ISO 23616:2024 消防士の個人用保護具 (PPE) の洗浄、検査、修理 | ページ 2

Foreword

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94, Personal safety — Personal protective equipment, Subcommittee SC 14, Firefighters' personal equipment.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 23616:2022), which has been technically revised.

The main changes are as follows:

• editorial changes throughout the document.

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide the requirements, guidance, and recommendations, and establish criteria regarding the cleaning, inspection, and repair of firefighters' personal protective equipment (PPE). This document has been developed in response to growing concerns about contaminated PPE and potential health hazards for firefighters. Fire and rescue services, and the manufacturers of PPE, want to provide instructions and guidance to effectively minimize and manage this risk.

Following the designation by the World Health Organization of firefighting as an at risk occupation from cancer, the intent of this document is to consider all technologies for decontaminating and cleaning firefighters PPE, including all new technologies, i.e LC0₂ processes.

It is the responsibility of the firefighter (initially and ongoing) to undertake regular inspections of their PPE, and there should also be a reliable system/mechanism, (including training), to ensure that this can be achieved effectively.

This document also provides instruction and guidance to fire and rescue services regarding more advanced cleaning, inspection and repair.

1 Scope

This document provides requirements, guidance and recommendations for the cleaning, inspection, and repair of PPE for use by firefighters.

This document is intended to be used by those responsible for the cleaning, inspections, and repair of firefighters PPE, however, it will also provide vital guidance to those who are responsible for establishing such a program including fire and rescue services.

This document does not cover the following at this time:

• a) chemical protective clothing;
• b) PPE required for protection against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials.

The selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for firefighters are covered by ISO/TR 21808.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions given in ISO/TR 19591, ISO/TR 21808 and the following apply.

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