ISO 18639-1:2018 PDF

Scope: designed to protect firefighters from injury and/or loss of life while engaged in specific rescue activities. specific minimum test methods including design and performance requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by firefighters and other rescue workers to reduce injury and/or the loss of life while engaged in rescue activities. To assist with selection based on a risk assessment (see Annex C), type of PPE, (if applicable) and performance levels, for different categories of protection are included. This document covers PPE for use in the rescue activities for road traffic crash (RTC) and urban search and rescue (USAR), but could also include other rescue activities depending on the risk assessment. It does not include PPE for use in high risk fire exposures. Similarly, this document does not include PPE to protect against chemical and biological hazards, except against short term and accidental exposures whilst engaged in rescue activities. This document describes the general structure of the ISO 18639 series, including each subsection, sets design and performance requirements for PPE and includes requirements for marking and manufacturer’s instructions.

ISO 18639-1:2018 Referenced Document

EN 1149-3 Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 3: Test method for measurement of charge decay
EN 1149-5 Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 5: Material performance and design requirements*， 2018-09-01 Update
ISO 13688 Protective clothing — General requirements — Amendment 1*， 2021-02-25 Update
ISO/TS 11999-2 PPE for firefighters - Test methods and requirements for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or flame while fighting fires occurring in structures - Part 2: Compatibility

2018 ISO 18639-1:2018 PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities — Part 1: General