Posts tagged with "Personal Protective Equipment"
Intrinsic firefighter PPE safety: A new perspective
Recommending NFPA PPE product standards incorporate systematic ways of regulating restricted substances for new products
A head-to-toe PPE fitting: How to make sure every item is working to protect you
Follow NFPA standards and check the overlap of PPE ensemble interfaces to ensure you are protected from contamination and thermal injury
When does PPE warrant advanced cleaning?
What you need to know about the differences between soiling, contamination and cleaning, decontaminating firefighter turnout gear
Non-structural firefighter PPE
From EMS calls to wildland firefighting, today’s firefighters face more than just structural interior firefighting
The firefighter gear contamination cycle
Follow firefighter gear from contamination, through doffing, transport and cleaning to identify potential areas for exposure in the gear contamination cycle
Scientists studying turnout gear for fluorinated chemicals
An initial study of turnout gear by researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that the turnout gear samples were “loaded with fluorine”
Hurricane Florence: 5 flooding safety tips firefighters should follow
Know and understand these five important safety tips to be taken when working in a post-hurricane environment
The continuing debate on turnout gear service life
Firefighter PPE must in be a serviceable condition in order for these items to provide the needed protection
