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9 Rescue Tube

The hotel policy manual outlines specifications for rescue tubes used at the hotel's health club. Rescue tubes must be made of durable, closed cell plastic foam that provides a minimum buoyancy of 100 Newtons in fresh water. They must be flexible enough to roll within themselves and be colored red, yellow, or orange. Webbing, leashes, and fittings must withstand 1000 pounds of stress without damage, and stitching must use a locked stitch type 301 thread similar to the materials. Rescue tubes must measure between 875-975mm in length and no more than 150mm in width.

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9 Rescue Tube

The hotel policy manual outlines specifications for rescue tubes used at the hotel's health club. Rescue tubes must be made of durable, closed cell plastic foam that provides a minimum buoyancy of 100 Newtons in fresh water. They must be flexible enough to roll within themselves and be colored red, yellow, or orange. Webbing, leashes, and fittings must withstand 1000 pounds of stress without damage, and stitching must use a locked stitch type 301 thread similar to the materials. Rescue tubes must measure between 875-975mm in length and no more than 150mm in width.

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HOTEL POLICY MANUAL

TITLE: BEACH EQUIPMENT DIVISION: Rooms-Health Club


No: 9. Rescue Tube CROSS REF. (Policy #):
PREPARED BY: Joseph Patrick Utanes – Health Club No. of Pages: 3
Manager
APPROVED BY: General Manager
DISTRIBUTED TO: General Manager, Resident Manager, EAM-Rooms, and all Health
Club Staff

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Flexible Rescue Tube Specification

Source of Buoyancy
The material is to be closed cell plastic foam and both durable and flexible.

Buoyancy
The Rescue Tube is to have a minimum buoyancy factor of 100 Newton in freshwater.

Color/Coloring
The body of the Rescue Tube is to be colour fast either impregnated, painted or possibly
covered and either red, yellow or orange

Flexibility
The body of the Rescue Tube is to be of such a nature that it be able to roll within itself.

Strength (Stress)
Webbing, leash and fittings are to be able to withstand a minimum of 1000 pounds stress
without damage in a longitudinal direction

Stitching/Thread
Stitching to be a locked stitched type 301 of BS 3870. The thread is to have similar properties
to the materials being sewn.

Dimensions/Design

The body of the tube (flotation component):


L - Minimum length 875mm
L - Maximum length 975mm
B - Maximum breadth 150mm

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