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This edition of NFPA 1983 was approved as an American National Standard on December 1, 2016. Origin and Development of NFPA 1983 The Technical Committee on Protective Equipment for Fire Fighters (later renamed Technical Committee on Fire Service Protective Clothing and Equipment) began work on this standard in 1982
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NFPA Standard 1983 specifies limits for elongation on life safety rope between 1% and 10% at a load equal to 10% of the rope’s MBS. Elongation describes how much a rope will stretch when it is loaded, either by being pulled slowly or when suddenly loaded with an impact force.
To establish an industry accepted factor of safety, NFPA 1983 specifies a minimum performance standard for rescue equipment. For example, a General Use carabiner must have a 3σ MBS of at least 40 kN (8,992 lbf).
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