©Copyright Amkus Rescue Systems, Inc. 2018-2020
LAA-002 March 10, 2020 Rev02
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DANGER
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE
The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response
equipment and services want responders to know and understand the
following:
1. Fire
fi
ghting and Emergency Response are inherently dangerous activities
requiring proper training in their hazards and the use of extreme caution
at all times.
2. It is your responsibility to read and understand any user’s instructions,
including purpose and limitations, provided with any piece of equipment
you may be called upon to use.
3. It is your responsibility to know that you have been properly trained in
Fire
fi
ghting and /or Emergency Response and in the use, precautions, and
care of any equipment you may be called upon to use.
4. It is your responsibility to be in proper physical condition and to maintain
the personal skill level required to operate any equipment you may be
called upon to use.
5. It is your responsibility to know that your equipment is in operable
condition and has been maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
6. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in death, burns or other
severe injury.
FEMSA
Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Service Association
P.O. Box 147, Lynn
fi
eld, MA 01940 • www.FEMSA.org
This manual does NOT address operation or servicing of AMKUS Rope Rescue Systems. Only competent rescue tool repair
technicians are quali
fi
ed to repair AMKUS equipment. This manual should be available to all personnel involved with AMKUS
equipment.
This Safety Manual is not intended as a substitute for proper training in the use of rescue systems as taught from credible
sources such as the National
fi
re Protection Association (NFPA), The International Fire Service Training Association
(IFSTA), or sources approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
Examples of recent publications;
Standard for
Technical Rescuer Personnel
Professional Qualifications
2017
1006
NFPA
®
• NFPA 1006 2017 Edition - Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Quali
fi
cations
• IFSTA Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, 8th Edition, ISBN: 978-0-87939-580-3
• •NFPA 1983 2017 Edition - Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
