Training on the Rapid Removal of an Unresponsive Firefighter from Turnout Gear and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

Details

• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This Safety and Health Advisory educates workers in the fire service on the importance of rapidly removing an unresponsive firefighter from turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus and what techniques they can train on to accomplish this. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Emergencies Firefighters Fires Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Fire fighters; Fire protection equipment; Self contained breathing apparatus; SCBA; Protective clothing; Emergency preparedness
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2024-104, 2024 Jan; :1-2
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2024104
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handouts/Flyers
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069069
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f9271ccd3271c800cafb4ff8926eb5f5aca012f73dac7565df6d074b44fded35d6a2c58ef5dc7d4b4547e01349e5f0344463d8847660317c734078045575589b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/140520/cdc_140520_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 414.38 KB ]