New BA guidance 2012An 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

– 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?