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Firefighting Gear

Tools - traditional hand tools such as the pike, halli-gan, pulaski, axe, hydrant wrench, and power tools such as saws. [Pg.197]

To minimize the risk of electrocution, electrical shock, and electricity-related bums while fighting wildland fires, NIOSH recommends that fire departments and firefighters take the following precautions [IFSTA 1998a,b NWCG 1998 NFPA 1997 29 CFR 1910.332(b) 29 CFR 1910.335(b) Brunacini 1985)  [Pg.197]

Personal Protective Requirements 1.5.2.1 Structural Firefighters Gear... [Pg.11]

Structural firefighters protective clothing is recommended for fire situations only it is not effective in spill situations or release events. If chemical protective clothing is not available and it is necessary to rescue casualties from a contaminated area, then structural firefighters gear will provide very limited skin protection against nerve agent vapors. Contact with liquids, solids, and solutions should be avoided. [Pg.11]

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