BS ISO 18639-1:2018
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PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities General
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English
29-01-2018
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviated terms and subscripts
5 Design and performance requirements for
PPE items and ensembles
6 Marking
7 Manufacturer's instructions to be supplied with
each item of PPE
Annex A (informative) - Structure of the ISO 18639 series
Annex B (informative) - Design of the ISO 18639 individual
standards for Part 3 onward
Annex C (informative) - Information on risk assessment
Bibliography
Gives requirements of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically designed to protect firefighters from injury and/or loss of life while engaged in specific rescue activities.
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PH/14
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 16/30319099 DC. (02/2018)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
26
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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ISO18639series of standards specify requirements of personal protective equipment (PPE) specifically designed to protect firefighters from injury and/or loss of life while engaged in specific rescue activities.
ISO18639series provides the principles that govern the development of incident type and/or hazard specific minimum test methods including design and performance requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters and other rescue workers to reduce injury and/or the loss of life while engaged in rescue activities.
To assist with selection based on a risk assessment (see Annex C), type of PPE, (if applicable) and performance levels, for different categories of protection are included.
This document covers PPE for use in the rescue activities for road traffic crash (RTC) and urban search and rescue (USAR), but could also include other rescue activities depending on the risk assessment.
It does not include PPE for use in high risk fire exposures.
Similarly, this document does not include PPE to protect against chemical and biological hazards, except against short term and accidental exposures whilst engaged in rescue activities.
This document describes the general structure of the ISO18639series, including each subsection, sets design and performance requirements for PPE and includes requirements for marking and manufacturer’s instructions.
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 18639-1:2018 | Identical |
| ISO 13688:2013 | Protective clothing — General requirements |
| EN 1149-1:2006 | Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 1: Test method for measurement of surface resistivity |
| IEC 61482-2:2009 | Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 2: Requirements |
| IEC 61482-1-2:2014 | Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 1-2: Test methods - Method 2: Determination of arc protection class of material and clothing by using a constrained and directed arc (box test) |
| ISO/TS 11999-2:2015 | PPE for firefighters Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures Part 2: Compatibility |
| IEC 61482-1-1:2009 | Live working - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 1-1: Test methods - Method 1: Determination of the arc rating (ATPV or E<sub>BT50</sub>) of flame resistant materials for clothing |
| NFPA 70E : 2018 | ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE |
| ASTM F 1506 : 2017-11 | PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION FOR FLAME RESISTANT AND ELECTRIC ARC RATED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WORN BY WORKERS EXPOSED TO FLAMES AND ELECTRIC ARCS |
| ASTM F 1958/F1958M : 2012 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Determining the Ignitability of Non-flame-Resistant Materials for Clothing by Electric Arc Exposure Method Using Mannequins |
| IEEE 1584-2002 | IEEE Guide for Performing Arc Flash Hazard Calculations |
| ISO 18080-3:2015 | Textiles Test methods for evaluating the electrostatic propensity of fabrics Part 3: Test method using manual friction |
| EN 1149-5:2008 | Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 5: Material performance and design requirements |
| ASTM F 1959/F1959M : 2014-05 | TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ARC RATING OF MATERIALS FOR CLOTHING |
| EN 1149-3:2004 | Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 3: Test methods for measurement of charge decay |
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