Rope Rescue Training Questions with Correct Answers

What NFPA Standard is Life Safety Rope & equipment for emergency services? Correct Answer NFPA 1983 A harness that fastens around the waist and thighs or under the buttocks and is designed for rescue with a design load of 2.67 kN (600lbs) shall be designated as a ? Correct Answer Class II (Life Safety Harness) A harness that fastens around the waist and thighs or under the buttocks, and over shoulders is designed for rescue with a design load of 2.67 kN (600lbs) shall be designated as a ? Correct Answer Class III (Life Safety Harness) Life Safety rope shall have a minimum breaking strength of no less than? Correct Answer 9000 (lbs / 40 kN) 1 Kilonewton Correct Answer 225 (Pounds) An auxiliary equipment device used to grasp a life safety rope for the purposes of supporting loads; includes ascending devices is a ? Correct Answer Rope Grab (NFPA 1983 Definition) 1" Tubular Webbing Rating Correct Answer 4000 (lbs / 17.8 kN) 8 mm Prussik Cord Rating (100% nylon, torque free, kern mantle) Correct Answer 3500 (lbs / 16 kn) Bar Rack Rating Correct Answer 5000 (lbs / 22 kN) General use Anchor Plate minimum breaking strength Correct Answer 8000 (lbs / 36 kN) Water Knot Efficiency Correct Answer 64 (%) Alpine Butterfly Knot Efficiency Correct Answer 75 (%) Three types of Hauling Systems Correct Answer Simple, Compound, and Complex A Break Tube is used for Correct Answer Lowering Loads A Break Tube load ratio with 3 wraps is ? Correct Answer 250 : 1 (For a 600 lbs rescue load, If the three wraps are used, then only two to three pounds of holding force are required)