New BA guidance 2012
An overview
What is happening?
• TB 1/97 needed review
– Carried out by FRS, ARFFS and employee
reps
• Revised version
– Been out draft for over a year
Main changes
• Consumption rates were 40 lpm now 50 lpm
–
25% more cylinder capacity reqd
• Daily/weekly set checks need not be
recorded in logbook
–
A record is reqd but station 'diary'
suffices
• Re-entry of 750l/15min
–
But calculated by cylinder content
Main Changes cont
• Entry control points alphabetical – alpha,
bravo etc
• Teams therefore Alpha-One etc
• BA sector replaces Main Control
• BA stage 1 ltd to 2 teams & no guidelines
• More than 1 ECP – Stage II
•
At least Supervisory Manager
Main Changes cont
• Immediate life-risk deployment
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Max 1 team, 3 wearers
Life at risk, not just escalation
Await whether in the guidance!
• LPWD will require resetting, nominally 70bar
• Telemetry is included with a full section
Main Changes cont
• Sufficient BA personnel inside structure
•
No separation of any team to manage
hose
• Contemporaneous notes of briefs and plans,
search records
• Compartment firefighting techniques must be
used
• Minimum rest periods post-wear 1hr 1l
Any Questions?