Section SPS 330.10 - Portable equipment(1) INSPECTION AND TESTING OF PORTABLE EQUIPMENT. Every fire department shall do all of the following: (a) Visually inspect, at least monthly and within 24 hours after use, all equipment carried on fire apparatus or designated for training.(b) Maintain inventory records for equipment carried on each fire apparatus and for equipment designated for training.(c) At least annually, test all equipment carried on fire apparatus or designated for training according to the instructions and applicable standards of the manufacturer.(d) Remove from service and repair or replace any fire fighting equipment that is defective or unserviceable as specified in the applicable NFPA standard as specified under s. SPS 330.02.(e) Inspect and service test all ground ladders.(f) Inspect and service test all fire hose.(g) Inspect, maintain, and test all fire extinguishers in compliance with ch. SPS 314.(2) LIFE SAFETY ROPES, HARNESSES, AND HARDWARE. Every fire department shall do all of the following:(a) Use life safety ropes, harnesses, and hardware that meet the standards specified in NFPA 1983.(b) Use Class I life safety harnesses for fire fighter attachment to aerial devices.(c) Use Class II and Class III life safety harnesses for fall arrest and rappelling operations.(d) Use for training evolutions, life safety rope which is designated training rope if the rope is inspected before and after each use according to the manufacturer's instructions.(e) Maintain records to document the use of each life safety rope used for training or at fires and other emergency incidents.(3) INSPECTION AND RECERTIFICATION OF LIFE SAFETY ROPE. The following are department exceptions to the requirements in NFPA 1983: (a) A life safety rope shall be inspected by qualified individuals before and after each use in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions.(b) If an inspection or test of a life safety rope indicates any weakness, wear, or damage or there is any question regarding the safety or serviceability of a life safety rope, the rope shall be taken out of service and altered in such a manner that it could not be mistakenly used as a life safety rope.(c) Unused life safety ropes, harnesses, and hardware shall be recertified in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. NFPA 1983 section 4.4.1 and table 4.4.1 are not included as part of this chapter.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 330.10
Cr. Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95.Amended by, CR 17-067: renum. SPS 330.10 to (1) and as renumbered am. (1) (intro.), (a) to (d), (g), renum. SPS 330.13(2) (intro.) to SPS 330.10(2) (intro.) and as renumbered am. (2) (intro.), (a), cr. (2) (e), (3) Register September 2018 No. 753, eff. 10/1/2018 Under ch. SPS 314, fire extinguishers are to be maintained as specified in NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.