NFPA 1855, Standard for the Selection, Care and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents, 2013 Edition

A new standard under development for specifying the minimum selection, care, and maintenance requirements for utility technical rescue, rescue and recovery technical rescue, and CBRN technical rescue ensembles is now open for public proposals. This standard is applicable to personal protective equipment compliant to NFPA 1951, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents. It is largely based on NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting; originally published in 2000 and now in its second edition published in 2008.

Although standards are drafted by NFPA technical committees, anyone involved in the fire service industry can be part of the process. To review the draft document, go to www.nfpa.org, click Codes and Standards, then select Code Development Process and click the link to Proposed Documents. There you will find the draft standard in .pdf along with the NFPA Document Proposal Form. Instructions on how to file your proposal are on the form. Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 pm EST/EDST, May 23, 2011. 

Your opinion will be heard. All proposals are reviewed by technical committee members