0:50 Myth 1: NFPA requires steel carabiners for use.
4:15 Myth 2: If you drop aluminum hardware it will develop microscopic cracks.
10:13 What do we do about the fire departments that say we have to use steel carabiners? How do we educate them that there's other ways to go?
15:57 Myth 3: We have to use G rated gear.
18:22 Myth 4: Your belay line has to be hooked up to your dorsal connection on your class III harness.
24:50 What do you tell people that are under the impression you have to wear a class III harness for rope rescue?
29:22 Myth 5: You can't use T rated gear on a rescue.
30:18 Myth 6: It's got to be a 15:1 safety factor, NFPA says so.
31:50 In NFPA 1983 now, what is a G rating for a descent control device?
47:00 Is there a difference between NFPA and non-NFPA gear?
Links:
NFPA 1983 Standards: https://nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/all-codes-and-standards/list-of-codes-and-standards/detail?code=1983
20:05 Chiclets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiclets
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