Oakville PFFA Health & Safety

Rope Training Update

opffahealth — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:41:34 +0000

The OH&S committee met 09/09/08 with management to discuss ropes among other topics. It has been agreed that the rope manual must me updated before we proceed with rope training. The TRRT program was one of the best programs that we had on the OFD before the TRRT truck was taken out of station#4.

WE felt that training methods and techniques that were being taught and used just were not safe.

Only land based rope training will be delivered until this TRRT program is updated to our satisfaction. Continue on as safe as possible using the methods that you are familiar with.

To the OPFFA members that are “Rope Experts” Please give your support to this program. It is our safety at stake here. Use your vast knowledge to make this program “ours” once again.
Also be advise that at no time will a high line be used. Yes this means Fire Prevention Week Kickoff (Sorry Mike we are not circus clowns). If you are asked to do so the answer is NO!

Dean

Rope Training

opffahealth — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:17:48 +0000

Today Andy Glynn and I agreed that rope training will be classroom and ground work only No repelling off the tower will be done until the JOH&S committee meets and agrees on a few things.

Last week a member was dropped ten feet while being lowered. We have agreed to review the rope training.

FYI What happened is clear. The firefighter was dropped ten feet. The crew along with CTO Craibbe duplicated this four times using a dummy. We are told that in the opinion of some this was human error. We will see about that.

Something is wrong weather is be a training procedure or whatever. Anyways no repelling of the tower for training please

Dean

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