What is the
blanchat restraint?
The Blanchat Restraint system is full-body harness restraint system. This allows the firefighter to operate within the BATROPS from a seated or standing position. The equipment includes two sets of three retractors per side and one three-point body harness. The difference between being strapped into your seat by a standard car seatbelt and the Blanchat Restraint is the mobility it provides the firefighter.
The restraint lets you move normally, but like a seatbelt, it locks when sudden unexpected movement occurs so that the firefighter is not thrown forward or upward. The Blanchat Restraint greatly reduces the possibility of being ejected from the fire apparatus.
Blanchat Restraint
