Difference between revisions of "Bunker Gear Selection, Inspection and Maintenance"

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Section 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE

130.12 Bunker Gear Care & Maintenance

PURPOSE:

To established a guideline for the care and maintenance of personal protective equipment for structural firefighting.

This guideline is to be followed by all personnel. Any deviation must have the approval from the Fire Chief.

The following guideline is established to provide a program for the proper selection of protective ensembles and elements used by this organization for structural firefighting and the intent is to minimize the safety and health risks associated with poorly maintained, contaminated or damaged protective equipment.

PROCEDURE:

Administration and Guidelines

The established guideline shall comply with NFPA 1851, the Standard on Selection, Care and Maintenance of Structural Fire Fighting Protective Ensembles, 2014 edition. The manufacturer requirements of the protective ensembles shall also be reviewed.

• Selection Committee:
  • The Department’s designated Safety Committee shall oversee the authorization/ selection of structural firefighting ensemble. The Assistant Fire Chief or his/her designee will be responsible for the care, maintenance and record keeping of the Department’s personal protective equipment.
• Contract Resources
  

If this organization elects to utilize contract resources for specific parts of this program, the contractor shall substantiate to the committee that it has been recognized by the manufacturer to perform:

• Cleaning
• Repair
• Modifications
  

The contractor shall also identify to the committee any limitations placed by the manufacturer as a condition of recognition.

Training Requirements

Inspections
Routine Inspection

• All members who have been issued a protective ensemble or ensemble elements shall be trained to perform a Routine Inspection as directed in this document.
• A member of this organization who has already been trained by the manufacturer’s representative may perform training. Advanced Inspection
• Selected members of this organization shall be trained to perform Advanced Inspections as directed by this guideline.
• The manufacturer or manufacturer’s representative of each element shall train selected members and training shall be documented.
• Each member who is assigned to perform the advance inspections must attend on-line or classroom training by the manufacture.

Cleaning
Routine Cleaning

• All members of this organization who have been issued a protective ensemble or ensemble elements shall be trained to perform a Routine Cleaning as directed in this guideline.
• A member of this organization who has already been trained will perform training.

Advanced Cleaning

• Selected members of this organization will be trained to perform Advanced Cleaning as directed by this guideline.
• The manufacturer or manufacturer’s representative of each element shall train selected members and training shall be documented.

Specialized Cleaning

• Selected members of this organization shall be trained to perform Specialized Cleaning as directed by this document.
• The manufacturer or manufacturer’s representative of each element shall train selected members and training shall be documented.