"Standard on Protective Ensembles for First Responders to Hazardous Materials Emergencies and CBRN Terrorism Incidents"

This standard establishes requirements for protective ensembles and ensemble elements to safeguard emergency first responder personnel from chemicals, biological agents, and radiological particulates (CBRN) terrorism agents.

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, system, or service: Examples of specifications include, but are not limited to, requirements for; physical, mechanical, or chemical properties, and safety, quality, or performance criteria. A specification identifies the test methods for determining whether each of the requirements is satisfied.

A definitive procedure that produces a test result: Examples of test methods include, but are not limited to: identification, measurement, and evaluation of one or more qualities, characteristics, or properties. A precision and bias statement shall be reported at the end of a test method.

All items of clothing and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured to provide specific protection. This includes bullet-proof clothing, general protective clothing and full body ensembles that protect from cuts, radiation, temperature extremes, hot splashes from molten metals and other hot liquids, potential impacts from tools, machinery and materials and hazardous chemicals. Examples of body protection include laboratory coats, coveralls, vests, jackets, aprons, surgical gowns and full body suits

• Chemical protective clothing
• CBRN protective ensembles

All equipment and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured specifically to protect the foot and/or the leg and to provide anti-slip protection. This category includes protection against static electricity, risk of explosion, falling or rolling objects, crushing or penetrating, protection from exposure to hot substances and/or corrosive or poisonous materials

• Chemical protective footwear

All equipment and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured specifically to protect the arm and/or the hand this includes all garments protecting the hand or part of the hand, including gloves, fingerless gloves, mittens, garments protecting the fingers only or the palm only, etc. Potential hazards include skin absorption of harmful substances, chemical or thermal burns, electrical dangers, bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures and amputations.

• Chemical protective gloves

• Radiological
• Nuclear Particulate

• Biological

• Chemical

• 29-2000 Health Technologists and Technicians
  • 29-2040 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

• 33-2000 Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
  • 33-2010 Firefighters

NFPA 1999 - 2018 edition - Standard on protective clothing for emergency medical operations

ASTM F2413 - 18 - Standard Specification for Performance Requirements for Protective (Safety) Toe Cap Footwear

NFPA 1991 - 2016 edition - Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies and CBRN Terrorism Incidents

ASTM D5151 - 19(2023) - Standard Test method for detection of holes in medical gloves

ASTM F2010 / F2010M - 18(2023) - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Glove Effects on Wearer Finger Dexterity Using a Modified Pegboard Test

ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014 (R2019) - American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection

NFPA 1992 - 2018 edition - Standard on Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles and Clothing for Hazardous Materials Emergencies

NIJ Standard-0116.00 - CBRN Protective Ensemble Standard for Law Enforcement

ASTM F1154 - 24 - Standard Practices for Evaluating the Comfort, Fit, Function, and Durability of Protective Ensembles, Ensemble Elements, and Other Components

ASTM F1301 - 18(2024)e1 - Standard Practice for Labeling Chemical Protective Clothing

ASTM F1342 / F1342M - 05(2022) - Standard test method for protective clothing material resistance to puncture

ASTM F1359 / F1359M - 22 - Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetration Resistance of Protective Clothing or Protective Ensembles Under a Shower Spray While on a Mannequin

ASTM F1671 / F1671M - 22 - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System

ASTM F1790 / F1790M - 15 (Reapproved 2021) - Standard Test Method for Measuring Cut Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing