Crew Safety Appliancrs 210 Flashcards
In what instance may we don our PPE on route to an incident ?
When status 6
What are crews expected to do when travelling in the appliance ?
Wear seatbelts and lock any doors by the personnel sitting closest
Who is responsible for crews wearing seatbelts and donning PPE before vehicle is mobile ?
The OIC
When can the seatbelt rule be relaxed ?
Driver reversing
Driver/examiner conducting a test where a seat belt would endanger them or another person
What is the procedure for seatbelts at change of watch ?
Ensure belts are adjusted and working correctly
Check assemblies for correct operation
Check for sharp edges
Report damaged seatbelts
When are appliance and equipment checks carried out ?
Change of watch
Before / after training
Before /after operational use
Any other time as necessary
Before the appliance is moved , all personnel are to ensure that ?
All door catches and locks are fully engaged
Shutters are closed and secure
Do not dismount until vehicle has stopped
No clothing is caught in the doors
All equipment stored correctly
Safety events and defects dealt with
What audible warning is heard if a door or locker is left open and the handbrake is released ?
Warning Door Adjar
What should be done if the audible warning system activates while mobile ?
Appliance stopped in safe position and handbrake applied
Physical check of all lockers and doors
What is the procedure if an incident requires appliances to leave a carriageway and travers soft or uneven ground ,
The minimum number of appliances needed to achieve the objective should leave the carriageway or hard standing ground .
Crews should act as lookouts for soft ground and wheels sinking and obstructions.
If a lookout spots soft ground or obstructions , what should be the next action ?
Signal the driver to halt and the vehicle should return to the highway by the same route as it left if necessary by reversing
What should the crews actions be if an appliance becomes bogged down ?
Inform brigade control immediately and make no attempt to free it .control will arrange for the vehicle to be recovered
What precautions should be observed when attempting to negotiate a low structure or obstruction ?
Crews members dismount to act as lookouts and be positioned to give warnings of possible fouling the structure.
The appliance is to proceed with extreme precaution.
If any doubt no attempt should be made.
What defect code is a faulty seatbelt ?
Code 1 if the number of belts in the rear drops below the number of riders or any seatbelt in the front .
Under What Act do employees have a duty to take reasonable care for their own health and safety ?
Health and safety at work act 1974
