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USE OF THE PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM
USE AS PART OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY 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 such as those outlined in NFPA 1561,
Standard on Emergency
Services Incident Management Systems
. Do not rely on the PAK-TRACKER
Locator System as the only technique for locating missing personnel. A Rescue
Team or Rapid Intervention Crew using the Hand Held Receiver 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 PAK-TRACKER Loca-
tor System. The use of other equipment such as a thermal imaging camera in
conjunction with the PAK-TRACKER Locator System is strongly recommended.
The accountability system must include procedures for alerting the incident
commander and rescue teams when actuated transmitters or the missing per-
sonnel 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.
RESTRICTED USE IN SOME LOCATIONS
The Hand Held Receiver is not suitable for use in potentially flammable or
explosive atmospheres. Always check for the presence of a flammable or
explosive atmosphere before entering an unknown atmosphere with the Hand
Held Receiver.
WARNING
CONTINUED TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN A
VARIETY OF SITUATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO
DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO PROPERLY IN-
TERPRET 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.
WARNING
READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS ENTIRE MANUAL.
TRAINING IS REQUIRED BEFORE USE OF THE
PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM IN A HAZARD-
OUS SITUATION. THE TRAINING MUST INCLUDE
AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIMITATIONS OF
THE EQUIPMENT AND HOW TO INTERPRET LO-
CATING INFORMATION, ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE
PRACTICE WITH THE SYSTEM IN A VARIETY OF
ENVIRONMENTS. USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT MUST
BE PART OF A COMPLETE PERSONNEL ACCOUNT-
ABILITY SYSTEM. ALWAYS UPDATE TRAINING
WITH EACH NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. USE OF
A PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM WITHOUT
PROPER TRAINING MAY PLACE THE USERS AT
HIGHER RISK IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHICH
COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF THE PAK-TRACKER
LOCATOR SYSTEM
The Scott Safety PAK-TRACKER Locator System is a two part electronic system
consisting of a Hand Held Receiver and a radio transmitter.
When a transmitter is activated, it sends out a radio signal in all directions that
is received by the Hand Held Receiver. Understanding how the radio signal
from a transmitter behaves and how the Hand Held Receiver receives and
displays the strength of that signal are critical to understanding the operation
of the SCOTT PAK-TRACKER Locator System.
Successful operation of the PAK-TRACKER Locator System depends heavily
on the interpretation of the relative signal strength information displayed on the
Hand Held Receiver along with all other available information about the possible
location of the activated transmitter.
The Hand Held Receiver is very sensitive in responding to small differences in
signal strength. The relative strength of the transmitter signal detected by the
Hand Held Receiver will vary depending on the following:
1. The distance from the transmitter to the Hand Held Receiver
2. The path the transmitter signal has taken to get to the Hand Held Receiver
3. The materials between the transmitter and the Hand Held Receiver which
may have affected the signal from the transmitter
The user of the Hand Held Receiver must interpret the readings on the Hand
Held Receiver display along with other information, such as
– training and knowledge in systematic search and rescue techniques
– his/her sense of sight (watch where he/she is going)
– his/her sense of sound (listen for an activated PASS device)
– the deployment of the missing personnel
– knowledge of the building layout and building materials
– any other pertinent information available on the scene