B-110 Personal Protective Equipment Use, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair

Question 1

full personal protective equipment consists of

Answer 1

1. Helmet with face shield or goggles.
2. Protective hood.
3. Turnout/bunker coat.
4. Turnout/bunker pants.
5. Firefighting boots.
6. Firefighting gloves.
7. Class B, C or D uniform.

Question 2

All equipment shall be issued or approved by the BSODFRES. Alterations, additions or subtractions to any equipment, such as the removal of coat or pants liners, adding stickers or writing on garments are prohibited. If the need for some alteration is required, contact ____

Answer 2

Support Services through the chain of command.

Question 3

wear full protective equipment when responding to any type of alarm indicative of fire, potential fire, explosion, potential explosion, or release of any type of hazardous material. These incidents include, but are not limited to:

Answer 3

a. Structure fires.
b. Hazardous materials incidents.
c. Smoke investigations.
d. Gas leaks.
e. Vehicle accidents (excluding protective hoods).
f. Vehicle fires.
g. Aircraft emergencies.
h. Automatic alarms.

Question 4

All personal protective equipment (with the exception of gloves and helmets where practical) shall be donned ____. Full protective equipment is optional for ____ and ____ during their response.

Answer 4

• prior to boarding the apparatus
• Driver/Engineers
• Command Officers

Question 5

If an alarm is received while the apparatus is out of quarters, all personnel shall ____.
Optionally, the Company Officer can ____. ____ should be the determining factor when and where PPE should be donned.

Answer 5

• don full protective equipment immediately upon arrival at the emergency scene and prior to beginning any emergency operations
• direct the Driver/Engineer to stop the apparatus until personnel don their personal protective equipment and reattach their seatbelts
• Safety

Question 6

During emergency operations and training exercises, all personnel operating power tools, hydraulic tools, or forcible entry tools shall wear

Answer 6

full protective equipment. Full protective equipment shall also be worn by all personnel in an area where any of these tools are being used.

Question 7

Damage to personal protective equipment shall be immediately reported to ____

Answer 7

the Battalion Chief through the chain of command. The Battalion Chief shall inspect the damaged article and determine if there is a need for immediate replacement.

Question 8

Personnel operating in or near lanes of traffic shall wear ____

Answer 8

their turnout gear or traffic safety vests, unless other protective equipment is required.

Question 9

Hearing protection will be worn when excessive noise levels may be experienced, regardless of the length of exposure. Examples include, but are not limited to:

Answer 9

1. When checking apparatus in the bay.
2. When operating at the pump panel of fire apparatus.
3. When operating the air compressor or small engines.

Question 10

Primary eye protection shall meet at a minimum ____. Eye protection will be worn whenever the possibility of eye injury is present. Examples include, but are not limited to the following situations:

Answer 10

• ANSI Standard # Z87

1. Working with any small hand or power tools such as saws, sanders, grinder, rescue tools, etc. (when SCBA mask is not in use).
2. Operating the air compressor.
3. Working with chemicals, biohazards or other materials which could cause injury by spilling and/or splattering.
4. Performing salvage operations (when SCBA mask is not in use).

Question 11

Each fire fighter (inclusive of all ranks) will inspect his/her PPE ____. Any PPE defects and/or damage will be reported immediately to ____

Answer 11

• at the beginning of each shift and after each use

* his/her direct supervisor.

Question 12

Cleaning PPE falls into three categories:

Answer 12

a. Cleaning (routine) – The light cleaning of PPE performed by the employee without taking the PPE out of service. Examples include brushing off dry debris, rinsing off debris with a water hose, and spot cleaning.
b. Cleaning (advanced) – The thorough cleaning of PPE by washing and cleaning with agents. Advanced cleaning usually requires PPE to be temporarily out of service. Examples include hand washing, machine washing, and contract cleaning.
c. Cleaning (specialized) – The cleaning of grossly contaminated PPE to remove hazardous materials or biological agents. This level of cleaning involves specific procedures and specialized cleaning agents and processes.
d. Each firefighter must maintain possession of and is responsible for issued PPE items.

Question 13

According to NFPA and manufacturer’s guidelines, protective clothing should be washed and/or cleaned:

Answer 13

a. At least every six (6) months, or
b. As soon as possible after contamination or exposure to blood or bodily fluids, tars, fuels, oils, resins, paints, acids, or any other hazardous materials.

Question 14

Helmets, gloves, boots, eye protection and ear plugs should be cleaned with ____

Answer 14

mild detergent and water

Question 15

Any PPE being sent for repairs shall be ____

Answer 15

washed and dried prior to being sent out (employee’s responsibility).

Question 16

Some examples of household products that may be utilized for cleaning, spot cleaning, and pre-treating PPE are as follows:

Answer 16

i. Cleaning – Liquid Purex, liquid Dreft, or Citro Squeeze.
ii. Spot Cleaning and Pre-Treating: Liquid Spray and Wash, liquid Shout, liquid Purex, liquid dishwashing detergent, or Citro Squeeze.

Question 17

Never use ____ on fire fighter protective clothing.

Answer 17

• chlorine bleach

Even small amounts of chlorine will seriously reduce the protective qualities of PPE.

Question 18

Wash water temperature should be between ____ degrees Fahrenheit.

Answer 18

110-120

Question 19

Use the ____ cycle, ____, or similar setting.

Answer 19

normal

cotton/white

Question 20

____. This removes residual dirt and ensures detergent removal.

Answer 20

Double rinse

Question 21

Wash procedures

Answer 21

a. Load machine with garments to be washed.
b. Add 1⁄2 cup (4 oz.) of oxygenated (non-chlorine) bleach and one cup (8 oz.) of liquid detergent to the machine.
c. Start machine.
d. Make sure that garments are double rinsed.

Question 22

The iodine based disinfectant/sanitizer that is recommended by Scott for face piece/Regulator cleaning is ____. In the concentrate form, it has a shelf life of approximately ____.

Answer 22

• Wescodyne Plus (WP)

* three (3) years

Question 23

The concentrate in the WP bottle MUST BE DILUTED with potable (drinking) tap water as shown on the bottle label instructions. The diluted product must be used within ____. After dilution, personnel must immediately ____ on the bottle label with a permanent marker.

Answer 23

• six (6) months

* mark the six (6) month expiration date

Question 24

NEVER use a ____ type of cleaner on ANY part of the Scott AV-3000 respirator.

Answer 24

quaternary ammonium

Question 25

Disinfect/sanitize the face piece by spraying ____ full pumps of the properly diluted disinfectant/sanitizer on the regulator/adapter side of the mask and ____ full pumps on the face side of the mask, wetting entire mask including all rubber and plastic areas. Allow a ____ cleaning contact time prior to rinsing.

Answer 25

three (3)

three (3)

ten (10) minute

Question 26

To disinfect/sanitize the regulator, spray a minimum of ____ full pumps of the disinfectant/sanitizer into the regulator opening. Make sure to also wet the immediate area around the opening. Swirl to completely cover the internal components.

Answer 26

six (6)

Question 27

All PPE belonging to a fire fighter that has sustained injury and/or death in the line of duty shall be ____

Answer 27

immediately placed in the custody of the Fire Marshal’s Office. PPE will be made available to all approved investigating agencies.

Question 28

PPE will be given a routine inspection each ____ by the Company Officer who will forward any discrepancies to his/her immediate supervisor.

Answer 28

month