NFPA 1858-2018 Standard on Selection Care and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services (Effective Date 11 30 2017).pdf

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28、 viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/docinfo.1858-1 NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2017 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 1858 Standard on Selecti

29、on, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services 2018 Edition This edition of NFPA 1858, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Special Operations Protective C

30、lothing and Equipment and released by the Technical Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and Equipment. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 10, 2017, with an effective date of November 30, 2017. This edition of NFPA 1858 was approved as an American

31、National Standard on November 30, 2017. Origin and Development of NFPA 1858 NFPA 1858 is written for organizations that evaluate the risks faced by emergency responders and their particular needs for life safety rope and equipment. It is also written for users of life safety rope and equipment to en

32、able them to inspect, maintain, and care for the life safety rope and equipment they use during rescue and training operations that is compliant with NFPA 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services. The protection and safety of re-ghting personnel depend equally on adequ

33、ate life safety rope and equipment and on the organizations policies, training, and administration of the correct use of life safety rope and equipment in rescue and training situations. To satisfy those portions of the organizations life safety rope and equipment program, this document provides cri

34、teria for the selection, care, and maintenance of the life safety rope and equipment. NFPA 1858 applies to life safety rope, escape rope, re escape rope, re escape webbing, escape webbing, throwlines, moderate elongation laid life saving rope, life safety harnesses, belts, auxiliary equipment, litte

35、rs, and victim extrication devices certied as compliant with NFPA 1983.SELECTION, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFE SAFETY ROPE AND EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES 1858-2 2018 Edition Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and Equipment William E. Haskell, III, Chair N

36、ational Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, MA E Rep. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Jason L. Allen, Intertek Testing Services, NY RT James B. Area, Chimera Enterprises International, MD SE Joseph Arrington, San Antonio Fire Department, TX U Roger L. Barker, North Caroli

37、na State University, NC SE James E. Brinkley, International Association of Fire Fighters, DC L Rep. International Association of Fire Fighters Steven D. Corrado, UL LLC, NC RT Cristine Z. Fargo, International Safety Equipment Association, VA M Edmund Farley, Pittsburgh Bureau Of Fire, PA E Robert A.

38、 Freese, Globe Manufacturing Company, NH M Patricia A. Gleason, ASTM/Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA RT David V. Haston, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ID E Diane B. Hess, PBI Performance Products, Inc., NC M Thomas M. Hosea, U.S. Department of the Navy, FL RT James S. Johnson, Lawrence Liverm

39、ore National Laboratory, CA RT Jeff Legendre, Northborough Fire Department, MA U Karen E. Lehtonen, Lion Group, Inc., OH M Gregory J. Mackin, Boston Fire Department, MA E David G. Matthews, Fire & Industrial (PPE) Ltd., United Kingdom SE Rep. International Standards Organization Benjamin Mauti, Mine

40、 Safety Appliances Company, PA M Rep. Compressed Gas Association Michael F. McKenna, Michael McKenna & Associates, LLC, CA SE John H. Morris, Johnson Controls/TYCO/Scott Safety, GA M Jack E. Reall, Columbus (OH) Division of Fire, OH L Rep. Columbus Fireghters Union Jeffrey O. Stull, International Pe

41、rsonnel Protection, Inc., TX M Tim W. Tomlinson, Addison Fire Department, TX C Robert D. Tutterow, Jr., Fire Industry Equipment Research Organization (FIERO), NC U Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section William A. Van Lent, Veridian Ltd., Inc., IA M Rep. Fire & Emergency Manufacturers & Services Association

42、 Bruce H. Varner, BHVarner & Associates, AZ M Rep. International Fire Service Training Association Steven H. Weinstein, Honeywell Safety Products, CA M Richard Weise, Los Angeles County Fire Department, CA U Harry P. Winer, HIP Consulting LLC, MA SE Alternates Louis Carpentier, Innotex Inc., Canada

43、M (Alt. to William A. Van Lent) Patricia A. Freeman, Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC, NH M (Alt. to Robert A. Freese) Tim J. Gardner, 3M Company, MN M (Alt. to Cristine Z. Fargo) Pamela A. Kavalesky, Intertek Testing Services, NY RT (Alt. to Jason L. Allen) Judge W. Morgan, Scott Safety, NC M (Alt.

44、 to John H. Morris) Gary L. Neilson, Sparks, NV U (Alt. to Robert D. Tutterow, Jr.) Amanda H. Newsom, UL LLC, NC RT (Alt. to Steven D. Corrado) Anthony Petrilli, U.S. Department of Agriculture, MT E (Alt. to David V. Haston) Stephen R. Sanders, ASTM/Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA RT (Alt. to P

45、atricia A. Gleason) Russell Shephard, Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities Council, Australia SE (Alt. to David G. Matthews) David P. Stoddard, Michael McKenna & Associates, LLC, CA SE (Alt. to Michael F. McKenna) Grace G. Stull, International Personnel Protection, Inc., TX M (Alt. to J

46、effrey O. Stull) Rick L. Swan, IAFF Local 2881/CDF Fire Fighters, VA L (Alt. to James E. Brinkley) Jonathan V. Szalajda, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, PA E (Alt. to William E. Haskell, III) Donald B. Thompson, North Carolina State University, NC SE (Alt. to Roger L. Barker) W.

47、 Jason Traynor, MSA Safety, PA M (Alt. to Benjamin Mauti) Jian Xiang, The DuPont Company, Inc., VA M (Alt. to Diane B. Hess) Nonvoting Robert J. Athanas, FDNY/SAFE-IR, Incorporated, NY U Rep. TC on Electronic Safety Equipment Christina M. Baxter, U.S. Department of Defense, VA E Rep. TC on Hazardous

48、 Materials PC&E Tricia L. Hock, ASTM/Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA RT Rep. TC on Emergency Medical Services PC&E Stephen J. King, Babylon, NY SE Rep. TC on Structural and Proximity Fire Fighting PC&E Jeremy Metz, West Metro Fire Rescue, CO U Rep. TC on Special Operations PC&E Brian Montgomery

49、, U.S. Department of Justice, DC E Rep. TC on Tactical and Technical Operations Respiratory Protection Equipment Daniel N. Rossos, Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards & Training, OR E Rep. TC on Respiratory Protection EquipmentCOMMITTEE PERSONNEL 1858-3 2018 Edition Chris Farrell, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membershi