SackMaster Inventor to Provide Training for the Maintenance Superintendent Association

Anaheim, CA- The inventor of the SackMaster sandbagging device, Mark Martinez, will be training the Los Angeles and Orange Area Chapter of the Maintenance Superintendent Association on the newest method for filling sandbags more efficiently at their upcoming meeting on flood fighting techniques.

On October 19th the Los Angeles and Orange Area Chapter of the Maintenance Superintendent Association will be holding a hands-on training session aimed at helping its members in their flood fighting efforts. The Association has asked Mark Martinez to give a training demonstration on how his invention can help save property and lives by effectively cutting by two-thirds the time needed to fill sandbags in the traditional two-person, time-consuming, physically straining way so long advocated by the US Army Corps of Engineers.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has, for years, advocated in a document titled Flood Fighting: How To Use Sandbags that, “Filling sandbags is a two-person operation. One member of the team should place the empty bag between or slightly in front of widespread feet with arms extended. The throat of the bag is folded to form a collar, and held with the hands in a position that will enable the other team member to empty a rounded shovel full of material into the open end.”

This method has been known to exert severe physical strain on flood fighting personnel who are often out on 8 hour sandbag detail to meet demand. A study conducted by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Natal, Durban has concluded that this strain, often referred to as “Sandbag Palsy”, is a severe strain of the back, neck and shoulders, sustained while constructing the 50 lb. sandbags. The ailment is officially known as Brachial Plexus Palsy.

The millions of sandbags needed annually for domestic emergency preparedness efforts carried out by flood fighting personnel have traditionally been filled in this time-consuming, back-breaking, two-person method that is known to contribute to Brachial Plexus Palsy. The Maintenance Superintendent Association is incorporating the SackMaster into its training session in an effort to maximize turn around time for much needed sandbags during flooding and to eliminate strain on those carrying out the sandbag filling duties.

Learn more about the Maintenance Superintendent Association at http://www.gomsa.net/
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