New design 3.4 Mines Rescue‏

[gkoutlis]

Posting pictures on behalf of a member on here, photos used with permission.

"It was built by Quilt corp on the sun shine coast, built for and designed by Fire And Safety WA in landsdale. It will be going to an undisclosed mine site up north. Classed as a 3.4 Mines Rescue. Specs, Rescue gear is Lancier , lights all hazard , light tower is fireco , basket is a ferno 71 , all beacons leds , 9 under locker body leds for ground illumination . The thing over the cab is a rops. Vehicle will be marked up and complete fit out when it arrives in WA."





















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[Matt.]

Built by Quick Corp a great bunch of guys

Matt

[SJANT]

Thing over the cab is a 'rops' what's that?

[Helitak_670]

Roll Over Protection System. Mines requirement.

[Infernal]

Roll Over Protection System. Mines requirement.

Been a requirement on Tractors since the 1980's that I can remember

ROPS = Roll over Protection Structure
FROPS = Falling Objects Protection Structure

Its a device that protects the occupants form being crushed by the vehicle if it rolls over.

Tractor cabs, like that on Case IH are ROPS Approved Cabs, and the protection is built into the cab assembly, or Pillars

[ironbark]

Would be a great spot to build a man hole in the roof so you could stand up on the back seat or what ever and operate a roof monitor from there??

[reubylou]

Wow, that's awesome, more fire trucks should look like this,

[cram]

Nice pictures I used to live in Perth but now live in Broken Hill NSW any way the Mines Rescue for the perleia mine here in town were doing some training right next to the main shaft the other day and right in the middle of that a miner fell down a shaft causeing major injuries .

the local paper said fortunately they were all kitted up right next to the mine entrance saving precious time in the Rescue of the miner

some time you can be in the right place and the right time.

the guy lots a leg and other serious injuries but is happy he is alive