NFPA 1585 PDF

Enhance the health and safety of emergency responders with a comprehensive framework for managing hazardous contaminants and decontamination practices.

Stay up to date with guidelines and best practices for controlling and minimizing exposure to hazardous contaminants that firefighters and other emergency responders may encounter during their duties. The 2025 edition of NFPA 1585, Standard for Exposure and Contamination Control, reduces the risk of occupational illnesses and diseases for all emergency responders by establishing protocols for exposure control and decontamination processes.

The standard applies occupational health, medical, and wellness requirements for all emergency responders, including those with a primary role in emergency medical and law enforcement agencies.

NFPA 1585, Standard for Exposure and Contamination Control, 2025 edition, is the first NFPA document to address minimum requirements for limiting emergency responders’ exposure to fireground contaminants and for controlling those contaminants in the emergency responder’s workplace.