NIOSH NPPTL Contributions for Advancing Firefighter PPE

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• Personal Author:
  Forester CD
• Description:
  The fireground represents a dynamic work environment where operations and conditions change constantly. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) hierarchy of controls provides an approach that can be taken to control and lower worker exposures and reduce the risk of illness or injury in the workplace. Although PPE can be viewed as the last line of defense because it is at the bottom of this list of controls, for the firefighter, the design and function of PPE remain critical to the safety of the wearer. Turnout gear, designed to provide the wearer protection not only from the fire itself but also against water penetration, chemical penetration, and thermal hazards, serves as important PPE for firefighters. Proper fit, care, and maintenance-including cleaning-play vital roles in maintaining these protections. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Fire Fighters Hierarchy Of Controls PPE Protective Clothing
• ISSN:
  0015-2587
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  36-37
• Volume:
  177
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070364
• Citation:
  Fire Eng 2024 Jan; 177(1)(PPE Suppl):36-37
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Fire Engineering
• Supplement:
  PPE
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208596/cdc_208596_DS1.pdf
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