ISO Meeting – Greenville, USA Day 1

Today see’s the start of the next round of ISO TC94 SC14 ‘Firefighters PPE’ Committee meeting being attended by our National PPE Technical Advisor Brett Egan-Briers.  The meetings follow on from the previous meeting in Japan and last all week with a packed agenda of firefighters PPE standards to be discussed.  The following standards are being discussed this week, and Brett will provide an update on the content of each day’s discussions:

• ISO 24588 – Personal protective ensembles for use against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents 

• ISO 15384 – Protective clothing for firefighters — Performance requirements for wildland firefighting clothing

• ISO 11999-2 – PPE for firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures — Part 2: Compatibility

• ISO 21808 – Guidance on the selection, use, care and maintenance of PPE designed to provide protection for firefighters.

• ISO 11999-3 – PPE for firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures — Part 3: Clothing

• ISO 5056 – Personal protective equipment for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities (Surface Water and Unstable Surface rescue)

• ISO 11999-10 – PPE for firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures — Part 10: Respiratory Protective Devices

• ISO 17723-1 – PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking hazardous materials response activities — Part 1: Gas-tight, vapour-protective ensembles for emergency response teams.