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ASTM F 2685 : 2014 : REDLINE

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Standard Guide for Training of a Land Search Team Leader (STL)

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Published date

08-07-2014

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CONTAINED IN VOL. 13.02, 2014 Describes the minimum training standard for Level II land search team members as it relates to their general, field, and search-specific knowledge, skills, and experience.

Committee
F 32
DocumentType
Redline
Pages
4
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Current

1.1This guide establishes the minimum training standard for Land Search Team Leaders as it relates to their general, field, and search-specific knowledge, skills, and experience.

1.2A Land Search Team Leader searches on the surface of the land only, including urban or disaster areas that may be isolated or have lost supporting infrastructure.

1.3This guide does not provide the minimum training requirements for searching in partially or fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or underground (such as in caves, mines, and tunnels).

1.4No knots, rope, litter, or other rescue skills are required of a Land Search Team Leader.

1.5A Land Search Team Leader can be utilized as a field team leader, a single resource for sign cutting, a support person for a canine search team, and to establish search area boundaries in the field.

1.6A Land Search Team Leader is eligible to supervise Type II search teams or crews as defined in Classification F1993. Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained to this standard are:

1.6.1Kind A (wilderness);

1.6.2Kind B (urban);

1.6.3Kind C (mountainous);

1.6.4Kind J (evidence/cadaver);

1.6.5King K (missing aircraft).

1.7Further training may be required before a Land Search Team Leader can participate on a particular kind of search team, depending on the AHJ’s regulations or policies.

1.8This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

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