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  Shoring - Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  Shoring operations in the UK are based on the FEMA shoring systems from the United States and use both metal and timber shores. The metal system selected for the UK USAR Units is the "ParaTech" shoring system. Timber shores are constructed on-site using timber carried on the USAR Modules and with both hand and power tools. All UK USAR Technicians are trained to utilise both systems, dependent upon the requirements of the situation.

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Raker Shores in place
  Reference Title  
  SOP_SHO001 Shoring Principles SOP
  SOP_SHO002 Shoring Operations SOP
  SOP_SHO027 Shoring Load Calculations SOP
  SOP_SHO028 Shoring Placement - Markings and Symbols SOP
  SOP_SHO029 Fixings for Timber and Metal Shores SOP
  Timber Shoring  
  SOP_SHO003 Graded Timber for Shoring Operations SOP
  SOP_SHO004 Ungraded Timber for Shoring Operations SOP
  SOP_SHO015 Connections for Timber Shoring SOP
  Metal Shoring  
  SOP_SHO016 T-Spot Shore (Metal) SOP
  SOP_SHO017 Vertical Shore (Metal) SOP
  SOP_SHO018 Window/Door Shore (Metal) SOP
  SOP_SHO019 Horizontal Shore (Metal) SOP
  SOP_SHO022 Ad-hoc Flying Raker Shore (Metal) SOP
  SOP_SHO023 B23 Flying Raker Shore (Metal) SOP