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In this PPE101 eNews we describe the upcoming changes to PPE standards — including the perennial issue of goggles and faceshields — and explain how you might be surprised to find out that PPE testing methods often do not simulate how firefighters are exposed.

Also, read about the Ill. firefighters who received grants to buy new helmets.


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By Jeffrey O. and Grace G. Stull
PPE101 Columnists
Revised standards will include requiring helmets with goggles and faceshields to provide a minimum field of vision. New test methods
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By Jeffrey O. and Grace G. Stull
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While firefighters would expect that PPE test methods relate to the environments they face in emergency responses, the establishment of suitable test methods is not always simple and many methods often do not simulate how firefighters are exposed. Pays off later
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