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91-191 - General

Section 51.8
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Body harnesses and safety ropes
51.8(1)An employer shall ensure that ropes and associated body harnesses and hardware used by a firefighter for structural fire-fighting or rescue purposes meets or exceeds NFPA 1983, “Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components”, 1995 edition.
51.8(2)When working from an aerial device, a firefighter engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue shall use a body harness that meets or exceeds NFPA 1983, “Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components”, 1995 edition.
51.8(3)In this section, “aerial device” means an aerial device as defined in subsection 51.92(2).
97-121; 2010-159
Body harnesses and safety ropes
51.8(1)An employer shall ensure that ropes and associated body harnesses and hardware used by a firefighter for structural fire-fighting or rescue purposes meets or exceeds NFPA 1983, “Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components”, 1995 edition.
51.8(2)When working from an aerial device, a firefighter engaged in structural fire-fighting or rescue shall use a body harness that meets or exceeds NFPA 1983, “Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and System Components”, 1995 edition.
51.8(3)In this section, “aerial device” means an aerial device as defined in subsection 51.92(2).
97-121