NFPA 1851 PDF

Mitigate risks and increase firefighter safety with the latest requirements in NFPA 1851.

Firefighter injuries have been on the decline over the past few decades. However, therare still tens of thousands of injuries reported in the US every year.

NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, provides personnel with comprehensive criteria for protective ensembles to reduce health and safety risks associated with improper maintenance, contamination, or damage.

The standard includes both structural and proximity ensembles, ensemble elements, clothing, and equipment. Content covers everything from coats, helmets, and hoods to trousers, gloves, and footwear elements. NFPA 1851 also provides vital information on:

• How long you can use ensemble elements
• How often to perform inspections
• The entities authorized for inspections, cleaning, decontamination, and repair
• Conditions warranting the services of a verified independent service provider (ISP)

The 2020 edition provides the most current provisions for selecting, caring for, and maintaining firefighter protective ensembles.

Promote firefighter safety by making sure protective ensembles are compliant to NFPA 1851. This standard has seen major revisions and additions to account for advancements in the industry.

Notable changes include:

• Amendments to cleaning requirements in Chapter 4 and Chapter 7 as well as additional edits to supporting definitions
• Rewritten table of responsibilities for garment element inspection, cleaning, and repair in Chapter 4 to reflect six different groups that could potentially have one of those responsibilities, along with accompanying clarifications concerning how that responsibility is accomplished
• Rewritten primary headings in Chapter 7 accounting for new technologies and information gleaned from research and testing
• Addition of two new decision trees for handling, disposition, and cleaning of ensembles and ensemble elements to assist in determining the appropriate cleaning procedure(s)
• Inclusion of a definition and associated annex material for the term preliminary exposure reduction to replace on-scene preliminary cleaning
• Strengthened annex materials relating to Chapter 10 retirement requirements expanding on existing language and explaining how the work performed led to the development of retirement criteria in the standard
• New content concerning carcinogens and performance testing

Make sure firefighters have the protection and confidence to do their job safely and effectively by following provisions outlined in NFPA 1851.

Give your department the resources it needs to mitigate risks and increase safety in an inherently dangerous occupation. Order your copy of NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, 2020 edition.

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