BS ISO 18639-4:2018+A1:2023
PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities - Gloves

Standard No.

BS ISO 18639-4:2018+A1:2023

Release Date

2023

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

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BS ISO 18639-4:2018+A1:2023

Scope

1   Scope This document provides the principles that govern the development of incident type and/or hazard specific test methods and minimum performance requirements for protective gloves for firefighters while engaged in specific rescue activities. Gloves related to specific specialist rescue activities, such as road traffic crash (RTC) and urban search and rescue (USAR), are documented in individual subclauses of this document. NOTE Further guidance can be found in ISO 18639‑1. The purpose of this document is to ensure that minimum performance requirements for incident type and/or hazard specific protective gloves are designated. This document deals with “rescue from emergencies involving modes of transportation” in particular performance requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) intended to be used by firefighters, primarily but not solely to protect against hazard exposure at non fire rescue activities involving road traffic crash (RTC) or motor vehicle accidents (MVA). This document covers general glove design, the minimum performance level of the materials used and the methods of test for determining this performance level. This document does not cover special gloves for use in other high risk situations such as firefighting. This document does not cover protection for the head, torso, arms, legs and feet. These are covered in other parts of the ISO 18639 series. It does not cover protection of the hands against other hazards, e.g. chemical, biological, radiation and el...

BS ISO 18639-4:2018+A1:2023 history

• 2023 BS ISO 18639-4:2018+A1:2023 PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities - Gloves
• 2018 BS ISO 18639-4:2018 PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities-Gloves