"Standard on protective clothing for emergency medical operations"

This standard specifies requirements for EMS protective clothing to protect personnel performing patient care during emergency medical operations from contact with blood and body fluid-borne pathogens. It also includes additional requirements that provide limited protection from specified 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 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.

• Medical gloves

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

• Medical 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

• Medical protective footwear

• Biological
• Biohazards

• Radiological
• Nuclear Particulate

• Chemical

• 29-2000 Health Technologists and Technicians
  • 29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians

ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2020 - American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices

NFPA 1994 - 2018 edition - Standard on Protective Ensembles for First Responders to Hazardous Materials Emergencies and CBRN Terrorism Incidents

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

ASTM D5712 - 15(2020) - Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aqueous Extractable Protein in Natural Rubber and Its Products Using the Modified Lowry Method

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

NIJ Test protocol 99-114 - Test Protocol for Comparative Evaluation of Protective Gloves for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications

ASTM F2100 - 23 - Standard Specification for Performance of Materials Used in Medical Face Masks

29 CFR 1910.132 - General requirements

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

ANSI/ISEA 107-2020 - American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear

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

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 F1868 - 23 - Standard Test Method for Thermal, Evaporative Resistance and Total Heat Loss Measurements of Clothing Materials Using a Sweating Hot Plate