Transcript Service Delivery 3

Service Delivery 3
Ladders
Aims
To ensure students are familiar
with the terminology associated
with ladders and their safe usage.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session students will be
able to:
• Recognise and use the standard terminology in
relation to ladders
• Describe the construction of a range of fire
service ladders
• State the varying uses of fire service ladders
• Understand of the safety procedures to be
adopted when using ladders.
Types of ladders in use
• Short extension ladder
(JCDD 32)
• 10.5m ladder
(JCDD 10)
• 13.5m ladder
(JCDD 12)
• Roof ladder
(JCDD 31).
Types of ladders in use
• All Humberside Fire Brigade ladders are of
aluminium construction
• Comply with Joint Council of Design and
Development (JCDD) specifications
• Regularly tested
• For these reasons fire brigade personnel are
instructed that they must not use ladders gained
from other sources.
Terminology
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Extend - to raise an extending section
Extend to lower - to clear the pawls
Heel in / Heel out
House - to retract an extending section
Pitch - to erect a ladder against a building
Slip - to remove a ladder from an
appliance.
Short extension ladder.
10.5 metre ladder.
13.5 metre ladder.
13.5 metre ladder.
Upper
extension
Middle
extension
Main
extension
Screw
down jack
Handling
poles
Roof ladder.
Confirmation
Assessments will be based on this lesson and
the corresponding study note.
Learning Outcomes
• Recognise and use the standard terminology
in relation to ladders
• Describe the construction of a range of fire
service ladders
• State the varying uses of fire service ladders
• Understand of the safety procedures to be
adopted when using ladders.
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