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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:28 pm

The only problem Kent had with the helmets was as the torch as mounted lower right of helmet it sometimes set the ADSU off.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:06 am

Whats wrong with keeping torchs on the tunic?

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:04 am

I understand what you are saying however just look around, FIT turn up in different gear, so does the CBRN team, FRU / USART boys and girls seem to be wearing all sorts of stuff, think its already starting to differentiate, just not perhaps as much as you would like.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:42 am

I understand what you are saying however just look around, FIT turn up in different gear, so does the CBRN team, FRU / USART boys and girls seem to be wearing all sorts of stuff, think its already starting to differentiate, just not perhaps as much as you would like.[/quote]

Sorry mate but FRU have NO different kit to the pump ladder crews. Its the USAR guys that all the cool stuff.

Learner User Online: Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 96

I think maybe for RTA's and such like, we should have gloves that are robust enough but that also give us the dexterity to actually use our hands, like say mechanics gloves. I've got a pair of SPARCO mechanics glove and they protect but also allow me to do what I need to do without fumbling everything. Maybe we should just have longsleeved T-shirts for RTA's and when it's cold put your tunic on or wear a jumper?! Personally though I think the helmets are too bad, they're not exactly heavy and they're not uncomfortable are they?

But hey that's just my 2p's worth. :wink:

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:10 am

so you dont see the FRU crews walking around in their black fleece tops ?
its not a dig or anything, its just that I stand their and watch these different crews turn up all wearing different levels of PPE and workwear and think to myself what the f"*k

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:22 am

What gloves would you want for an RTA incident? Are our current gloves not sufficient for the job?
Radios have always been a problem although the one we have seem to be better than previous ones. As for comms underground, it’s sort of been addressed. Most of our calls to underground incidents are LUL stations which have fixed equipment, internal communications or indeed the radios the staff use. Often it’s us the crews that can not be bothered to use it because it’s only a smell of smoke blah blah and we have already been here today.
Smoke alarm fitting and chairs well that’s a different issue and all those Station Managers with 5 minutes in the job telling us we have to meet our “Targets” for smoke alarm fitting, and will be happy to come around during the night to make sure that we are not sleeping but working instead.
But that’s another issue!

Learner User Online: Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 96

I'd say something like mechanics gloves, robust and protective.

Like these

http://www.swws.biz/swws1/mechani...=d47fcd37254cb5e7d658ef265ac30d03

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:42 pm

are not the gloves we use now robust and protective?

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:45 pm

all the mechanics I see wear those latex gloves?