Chapter 19 - Operating Aerial Apparatus Flashcards
Where tillered operations are required, the tiller operator and tractor operator should be _______________ and cross __________.
interchangeable / trained
p 675
Before an operator is considered qualified he or she should be capable of operating the device at difficult locations such as on _______, tight ________, or ________ _________.
hills / spaces / uneven surfaces
p 675
Study sessions and drills should include the following topics (as applicable):
- __________ and ________ on aerial devices
- Operating aerial ___________
- Operating under adverse ____________
- ________-_______ operations
- General ________ tenets for aerial devices
- Climbing and riding
- controls
- conditions
- Below-grade
- safety
p 675-676
It is essential that ______ ___________ equipment be available for any personnel who will be climbing the ladder or riding in the platform.
fall protection
p 676
Fall protection features on an aerial ladder include the __________, and on a platform include the _________ and _______.
handrails / railings and gates
p 676
Each operator on the device should be equipped with a fall restraint _________ _____ and ________.
ladder belt and tether
p 676
The ladder belt and tether should meet the requirements of NFPA ______.
NFPA 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
p 676
The fire department safety officer selects the ________ of the tether which must be consistent with the operations.
length
p 676
Personnel must be safely anchored to a structural feature of the ladder or platform:
- Any time they are not actively __________ or ____________ the ladder.
- Any time they are not actively __________ or __________ the platform.
- Any time the device is in _________.
- climbing or descending
- entering or exiting
- motion
p 676
Fall protection will only be useful if the tether is secured to a portion of the device that will support the ?
load imposed by a fall
p 676
Use only structural features of the ladder or platform for _______ ________ and never use a feature that will allow the clip to slide for more than a few _______.
anchor points / inches
p 676
Never anchor onto _______, ______, ________ or any other feature that is not a permanent structural element of the device.
cables, wires, lights
p 676
If you fall while tethered, you may hang without the ability to _______ back onto the device. People can only hang briefly before blood circulation is cut off and they begin to _____.
climb / die
p 676
Most ladder belts and tethers are not designed for _____-________. Prepare a plan that will ensure that personnel who become hung from safety ladder belts and tethers are rescued ______________.
self-rescue / immediately
p 677
__________ the device first before allowing personnel to climb or descend.
Position
p 677
Climb or descend carefully maintaining _______ ________ of contact with a structural feature at all times. Place feet on _______ only.
three points (one hand and two feet or two hands and one foot) / rungs
p 677
Anchor the safety tether to a structural feature any time you _______ in your climb.
pause
p 677
Never _______, _______, or ________ the device with people on the ladder unless they are securely attached to a structural feature of the ladder using an approved safety ladder belt and tether.
rotate, elevate, or lower
p 677
Never _______ or ________ the device with people on the ladder.
extend or retract
p 677
Extending and retracting the ladder creates ________ and ________ hazards as the rungs, handrails, and lattice-work of ladder sections move past each other.
pinch and crush
p 677
Modern platforms are equipped with railings and gates to improve the safety of personnel riding the basket, but railings are not ?
sufficient to protect occupants in adverse conditions
p 677
All personnel riding in the platform must be tethered to a ___________ feature of the platform or an approved ________ at all times.
structural / anchor
p 678
Anchor the tether as soon as you _______ the basket and only un-clip just prior to ___________. Never set the platform device in ________ unless all riders are securely tethered to the platform.
enter / leaving / motion
p 678
Anywhere wire rope (cable) comes close to or contact other mechanical parts such as pulleys, sheaves, roller guides, or structural features on the device, a ________ hazard exists.
pinch
p 678
Follow these safe practices during winch operations:
- Always stay clear of ______ _______ during winch operation
- Never touch wire rope while in ________ or under _______
- Never touch wire rope while someone else is at the _________ or during ____________.
