SOP 100 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Flashcards by Amanda Bennett

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Structural protective clothing/equipment is defined as

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Helmet with EZ flips
Unit Identifiers
Star of life for Paramedic
American Flag Sticker
Bunker Coat with liner
Bunker pants with liner
Leather bunker boots
Firefighting gloves
Nomex hood

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Brush fire protective clothing/equipment is defined as

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Brush fire helmet with goggles
Brush coat
Brush pants

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EMS protective clothing/equipment is defined as

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Eye protection 
FIT tested air purifying respirator
Gloves
Gowns
Protective sleeves

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Ballistic protective equipment is defined as

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Ballistic helmet

Ballistic vest

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Technical rescue clothing/equipment is defined as

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Low profile helmet
Goggles or safety glasses
Technical rescue coat
Technical rescue pants 
Technical. Rescue boots

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Aerial ladder protective clothing/equipment (minimum) is defined as

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Structural low profile helmet
Firefighting or technical rescue gloves
Ladder belt, escape harness, rappelling harness with fall protection lanyard

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Helmet with E-Z flips

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Per NFPA 1971 chin strap, unit identifiers, reflective trim, last name in county lettering, and rank. Orange reflective stickers are mandatory on all probationary employee helmets.

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Unit identifiers

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Shall be present on the helmet while the member is on duty

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Star of life

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The helmet shall include the star of life on each side for paramedics

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Union sticker

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A union sticker, approved by the Fire Chief, may be placed on the right of the name on the back of the helmet

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

American flag

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An American flag sticker approved by the fire chief may be placed on the helmet to the left of the name. The American flag sticker shall be rectangular and shall not have any symbols other than those on a standard American flag

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Bunker coat

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With liner, reflective trim and last name attached to bottom rear of the coat

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Bunker pants

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With liner, suspenders, knee protection, escape harness, and reflective trim

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Boots

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Department issues leather bunker boots

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Gloves

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Department issued firefighting gloves

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Structural protective clothing/equipment

Hood

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Department issued Nomex Hood

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Ballistic protective equipment

Helmet

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Department approved ballistic helmet meeting national institute of justice (NIJ) standards

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Ballistic protective equipment

Vest

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Department approved ballistic vest providing level IIIA protection meeting NIJ standards

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____ shall carry clean nomex hoods for immediate distribution to personnel following _____

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Battalion chiefs and captains

Any exposure that soils the hood

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Nomex Hoods

At any incident where a battalion chief or captain is present, personnel shall exchange

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Soiled hoods prior to being released from the scene

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Nomex hoods

At any incident without a battalion chief or captain, personnel shall

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Advise their company officer of any soiled hoods

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Nomex Hoods

After an incident without a battalion chief or captain and the company officer has been informed of a soiled hood

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The company officer shall arrange for the immediate exchange of soiled hoods with a captain or battalion chief

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Soiled nomex hoods hall be placed

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In yellow plastic bags for transportation by a captain or battalion chief to the supply section for decontamination. Clean hoods shall never be placed in a yellow bag

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Nomex hoods

The supply section shall provide

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A battalion chief or captain with a clean nomex hood for each soiled hood that is turned in

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Nomex hoods | Each member is personally responsible

To inspect their nomex hood for fit, cleanliness, and serviceability

Structural protective clothing will meet

Applicable standards for structural firefighting

The style, design, material and color of protective clothing shall be

Prescribed by the fire chief or his designee

Only department approved PPE

Shall be worn

Protective clothing/equipment | Personnel shall report

For duty with their issued protective clothing

Protective clothing/equipment | Personnel are responsible for

Ensuring the serviceability and cleanliness of their protective clothing

Protective clothing/equipment | Misuse or abuse

Of issued protective clothing is strictly prohibited

Protective clothing/equipment | Personnel shall place their protective clothing on or near

The apparatus in the position which they are assigned prior to, at the beginning of the duty tour

Personnel shall don protective clothing prior to

Their response unless the apparatus is moving at the time of dispatch

Ballistic vest will be donned prior to

Arrival at all incidents with a reference of shooting, stabbing, use weaponry, and/or physical violence

