person and another one with slight injury from the 7th floor of the office building, using alpine facilities, and brought down another three people who had got stuck up on the floor using a rescue vehicle mounted with a lifting basket. The simulated fire made the elevators in the office building unserviceable and the staircase inaccessible and impassable.

ATÜ has been providing industrial alpine training for its firemen since 1997, and all the firemen on the rescue staff are certified alpine rescuers.
The Conference conveyed a lot of useful information to Plant employees interested, and the demonstration was a convincing proof to the effect that they might rely on quick, efficient and expert rescue measures in various situations of danger or disaster.

WEEKLY NEWS BULLETIN,
36TH week of 2005 (08 September)