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Wis. Adm. Code SPS 330.13
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WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
CHAPTER SPS 330 FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
SUBCHAPTER VIII -- PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Date:
02/18/2014
Document:
SPS 330.13 Personal alert safety system; life safety ropes, harnesses and hardware; eye, face and hearing protection
(1) PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEMS. Every fire department shall:
(a) Provide every fire fighter using self-contained breathing apparatus involved in rescue, fire fighting or other hazardous duties with a personal alert safety system and require the fire fighter to use the system.
(b) Test every personal alert safety system at least weekly and prior to each use.
(c) Maintain each personal alert safety system according to the instructions of the manufacturer of that system.
(d) Use personal alert safety system devices which meet the standards specified in NFPA 1982.
(2) LIFE SAFETY ROPES, HARNESSES AND HARDWARE. Every fire department shall:
(a) Use life safety ropes, harnesses and hardware which meet the standards specified in NFPA 1983.
(b) Use Class I life safety harnesses for fire fighter attachment to aerial devices.
(c) Use Class II and Class III life safety harnesses for fall arrest and rappelling operations.
(d) Use unused life safety rope to support the weight of any person during rescue, fire fighting and other emer-gency operations.
(e) Use for training evolutions, life safety rope which is designated training rope if the rope is inspected before and after each use according to the manufacturer's instructions.
(f) Destroy any training rope subjected to impact loading or showing signs of weakness or wear and maintain a written record of the use of each rope.
(3) EYE, FACE AND HEARING PROTECTION. Every fire department shall:
(a) Provide face and eye protection for any fire fighter engaged in fire suppression and other operations involving hazards to the eyes and face whenever the fire fighter's face is not protected by the full facepiece of a self-contained breathing apparatus. Eye and face protection shall comply with s. 29 CFR 1910.133 as adopted by reference in ch. SPS 332.
(b) Provide hearing protection for any fire fighter operating or riding in fire apparatus when subject to noise in excess of 90 dBA.
(c) Provide hearing protection for any fire fighter exposed to noise in excess of 90 dBA from power tools or equipment unless the use of the protective equipment would create an additional hazard to the fire fighter. Hearing protection shall comply with s. 29 CFR 1910.95 as adopted by reference in ch. SPS 332.
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