Wash. Admin. Code § 296-305-07018 - Occupant restraints and enclosures for wildland firefighting
(1) While in
motion, the driver and passengers in the cab must wear seat belts.
(2) Seat belts must comply with the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Part 49 C.F.R., Section 571, Standards 209 and
210.
(3) Passengers on wildland
vehicles must use a safety belt or a short lanyard securely connected to the
apparatus.
(a) Safety belts or lanyards must
be secured to an anchorage or structural member capable of supporting a minimum
dead weight of one thousand five hundred pounds per person or a 4:1 safety
factor.
(b) Safety lanyard lengths
must not allow for the firefighter to reach the ground.
(4) Safety belts must be constructed and
maintained in compliance with ANSI A10.14-1975.
(5) Lanyards must be a minimum of one-half
inch nylon or equivalent with a nominal breaking strength of five thousand four
hundred pounds.
(6) The structural
components for wildland vehicle enclosures must be constructed of metal tubing
not less than one inch in diameter, capable of supporting a minimum of one
thousand five hundred pounds per person, a 4:1 safety ratio or the equivalent.
This applies to vehicle enclosures manufactured after the effective date of
this chapter.
(7) The enclosure
must be constructed to a minimum toprail height of forty-two inches and must
include a midrail and either a toeboard at least four inches high or a bottom
rail a maximum of six inches from the platform.
(8) Access door(s) and latching mechanisms to
tail board enclosures must be constructed and mounted to achieve structural
integrity comparable to the remainder of the enclosure.
(9) A strap or butt-bar utilized for the
fourth side of the enclosure must be a minimum of a four-inch nylon strap
capable of supporting one thousand five hundred pounds dead weight.
(10) While actively fighting a fire in the
mobile attack mode, firefighters must either remain in a three-sided enclosure
and use a safety lanyard, or remain in a four-sided enclosure.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060 and 29 C.F.R. 1910.156, Fire brigades. 13-05-070, § 296-305-07018, filed 2/19/13, effective 1/1/14.
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