Posts tagged with "Safety"
Firefighter safety: Wash your hood
In Today's Tip, Lexipol co-founder Gordon Graham discusses how firefighters can reduce their cancer risk through PPE decontamination, particularly the hood. Get more tips from Gordon here....
Firefighter PPE: Designing for contamination control
Seeking a new design approach that focuses on preventing contamination in the first place, plus allowing for effective decon
NH city considers mask exemption for first responders
Portsmouth fire and police department officials said their protocols call for masks to be worn in most circumstances
Maine FFs call on state CDC to prioritize first responder virus tests after FD outbreak
Sanford's fire union president said a 72-hour wait for first responders' test results is "unacceptable"Truck carrying 50 boxes of bees crashes; first responders, ambulance swarmed
Firefighters warded off the bees by dousing them with water
Boston first responders to get 150K medical gowns through manufacturer partnership
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced a contract between the city and Sterlingwear of Boston to provide the gowns to ambulance services, fire departments and hospitals
Electric cookers can be used to sanitize N95 masks, study finds
Researchers say a 50-minute dry heat cycle in a household multicooker can sanitize N95 respirators without compromising the filter or fit
Fire service proximity suits: What firefighters need to know
Proximity firefighting ensembles are not just for aircraft firefighting, and not all suits have the same level of protection
