{"id":24837,"date":"2022-10-31T14:12:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/?p=24837"},"modified":"2022-11-03T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T05:48:17","slug":"developing-a-firm-foundation-in-rescue-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/developing-a-firm-foundation-in-rescue-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a firm foundation in rescue work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24837\" class=\"elementor elementor-24837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d103b11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d103b11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEXT AND PHOTOS: SCDF<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5523179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5523179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Rescue Engineer, LTA Mingkang understands the anatomy of buildings and structures, as well as their typical collapse patterns and structural behaviours under adverse loading.<\/p><p>The 28-year-old\u2019s expertise enables him to develop mitigation plans, as well as monitor and assess buildings\u2019 structural support to ensure their stability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e417e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e417e50\" 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Deployed to a simulated disaster area with collapsed structures, he learnt the basics of building shores to ensure the safety of rescuers while saving casualties.<\/p><p>\u201cRescue engineers have a heavy responsibility to ensure a safe environment before giving the green approval to conduct search and rescue in a structure that is prone to collapse further,\u201d he shared.<\/p><p>The course also equipped rescuers with knowledge on how to effectively liaise with other rescue teams from different countries, through the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG)\u2019s communication systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63883a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d63883a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS DUTY TO SERVE<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3047ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3047ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Besides carrying out the role of a Rescue Engineer in SCDF, LTA Mingkang also works as a Research Engineer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he conducts research relating to structural collapse using experiments and numerical simulations.<\/p><p>LTA Mingkang is a firm believer in lifelong learning as seen from his Civil Engineering PhD candidature at NUS. He provides support in a research collaboration project between NUS\u2019 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and HTX\u2019s Protective Security and Safety Centre of Expertise, involving the design and assessment of precast concrete-framed structures against disproportionate collapse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a87c0f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a87c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac72ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac72ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FULL SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597e27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"597e27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1307\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Class-3-Vertical-Laced-Post-Shore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Class-3-Vertical-Laced-Post-Shore.jpg 1307w, https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Class-3-Vertical-Laced-Post-Shore-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Class-3-Vertical-Laced-Post-Shore-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Class-3-Vertical-Laced-Post-Shore-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Class-3-Vertical-Laced-Post-Shore-1200x676.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1307px) 100vw, 1307px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">LTA Mingkang and his team of rescuers after constructing a Class 3 Vertical Laced Post Shore.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1268c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1268c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Class 3 Vertical Laced Post Shore is one of the strongest shoring systems that provides temporary support in stabilising collapsed structures and can carry up to a maximum load of 36,000 kilograms. To ensure the safety of rescuers during search-and-rescue operations involving collapsed structures, the Class 3 Vertical Laced Post Shore must be accurately and quickly assembled \u2013 which LTA Mingkang and his team of rescuers are able to do so within half an hour.<\/p><p><em>For the latest updates on HomeTeamNS promotions and events, visit our\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>website<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HomeTeamNS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Facebook page<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Lieutenant (LTA) Wang Mingkang, a Rescue Engineer for the 41 Rescue Unit in the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), whose role is to reduce the risks of potential structural failures. TEXT AND PHOTOS: SCDF As a Rescue Engineer, LTA Mingkang understands the anatomy of buildings and structures, as well as their typical collapse patterns and structural behaviours under adverse loading. The 28-year-old\u2019s expertise enables him to develop mitigation plans, as well as monitor and assess buildings\u2019 structural support to ensure their stability. ALWAYS LEARNING LTA Mingkang conducting research into the behaviour of concrete structures under different loading conditions. To dive deeper into his role, LTA Mingkang attended a one-week Rescue Engineer Course and immersed himself in the lesson on Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). Deployed to a simulated disaster area with collapsed structures, he learnt the basics of building shores to ensure the safety of rescuers while saving casualties. \u201cRescue engineers have a heavy responsibility to ensure a safe environment before giving the green approval to conduct search and rescue in a structure that is prone to collapse further,\u201d he shared. The course also equipped rescuers with knowledge on how to effectively liaise with other rescue teams from different countries, through the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG)\u2019s communication systems. ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS DUTY TO SERVE Besides carrying out the role of a Rescue Engineer in SCDF, LTA Mingkang also works as a Research Engineer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he conducts research relating to structural collapse using experiments and numerical simulations. LTA Mingkang is a firm believer in lifelong learning as seen from his Civil Engineering PhD candidature at NUS. He provides support in a research collaboration project between NUS\u2019 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and HTX\u2019s Protective Security and Safety Centre of Expertise, involving the design and assessment of precast concrete-framed structures against disproportionate collapse. FULL SUPPORT LTA Mingkang and his team of rescuers after constructing a Class 3 Vertical Laced Post Shore. The Class 3 Vertical Laced Post Shore is one of the strongest shoring systems that provides temporary support in stabilising collapsed structures and can carry up to a maximum load of 36,000 kilograms. To ensure the safety of rescuers during search-and-rescue operations involving collapsed structures, the Class 3 Vertical Laced Post Shore must be accurately and quickly assembled \u2013 which LTA Mingkang and his team of rescuers are able to do so within half an hour. 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