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CAN/ULC-S555-09-R2018
Standard for Fire and Emergency Service Technical Rescue Ropes and Water Rescue Throw Ropes and Associated Equipment
1.1 These requirements apply to technical rescue rope and water rescue throw rope, and associated
equipment used by rescue services.
1.2 Part A covers the requirements for technical rescue rope used by emergency services for the purpose
of raising, lowering or horizontally moving a maximum of two people;
1.3 Part B covers the requirements for body support devices associated with technical rope, not including
Class I body support devices;
1.4 Part C covers the requirements for hardware associated with technical rescue;
1.5 Part D covers the requirements for water rescue throw ropes used by rescue services for the purpose
of securing or retrieving one person from water.