Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Equivalency
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publication
2.3 Other Publications
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 Official NFPA Definitions
3.3 General Definitions
Chapter 4 Inspection and Test Procedures
4.1 General
4.2 Inspection Personnel
4.3 Third-Party Test Companies
4.4 Visual Inspection
4.5 Weld Inspection
4.6 Bolt and Pin Inspection
4.7 Nondestructive Testing Procedures
Chapter 5 Inspecting and Testing Aerial Ladders
5.1 General
5.2 Service Records
5.3 Hydraulic Components
5.4 Turntable, Torque Box, Suspension, and Tractor-Drawn
Components Inspection and Test
5.5 Stabilizer Inspection and Test
5.6 Aerial Ladder Inspection and Test
5.7 Operating Test
5.8 Load Testing
5.9 Waterway System Test
5.10 Signs
5.11 Hydraulic Fluid
5.12 Records
Chapter 6 Inspecting and Testing Elevating Platforms
6.1 General
6.2 Service Records
6.3 Hydraulic Components
6.4 Turntable and Torque Box Inspection and Test
6.5 Stabilizer Inspection and Test
6.6 Platform and Boom Inspection and Test
6.7 Articulating Boom-Lower Boom Inspection and Test
6.8 Articulating Boom-Upper Boom Inspection and Test
6.9 Telescoping Boom Inspection and Test
6.10 Operational Tests from Lower Controls
6.11 Operational Tests from Platform Controls
6.12 Load Test
6.13 Water System Inspection and Test
6.14 Signs
6.15 Hydraulic Fluid
6.16 Records
Chapter 7 Inspecting and Testing Water Towers
7.1 General
7.2 Service Records
7.3 Hydraulic Components
7.4 Turntable and Torque Box Inspection and Test
7.5 Stabilizer Inspection and Test
7.6 Aerial Ladder Inspection and Test
7.7 Articulating Boom-Lower Boom Inspection and Test
7.8 Articulating Boom-Upper Boom Inspection and Test
7.9 Telescoping Boom Inspection and Test
7.10 Operating Test
7.11 Water System Inspection and Test
7.12 Signs
7.13 Hydraulic Fluid
7.14 Records
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Inspection and Test Form
Annex C Informational References
Index