Ballistic helmets will be worn on

All incidents with reference to active shooting/killing

Incident commander may increase or decrease level of protection worn by

Personnel at their discretion based on incident information

The apparatus driver is exempt from the requirement to wear protective clothing

During response

Protective clothing/equipment | Members operating at all scenes and training activities shall wear the

Appropriate personal protective equipment to prevent injuries or exposures

The removal of protective clothing shall be

At the discretion of the incident commander

Bunker coat or safety vest shall be worn while operating in or near

A roadway, or at other emergency scenes where they would increase crew visibility and safety

Members shall wear all appropriate EMS PPE to afford complete personal protection while operating

At EMS incidents

Protective clothing/equipment | All members on the scene of any EMS alarm who are in proximity of a patient shall

Wear their safety glasses with an adjustable eyewear retainer, and have EMS exam gloves readily available

Protective clothing/equipment | For the purpose of EMS PPE, proximity means

Within the potential exposure area os projectile biohazards form a patient

Protective clothing/equipment All members on the scene of any EMS alarm that are actively engaged in patient care, assessment or moving a patient shall

Wear their safety glasses and EMS exam gloves

Protective clothing/equipment | When the helmet is warn, ______ shall be utilized any time the need for eye protection exists

Approved safety glasses with EX flips in the down position

Protective clothing/equipment | Department approved gloves shall

Be worn when injuries to hands are likely to occur

Department approved PPE clothing that is specifically designed for technical rescue and recovery may be used when the

Risk does not require thermal protection

Protective clothing/equipment | Personnel operating on any aerial device shall wear, at minimum,

Department issued aerial ladder protective clothing and be connected to the aerial device except whenever ascending or descending the ladder

All personnel assigned protective clothing will be

Held accountable for all issued items

Protective clothing/equipment | A record of all issued items shall be kept on each member by

Infrastructure support and asset management and shall remain the property of the Orange County Fire Rescue Department

No portion of the protective clothing will be worn

Off duty without prior authority of the fire chief or his designee

Protective clothing/equipment | Decorative patches of any kind

Are not permitted on protective clothing

Any protective clothing found with a decorative patch

Is to be immediately reported to a captain for proper removal

Protective clothing/equipment | Video and still photo recording devices shall not be affixed to

Any portion of the protective clothing unless approved by the fire chief

Inspection of PPE | All personnel are responsible for

Ensuring the serviceability and cleanliness of their protective clothing on a daily basis

Inspection of PPE | If there is a question about the serviceability of the gear,

The company officer shall contact the captain for assistance

Inspection of PPE | Company officers will ensure a set of ballistic PPE is available

To every riding member

Inspection of PPE | Ballistic PPE will be visually inspected and

Adjusted to size on a daily basis at shift change

Inspection of PPE | Members will ensure “fire/rescue”

Is printed on the front and back of the ballistic vest

Inspection of PPE | Any issues with ballistic PPE will be immediately reported to

The company officer and up the chain of command to the battalion chief. Arrangements will be made to obtain replacement equipment

Inspection of PPE | Company officers will be responsible for conducting a quarterly inspection of

All assigned personnel’s protective clothing for serviceability, cleanliness, proper fit, and wear

Inspection of PPE | Quarterly PPE inspections will be documented on

The Orange County Fire Rescue personal inspection form

Location of Quarterly PPE Inspection form

M drive: PPE inspection

How to save quarterly PPE inspection form

Last name - badge number - year

Inspection of PPE | The captain will conduct a visual inspection of

Protective clothing twice a year

Inspection of PPE | The captain will document

And forward to the safety and wellness bureau

Inspection of PPE | If defects or issues are found, then the captain will

Work with the supply section to resolve the issues as soon as possible

Protective clothing/equipment | For cleaning procedures refer to

Infrastructure support SOP care of personal protective equipment

Protective clothing will be replaced as directed by

The supply section

Lost, stolen, damaged or misplaced protective clothing or equipment shall

Be immediately reported to the employee’s supervisor