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All life safety (rescue) rope must conform to what standard on life safety rope and equipment for emergency services? |
NFPA Standard 1983 |
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According to what standard, manufacturers must supply purchases with information regarding use criteria, inspection procedures and criteria for retiring life safety rope from service? |
NFPA 1983 |
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What type of rope is used when long falls are possible |
Dynamic high stretch rope is used when long falls are possible such as in rock climbing. |
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What type of rope is used for most rope rescue incidents |
Static (low stretch) rope |
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What rope is intended to support the weight of one person |
Light-use life-safety rope. |
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What rope is intended to support the weight of two persons. |
General-use life-safety rope. |
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What rope can be used during water rescues what throw to a victim in water |
A Throwline. |
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What rope is constructed in the same manner as a life safety rope, it is also no intention to be used one time only and then destroyed |
Escape rope |
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What rope is composed of braided covering or sheath over a call all of the main load-bearing strands. |
Kernmantle Rope |
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What rope is constructed by twisting yarns together to form strands, generally three strands are twisted together to make the final rope. |
Light ropes (twisted) natural or synthetic rope |
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What rope is constructed by uniformly intertwining strands of rope together. |
Braided rope |
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What are the three principal ways of cleaning a synthetic rope |
Washing by hand,, a rope washing device,,, a front loading washing machine. |
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Rescue ropes can be stored in? |
,coils ,or rope bags. |
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What what tubular webbing is stronger and more resistant to abrasion |
A spiral weave is stronger and more resistant to abrasion than the chain weave |
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A _____ is formed by simply sending the rope back on itself or keeping the sides parallel |
Bight |
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A ________ is made by crossing the side of bight over the standing part |
Loop |
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A _________ turn consists of further bending one side of loop |
Round turn |
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What knot is used for stabilizing tall objects when being hoisted |
Half Hitch |
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The principal use of a______ is to attach a rope to an object such as pole post or hose line? |
Clove hitch |
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Fire service rope falls into two classifications, what are they? |
1, life safety rope. 2, utility rope. |
