NFPA 1932-2015 Standard on Use Maintenance and Service Testing of In-Service Fire Department Ground Ladders (Effective Date 07 29 2014).pdf

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29、visit the NFPA website at www.nfpa.org. All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.Copyright 2014 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 1932 Standardon Use,Maintenance,andServiceTestingofIn-ServiceFire DepartmentGroundLadders 2015Editi

30、on This edition of NFPA 1932,StandardonUse,Maintenance,andServiceTestingofIn-ServiceFire Department Ground Ladders, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Department Ground Ladders. It was issued by the Standards Council on July 14, 2014, with an effective date of July 29, 2014, and superse

31、des all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 1932 was approved as an American National Standard on July 29, 2014. OriginandDevelopmentofNFPA1932 In 1958, new material was added to NFPA 193,StandardProceduresforAerialLadderTesting,to cover the care, maintenance, and testing of fire department grou

32、nd ladders. Subsequent editions were published in 1959 and 1972. In 1975, NFPA 193 was separated into two documents, NFPA 1931, Standard on Fire Depart- mentGroundLadders, and NFPA 1904,RecommendedPracticefortheMaintenance,Care,Testingand Use of Fire DepartmentAerial Ladders and Elevating Platforms.

33、 The 1979 edition of NFPA 1931 incorporated extensive revisions, including editorial and style changes. In 1984, the text of NFPA 1931 was again divided into two documents. NFPA 1931 con- tained the requirements for the design and design verification testing for new ground lad- ders, and NFPA 1932 c

34、ontained the requirements for the use, maintenance, and service testing of fire department ground ladders. The strength requirements for new ground lad- ders were increased in NFPA 1931, and the loads used for in-service testing of ground ladders were increased based on research that indicated that

35、ground ladders needed to handle greater loads. An exception allowed the authority having jurisdiction to use a reduced test weight for the horizontal bending test for extension ladders built prior to 1984 with a restric- tion on the use of those ladders while phasing in the more stringent testing re

36、quirement. The 1989 edition added requirements for routine maintenance as well as additional cau- tions regarding accidental heating of ladders. The horizontal bending test for folding ladders was added. The horizontal bending test for extension ladders was modified to reflect changes determined acc

37、eptable from field experience with the use of the test method. The 1994 edition removed the exception that allowed the authority having jurisdiction to use a reduced test weight for the horizontal bending test for extension ladders built prior to 1984. The standard was revised to keep it up to date,

38、 including adding requirements for retrofitting heat sensor labels after appropriate testing. The 1999 edition incorporated minor editorial revisions and rearranged the document to better organize the material. The 2004 edition changed the title to Standard on Use, Maintenance, and Service Testing o

39、f In-ServiceFireDepartmentGroundLadders to better reflect that this is a standard that pertains to the ladder after it has been put in service. The document was reorganized according to the current NFPAManual of Style, and ambiguous wording was clarified. An alternate method for loading a ladder dur

40、ing the horizontal bending test was permitted. The maximum tempera- ture that ladders can be subjected to under non-fire conditions was reduced to 212F (100C). The optional hardness test was deleted. The conditions for removal of ground ladders from service because of failing inspections or testing

41、were clarified. 19321 NFPA and National Fire Protection Association are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.The 2010 edition of this standard included multi-purpose ladders. NFPA 1901,StandardforAutomotiveFireApparatus, recognized the instal

42、lation of multi-purpose ladders in lieu of folding ladders on apparatus. As such, requirements for testing were necessary to ensure multi-purpose ladders are tested and maintained for fire service duty. The 2015 edition brings clarification and improvement to the visual inspection checklist and adds

43、 an operational test for extension ladders to ensure there is no damage to the ladder. 19322 USE, MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICE TESTING OF IN-SERVICE FIRE DEPARTMENT GROUND LADDERS 2015 EditionTechnicalCommitteeonFireDepartmentGroundLadders ChristinaSpoons, Chair Westmont Fire Department, IL U DoyleM.Bre

44、wer,Jr., Denver Fire Department, CO U JohnP.Brown, Nassau County Fire Service Academy, NY SE H.CurtisClifford, First In, Inc., AZ IM WilliamR.Cole, William Scott Equipment Company, CA M SamuelC.Cramer, Aluminum Ladder Company, SC M GlennFranzoi, GF Safety LLC, NJ SE JamesE.Glatts, FireOne, PA RT Tho

45、masHillenbrand, UL LLC, IL RT KevinR.Lewis, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services, GA U EdwardJ.OKinsky, Waterway Inc., NJ IM A.K.Rosenhan, Mississippi State University, MS SE PhilipSchwab, Duo-Safety Ladder Corporation, WI M StephenA.Speer, Fire Service Safety Testing, NY RT JacobWaldschmidt, City

46、of Kenosha Fire Department, WI U Alternates StephenJackson, Waterway Hudson Valley, NY IM (Alt. to E. J. OKinsky) JamesE.Johannessen, UL LLC, PA RT (Alt. to T. Hillenbrand) PeterF.Kertzie, Buffalo Fire Department, NY U (Alt. to D. M. Brewer, Jr.) ShawnCramerMizell, Aluminum Ladder Company, SC M (Alt

47、. to S. C. Cramer) RandyT.Vandersee, Duo-Safety Ladder Corporation, WI M (Alt. to P. Schwab) ChrisFarrell, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the final text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred.Ake

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49、for documents on the design, inspec- tion, testing, and use of ground ladders for the fire service. 19323 COMMITTEE PERSONNEL 2015 EditionContents Chapter1 Administration 19325 1.1 Scope . 19325 1.2 Purpose 19325 1.3 Application . 19325 Chapter2 ReferencedPublications . 19325 2.1 General 19325 2.2 NFPA Publications 19325 2.3 Other Publications 19325 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections 19325 Chapter3 Definitions 19325 3.1 General 19325 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions . 19325 3.3 General Definitions . 19325 Ch