14.3 Safety equipment
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14.3 Safety equipment

  14.3.1 Sufficient, but not less than three complete sets of safety equipment shall be provided in addition to the firefighter's outfits required by 11.6.1. Each set shall provide adequate personal protection to permit entry and work in a gas-filled space. This equipment shall take into account the nature of the cargoes, listed on the International Certificate of Fitness for the Carriage of Liquified Gases in Bulk shown in appendix 2.

  14.3.2 Each complete set of safety equipment shall consist of:

  • .1 one self-contained positive pressure air-breathing apparatus incorporating full face mask, not using stored oxygen and having a capacity of at least 1,200 ℓ of free air. Each set shall be compatible with that required by 11.6.1;

  • .2 protective clothing, boots and gloves to a recognized standard;

  • .3 steel-cored rescue line with belt; and

  • .4 explosion-proof lamp.

  14.3.3 An adequate supply of compressed air shall be provided and shall consist of:

  • .1 at least one fully charged spare air bottle for each breathing apparatus required by 14.3.1;

  • .2 an air compressor of adequate capacity capable of continuous operation, suitable for the supply of high-pressure air of breathable quality; and

  • .3 a charging manifold capable of dealing with sufficient spare breathing apparatus air bottles for the breathing apparatus required by 14.3.1.

Parent topic: Chapter 14 — Personnel Protection
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