- wire rope
- tension / load
- control / operation
p 678
Wire rope (cable), through use, will develop “_______” which can slice skin. Always wear protective _______ while handling the wire rope. Avoid _______ fitting clothes or anything that could become entangled in the wire rope and other moving parts.
“barbs” / gloves / loose
p 678
Keep in mind that the use of term such as “rotate right” or “rotate left” may be misinterpreted if the point of view is different between the person giving commands and the operator at the controls. If might be better to use commands such as ?
rotate clockwise (right) or rotate counter clockwise (left)
p 679
Operating aerial controls:
The D/O must know the following:
- ____________ of the apparatus
- Proper spotting ________
- Maximum _______ limits
- Safe __________ practices
- limitations
- angles
- load
- operating
p 679
Operating aerial controls:
If visual contact cannot be maintained then the operator must rely on a __________.
spotter
p 679
The primary control position for the aerial operator is at the __________ controls, usually located at the ___________.
lower / turntable
p 680
When working from the primary control position, the operator must practice the following:
- Be aware of the _________, _________, and __________ of personnel and equipment on the device.
- Monitor the wind, ice and water flow, ensuring not to exceed the ______ ________ limitations.
- Maintain _____-_____ ______________ with personnel at the tip or in the platform basket.
- Observe personnel on the turntable who are helping observe the situation or are waiting to ascend. Personnel should keep well clear or the ________ at all times.
- number, weight, and position
- load chart
- two-way communication
- ladder
p 680
The secondary control position is either at the ________ controls or controls in the __________ __________.
upper / platform basket
p 680
Any time there is a firefighter operating the secondary controls, there must also be a trained and authorized aerial operator at ?
the primary control position
p 680
The ____________ control operator performs the final positioning of the aerial ladder during rescue or other fire fighting operations.
secondary
p 680
When the tip control is used, the operator at the tip of the ladder needs to take the following precautions:
- Be aware of personnel who are on the ladder sections _________ them.
- Take care to place feet on the _______ at the _____ to avoid injury from moving ladder sections.
- Be __________ in position to protect against abrupt or unexpected ladder movements
- Be aware of impending water flow and monitor/tower __________.
- Be aware of ___________ hazards and other obstructions.
- behind
- steps / tip
- belted
- reaction
- electrical
p 680
Never place personnel at the tip or platform of the aerial device if the operations can be ?
accomplished without them being there
p 681
- Graphical or tabular description of the load that can be distributed on an aerial device based on factors such as extension, elevation, stabilizer set-up, wind, water flow, and ice load.
Load Chart
p 681
In addition to load charts, some aerial apparatus may have ____________ ______ monitoring or __________ control systems. These may be used to supplement the use of load charts during operations.
electronic load / envelope
p 682
Telescoping aerial devices include:
- __________ ladders
- _________ ________ platforms
- ___________ _________ platforms
- Telescoping ________ _________
- Aerial
- Aerial ladder
- Telescoping elevating
- water towers
p 682
__________ the telescoping aerial device means elevating the entire assembly from its stored position to a desired angle and useful position.
Raising
p 682
Raising the aerial device consists of a series of motions that includes __________, __________, ___________ and _________ the device to its objective.
elevating, rotating, extending and lowering
p 682
Operating telescoping aerial equipment:
Using one ________ at a time is recommended unless the situation is critical and the operator is qualified to operate the apparatus in that manner, or the apparatus is equipped with system that is designed for _______-______ operations.
motion / multi-use
p 682-683
When approaching the objective or nearing obstructions, the D/O should use _____ ________ at a time to move the aerial device.
one motion
p 683
Operating telescoping aerial equipment:
No ________ movements of the controls are permitted. Regardless of the skill of the operator, ______-________ operations should be minimized due to the large amount of dynamic stress placed upon the aerial device when the motion is _________.
rapid / full-speed / halted
p 683
The overall process of lowering the aerial device is typically the ___________ of the process used to place it into position.
reverse
p 683