Standard Practice for Marking Buildings During Disaster Search Operations (Withdrawn 2012)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Searching vacant or collapsed structures, or both, is an important part of emergency disaster response. A uniform marking system easily identifies, from the outside of structures, the number and status of any subjects found, hazards, and the time of the search. The use of this methodology will reduce duplicate searches and wasted rescue efforts.
This methodology is also used at each interior space or room searched.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the methodology for marking buildings that have been searched during disaster responses.
1.2 This 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 limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This practice covers the methodology for marking buildings that have been searched during disaster responses.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F32 on Search and Rescue, this practice was withdrawn in January 2012 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

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Status
Withdrawn
Publication Date
09-Apr-2003
Withdrawal Date
05-Jan-2012
Technical Committee
Current Stage
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Designation:F1584–95 (Reapproved 2003)
Standard Practice for
Marking Buildings During Disaster Search Operations
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1584; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope and each interior space to be searched. The size of the marking
should be as large as is practical given the media used, the area
1.1 This practice covers the methodology for marking
available, and the viewing distance. For example, the “X” on
buildings that have been searched during disaster responses.
the interior would be 2 by 2 ft in size.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.2 If the main access to the structure or interior space is not
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
usable due to damage, this system shall be used as close as
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
possible to the best available access. Directional markings shall
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
be applied to the building as shown to indicate the best
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
available access route.
2. Terminology 4.3 Use symbols shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
4.4 Single slash drawn upon entry to a structure or area
2.1 There are no terms in this practice that require new or
indicates search operations are currently in progress and by
other than dictionary definitions.
which unit. See following:
3. Significance and Use
3.1 Searching vacant or collapsed structures, or both, is an
important part of emergency disaster response. A uniform
marking system easily identifies, from the outside of structures,
the number and status of any subjects found, hazards, and the
time of the search. The use of this methodology will reduce
4.5 Crossing slash drawn upon exit of search personnel
duplicate searches and wasted rescue efforts.
from the structure or area. After exiting the structure also add
3.2 This methodology is also used at each interior space or
the appropriate subject, time and hazard informat
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