ISO 23616:2022
Cleaning, inspection and repair of firefighters' personal protective equipment (PPE)
This document gives 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 programme including fire and rescue services.
This document does not cover the following at this time:
a) chemical protective clothing;
b) garments required for protection against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General information
4.1 General
4.1.1 Innocuousness
4.2 Management system
5 Inspection
5.1 Routine inspection
5.2 Advanced inspection
6 Cleaning and decontamination
6.1 General
6.2 Management systems
6.3 Contamination
6.4 Cleaning procedures
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Routine cleaning
6.4.3 Advanced cleaning
7 Repair
8 Records
8.1 General
8.2 Reporting PPE health and safety concerns
9 Garment
9.1 Inspection
9.1.1 General
9.1.2 Routine inspection
9.1.3 Advanced inspection
9.1.4 Periodic fit for purpose testing
9.2 Cleaning
9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Routine cleaning
9.2.3 Advanced cleaning
9.3 Repellency
9.4 Drying
9.5 Repair
9.5.1 General
9.5.2 Basic repair
9.5.3 Advanced repair
10 Glove
10.1 Inspection
10.1.1 General
10.1.2 Routine inspection
10.1.3 Advanced inspection
10.2 Cleaning
10.2.1 Routine cleaning
10.2.2 Advanced cleaning
10.3 Drying
10.4 Repair
11 Helmet
11.1 Inspection
11.1.1 General
11.1.2 Routine inspection
11.1.3 Advanced inspection
11.2 Cleaning
11.2.1 General
11.2.2 Routine cleaning
11.2.3 Advanced cleaning
11.3 Drying
11.4 Repair
12 Footwear
12.1 Inspection
12.1.1 General
12.1.2 Routine inspection
12.1.3 Advanced inspection
12.2 Cleaning
12.2.1 General
12.2.2 Routine cleaning
12.2.3 Advanced cleaning
12.3 Drying
12.4 Repair
13 Fire hood
13.1 Inspection
13.1.1 General
13.1.2 Routine inspection
13.1.3 Advanced inspection
13.2 Cleaning
13.2.1 General
13.2.2 Routine cleaning
13.2.3 Advanced cleaning
13.3 Drying
13.4 Repair
14 Respiratory protective devices (RPD)
14.1 General
14.2 Inspection
14.2.1 General
14.2.2 Inspection of the frame
14.2.3 Inspection of the compressed air cylinder
14.2.4 Inspection of the face mask
14.2.5 Inspection of the valves
14.3 Cleaning
14.3.1 Frame cleaning - straps - buckles - belt
14.3.2 Cleaning the demand valve
14.3.3 Cleaning the cylinder
14.3.4 Cleaning the mask
14.3.5 Cleaning of the Control and Safety Instrument (ICS)
14.4 Drying
14.5 Repair
Annex A (informative) Records of all items of firefighters’ PPE
Annex B (informative) Post incident management of contaminated PPE
Bibliography
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General information
4.1 General
4.1.1 Innocuousness
4.2 Management system
5 Inspection
5.1 Routine inspection
5.2 Advanced inspection
6 Cleaning and decontamination
6.1 General
6.2 Management systems
6.3 Contamination
6.4 Cleaning procedures
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Routine cleaning
6.4.3 Advanced cleaning
7 Repair
8 Records
8.1 General
8.2 Reporting PPE health and safety concerns
9 Garment
9.1 Inspection
9.1.1 General
9.1.2 Routine inspection
9.1.3 Advanced inspection
9.1.4 Periodic fit for purpose testing
9.2 Cleaning
9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Routine cleaning
9.2.3 Advanced cleaning
9.3 Repellency
9.4 Drying
9.5 Repair
9.5.1 General
9.5.2 Basic repair
9.5.3 Advanced repair
10 Glove
10.1 Inspection
10.1.1 General
10.1.2 Routine inspection
10.1.3 Advanced inspection
10.2 Cleaning
10.2.1 Routine cleaning
10.2.2 Advanced cleaning
10.3 Drying
10.4 Repair
11 Helmet
11.1 Inspection
11.1.1 General
11.1.2 Routine inspection
11.1.3 Advanced inspection
11.2 Cleaning
11.2.1 General
11.2.2 Routine cleaning
11.2.3 Advanced cleaning
11.3 Drying
11.4 Repair
12 Footwear
12.1 Inspection
12.1.1 General
12.1.2 Routine inspection
12.1.3 Advanced inspection
12.2 Cleaning
12.2.1 General
12.2.2 Routine cleaning
12.2.3 Advanced cleaning
12.3 Drying
12.4 Repair
13 Fire hood
13.1 Inspection
13.1.1 General
13.1.2 Routine inspection
13.1.3 Advanced inspection
13.2 Cleaning
13.2.1 General
13.2.2 Routine cleaning
13.2.3 Advanced cleaning
13.3 Drying
13.4 Repair
14 Respiratory protective devices (RPD)
14.1 General
14.2 Inspection
14.2.1 General
14.2.2 Inspection of the frame
14.2.3 Inspection of the compressed air cylinder
14.2.4 Inspection of the face mask
14.2.5 Inspection of the valves
14.3 Cleaning
14.3.1 Frame cleaning - straps - buckles - belt
14.3.2 Cleaning the demand valve
14.3.3 Cleaning the cylinder
14.3.4 Cleaning the mask
14.3.5 Cleaning of the Control and Safety Instrument (ICS)
14.4 Drying
14.5 Repair
Annex A (informative) Records of all items of firefighters’ PPE
Annex B (informative) Post incident management of contaminated PPE
Bibliography