BS ISO 18639-4:2018

What is ISO 18639‑4- Gloves for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities about?

ISO 18639 discusses PPE ensembles for firefighters undertaking specific rescue activities. ISO 18639‑4 is an international standard on gloves for firefighters to ensure protection during specific rescue activities. ISO 18639‑4 is the fourth part of a multi-part series that provides the principles that govern the development of incident type and hazard-specific test methods and minimum performance requirements for protective gloves for firefighters while engaged in specific rescue activities. ISO 18639‑4 covers general glove design, the minimum performance level of the materials used and the methods of test for determining this performance level. ISO 18639‑4 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). Note1: ISO 18639‑4 does not cover special gloves for use in other high-risk situations such as firefighting.
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