Ropes 3 Personal Harness Flashcards
What is the minimum breaking strength of the personal harness?
2.1 The personal harness is made of nylon webbing and has a minimum breaking strength of 6000 Lbs.
When is the harness inspected?
4.1 Harness shall be inspected by the member when issued, replaced or returned, at the start of each tour and after each use.
Procedures for placing a Personal Harness OOS?
- 2 Whenever the Personal Harness is placed out of service, the officer on duty shall have the Personal Harness immediately replaced by making immediate phone notification to the administrative Division and request a loaner Personal Harness.
- 3 An RT-2 shall be prepared by the officer on duty and shall include the members name, reference number, assigned unit, Harness ID number and reason the Personal Harness is being placed put of service. The company officer shall retain a copy of the RT-2 for unit
records. The officer placing the Personal Harness out of service shall make entries in the Company Journal and the Office Record Journal. - 6 Any time a Personal Harness has been placed out of service the officer must complete an Out of Service Life Safety Equipment Report (SCF-2) and forward it through the Chain of Command to the Chief of Safety.
When members Personal Harness is/are placed OOS how must the unit respond to a structural response (via the dispatcher) prior to the members getting a replacement harness?
6.10 When a member’s Personal Harness has been placed out of service and he/she is on duty, the member will continue to respond. When the member’s company is assigned to an incident requiring a structural response, a Group 1 Company shall inform the dispatcher that the unit is responding with four firefighters, a Group 2 and 3 Company shall transmit 10-14, a Group 4 Company shall inform the dispatcher that the
unit is responding “Under Staffed”. When more than one member is responding without a Personal Harness, the unit shall notify the dispatcher that the Company is responding “Under Staffed”. Upon arrival, the Company Officer shall inform the Incident Commander (IC) of the unit status, the IC shall adjust his/her strategy accordingly. The unit shall only operate if the IC at the scene determines that the members will not be
endangered by the reduced manpower. At an incident where members will be operating in an IDLH area, the member(s) not equipped with a Personal Harness shall not enter/operate in that area.
When the Company Officers Personal Harness is OOS the unit must notify the dispatcher of what?
6.11 When a Battalion Chief or Company Officer is in need of a loaner Personal Harness, the unit where that member is working shall inform the borough dispatcher that the unit is Out of Service until a loaner Personal Harness is obtained from the Division Depot.
How does the Company Commander account for the members Personal Harness?
7.2 The Company Commander must record the ID number of the harness with the name of the member to whom it is issued in the Office Record Journal.
