NFPA Amendment Would Update 1999 Clothing Standard The National Fire Protection Association is seeking public comments on a Tentative Interim Amendment to NFPA 1999: Standard on Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical Operations, in order to better protect first responders from contracting the Ebola virus. NFPA has posted the TIA for public review and has set a Jan. 15, 2015, comment deadline. To submit a comment, e-mail the Secretary, Standards Council, at [email protected]. According to NFPAs announcement, this amendment follows work conducted by several organizations and federal agencies that recognized the need for a national PPE standard to protect emergency first responders against the Ebola Virus and other liquid-borne pathogens. Those organizations include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the Human and Health Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability. The amendment would change NFPA 1999s title to Standard on Protective Clothing and Ensembles for Emergency Medical Operations and would add new sections: 1.1.2. This standard shall also specify additional minimum design, performance, testing, documentation, and certification as requirements for single-use and multiple-use emergency medical protective ensembles comprising the protective clothing items described in 1.1.1 for protection from airborne and liquid-borne pathogens. 1.2.2. The purpose of this standard shall also be to establish a minimum level of whole body protection for emergency services personnel and medical first receivers from airborne and liquid-borne pathogens.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 14:44:55 +0000
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