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Jeffrey and Grace Stull

PPE Update

Jeffrey and Grace Stull are president and vice president, respectively, of International Personnel Protection, Inc. They are members of several NFPA committees on PPE as well as the ASTM International committee on protective clothing. Mr. Stull was formerly the convener for international work groups on heat/thermal protection and hazardous materials PPE as well as the lead U.S. delegate for International Standards Organization Technical Committee 94/Subcommittees on Protective Clothing and Firefighter PPE. They participate in the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability and have authored the book, “PPE Made Easy.” Send questions or feedback to the Stulls via email.

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Here’s a piece-by-piece look at how the 2012 version of NFPA 1971 changes protective equipment
It is important to keep the measurement techniques as they are now
Understand how these garments are tested for protection against liquids
Knowing the different cleaning agents’ capabilities can perserve your PPE
The pervasiveness and evolution of this equipment is causing complications
There are several standards under development or revision in the coming months
These standards only become better when individual firefighters and other experienced end users outside the process provide their input
Many federal and state regulations are not regularly updated and lack requirements for conformity assessment
Numerous studies have shown that firefighter protective clothing picks up a range of highly toxic contaminants
Acceptable level for cumulative permeation is already set for toxic chemicals, so why is it being questioned now?