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Firefighters PPE is classified as complex PPE and as such there is much to be gained from collaboration and standardisation of this important equipment. With standardisation comes a higher level of knowledge and experience, from right across the sector; this knowledge and understanding ensures that wearers safety is always at the forefront of user requirements based upon robust and relevant risk assessment processes.
This collaboration and standardisation also ensures that Fire and Rescue Services maintain compliance with legislation and regulations applicable to PPE; such as, the Health and Safety at Work Act, PPE at Work Regulations and COSHH regulation.
Collaborative PPE Project
Furthermore standardisation brings with it the ability of greater inter and intra-operability allowing dynamic planning with neighbouring Fire and Rescue Services as well as other blue light agencies as well as built in resilience.
Collaboration assist with sustainability of products by having a circularity ability as the PPE can to be moved from wearer to wearer, region to region (where applicable).
There is, of course, an economic benefit in collaboration where aggregation of demand drives keener pricing. However, this saving can also be used to provide better and more efficient care and maintenance programmes.
PPE and clothing resources
Useful resources and downloads for anything relating to PPE and clothing.