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SAFETY
1-6 / Mid-Mount Ascendant Aerial Tower
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1-5. Secure Your Equipment
1-5.1 Aerial Apparatus Hose Chutes
Certain aerial apparatus may carry hose on the top of the body using a “trough” or “chute” to guide the hose on its
way out the back of the truck. While this method has many operational advantages, the hose must be packed
carefully to ensure that hose connections do not get caught as the hose is exiting through the chute. To provide for
the most efficient and safe deployment of hose from the hose bed, hose shall be packed in stacks starting at the left
(driver) side and working towards the hose chute on the right (passenger) side. Operators of this type of device must
take special care to lay the hose in a manner conducive to the chute design, and keep apparatus speeds very slow
during deployment. Hose couplings that jam or catch on corners or other obstructions may cause the deploying hose
to pull taught or whip, possibly damaging equipment or injuring bystanders. Keep personnel clear of exiting hose
and couplings during deployment.
Whipping Hose Hazard:
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Pack hose so that couplings are pulled out straight without flipping around during deployment.
• Pack hose so that it never crosses over itself during deployment.
• Maintain vehicle speed of 5 MPH or less while deploying hose.
• Keep personnel clear of exiting hose and couplings during deployment.
Whipping hose or couplings can injure or kill.
Ensure hose couplings are arranged such that they are always packed towards the front of the hose
bed. Failure to comply may result in damage to the aerial, hose bed, covers, and hoses.