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Table 1 Various standards for the specification of fire-fighters protective clothing

From: Recent trends and future scope in the protection and comfort of fire-fighters’ personal protective clothing

Standard

Purpose

ISO/TR 2801:2007 (AS/NZS 2801:2008)

Clothing for protection against heat and flame.General recommendations for selection, care and use of protective clothing.

ISO 11613:1999

Structural fire-fighting (Protective clothing for fire-fighters-Laboratory test methods and performance requirements).

ISO 16073:2011

Wild-land fire-fighting (Personal protective equipment-Requirements and test Methods).

ISO 15384:2003

Protective clothing for fire-fighters-Laboratory test methods and performance requirements for wild-land fire-fighting clothing.

TC 94/SC 13/WG2

Protective clothing against heat and flame.

TC 94/SC 14

Fire-fighters personal equipment.

CEN/TR 14560:2003

Guidelines for selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing against heat and flame.

NFPA 1851

Standard on selection, care, and maintenance of protective ensembles for structural fire-fighting and proximity fire-fighting.

NFPA 1855

Standard for selection, care, and maintenance of protective ensembles for technical rescue incidents.

NFPA 1951

Standard on protective ensembles for technical rescue incidents.

NFPA 1971

Standard on protective ensembles for structural fire-fighting and proximity fire-fighting.

NFPA 1976

Standard on protective ensemble for proximity fire-fighting.

NFPA 2112

Standard on flame-resistant garments for protection of industrial personnel against flash fire.

NFPA 2113

Standard on selection, care, use, and maintenance of flame-resistant garments for protection of industrial personnel against short-duration thermal exposures.

AS/NZS 4967:2009

Protective clothing for fire-fighters-Requirements and test methods for protective clothing used for structural fire-fighting.

  1. TC: Technical Committee, SC: Sub-Committee, WG: Working Groups, TR: Standardised document for information and transfer of knowledge, CEN: European Committee for Standardization, NFPA: National Fire Protection Association, ISO: International Standards Organisation, AS/NZS: The Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard.