Chapter 25 Vehicle Extrication Flashcards
NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration- sets and enforces standards
USDOT
US Department of Transportation- develops and and coordinates policies
IIHS
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety- test integrity of vehicles
ANSI
American national standards institutes- develops standards
NFPA 1006 and 1670
1006- standards for an individual
1670- standards for a HTR crew
TERC
Transportation Emergency Rescue Committee- Certs
NTSB
National transportation safety board- accident investigations
- Passenger Vehicles
2. Medium/Heavy
- cars, light trucks, 10 people or less 2 axles 4 tires less than or equal to 10,000 lbs
- 1300-3200 medium, 33000 and up- Heavy
types of frame
- full/rigid
- unibody frame
- space frame
PTO’s
Power Take Off
Winch danger zone
length of cable 360 degrees around
Inverter
12v to 110ac
AFD stabilizing kit
- 12 pc. of 4x4 18 inch long
- 4 pc. of 4x4 wedge
- 1 pair of chocks
lift air bag PSI?
116 psi at one inch
cutting torch
no greater than 15psi 3/4 of a turn to open