BS ISO 18639-1:2018
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PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities – General
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2018 | 26 |
ISO 18639 series of standards specify requirements of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically designed to protect firefighters from injury and/or loss of life while engaged in specific rescue activities.
ISO 18639 series provides the principles that govern the development of incident type and/or hazard specific minimum test methods including design and performance requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters and other rescue workers to reduce injury and/or the loss of life while engaged in rescue activities.
To assist with selection based on a risk assessment (see Annex C), type of PPE, (if applicable) and performance levels, for different categories of protection are included.
This document covers PPE for use in the rescue activities for road traffic crash (RTC) and urban search and rescue (USAR), but could also include other rescue activities depending on the risk assessment.
It does not include PPE for use in high risk fire exposures.
Similarly, this document does not include PPE to protect against chemical and biological hazards, except against short term and accidental exposures whilst engaged in rescue activities.
This document describes the general structure of the ISO 18639 series, including each subsection, sets design and performance requirements for PPE and includes requirements for marking and manufacturer’s instructions.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | National foreword |
| 6 | Foreword |
| 7 | Introduction |
| 9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
| 10 | 4 Abbreviated terms and subscripts 4.1 Abbreviated terms 4.2 Subscripts 5 Design and performance requirements for PPE items and ensembles 5.1 PPE ensembles 5.2 Combination of items of PPE |
| 11 | 6 Marking 6.1 General 6.2 Compliance marking requirements for an item of PPE 6.3 Additional marking for compatibility 7 Manufacturer’s instructions to be supplied with each item of PPE 7.1 User’s information |
| 12 | 7.2 Additional user information for compatibility |
| 13 | Annex A (informative) Structure of the ISO 18639 series |
| 14 | Annex B (informative) Design of the ISO 18639 individual standards for Part 3 onward |
| 16 | Annex C (informative) Information on risk assessment |
| 25 | Bibliography |
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