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P/N 595370-01 Rev B 07/19
USE AS PART OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
TRAINING IS REQUIRED BEFORE USE. Refer to the user instructions
provided with your Locator System equipment for complete details on
the use of the Locator System. Use of this equipment must be part of a
complete personnel accountability system that includes procedures for
monitoring the deployment and condition of all users. Do not rely on the
Locator System as the only technique for locating missing personnel. A
Rapid Intervention or Rescue team using the HHR must have a minimum
of two (2) people. For their own safety, the team members must pay
attention to their surroundings at all times while using the Locator System.
The accountability system must include procedures for alerting the incident
commander and rescue teams when actuated transmitters or the missing
personnel have been found or when they have moved from their previous
location. It is the responsibility of the personnel accountability system to
allow for such contingencies without exposing individuals and teams to
unnecessary dangers.
WARNING
CONTINUED TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN A
VARIETY OF SITUATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO
DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO PROPERLY
INTERPRET THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
THE PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM. USE
OF THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT TRAINING AND
PRACTICE MAY JEOPARDIZE ALL PERSONNEL
INVOLVED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF THE LOCATOR SYSTEM
The Locator System is a two part electronic system consisting of the HHR
and transmitter. When a transmitter is activated, it sends out a radio signal
in all directions that is received by the HHR. Understanding how the radio
signal from a Transmitter behaves and how the HHR receives and displays
the strength of that signal is critical to understanding the operation of the
Locator System. Successful operation of the Locator System depends
heavily on the interpretation of the relative signal strength information
displayed on the HHR along with all other available information about the
possible location of the activated transmitter.
The HHR is very sensitive in responding to small differences in signal
strength. The relative strength of the Transmitter signal detected by the
HHR will vary depending on:
• The distance from the transmitter to the HHR,
• The path the transmitter signal has taken to get to the HHR,
• The materials between the transmitter and the HHR that may affect the
signal from the transmitter.
The user of the HHR must interpret the readings on the HHR display along
with other information, such as:
• training and knowledge in systematic search and rescue techniques
• their sense of sight (watch where you are going)
• their sense of sound (listen for an activated distress alarm)
• the deployment of the missing personnel
• knowledge of the building layout and building materials
Do not rely solely on the readings from the HHR to locate the activated
transmitter.
Refer to the user instructions provided with your Locator System equipment
for complete details on the use of the Locator System.
USE OF THE OPTIONAL LOCATOR SYSTEM
WARNING
READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS ENTIRE
MANUAL AND THE
3M SCOTT PAK-TRACKER
LOCATOR SYSTEM MANUAL. TRAINING IS
REQUIRED BEFORE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT
IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE TRAINING
MUST INCLUDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE
LIMITATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT AND HOW
TO INTERPRET LOCATING INFORMATION,
ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE PRACTICE WITH THE
SYSTEM IN A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS.
USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE PART OF
A COMPLETE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM. ALWAYS UPDATE TRAINING WITH
EACH NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. USE OF
THE LOCATOR SYSTEM WITHOUT PROPER
TRAINING MAY PLACE THE USERS AT HIGHER
RISK IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, WHICH
COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
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