ISO/TR 21808:2024

Best practices on the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to provide protection for firefighters

This document sets out the best practices for the selection and use of PPE designed to provide protection for firefighters while carrying out their duties. The PPE covered in this document is intended for firefighting personnel exposed to risks associated with but not necessarily limited to the following activities: — structural firefighting; — wildland firefighting; — incidents involving hazardous materials; — incidents involving motor vehicle; — urban search and rescue. The purpose of this document is to highlight the main areas that a fire service needs to consider when providing PPE to its members. This document is a supplement to the information provided in the PPE standards or used in conjunction with them. Most paragraphs of the document contain bullet lists, these lists are provided for guidance only and they are not exhaustive. Cleaning, inspection and repair of firefighters' personal protective equipment (including care and maintenance) are covered by ISO 23616.

Meilleures pratiques sur la sélection, l'utilisation, le soin et l'entretien des équipements de protection individuelle (PPE) conçus pour pourvoir à la protection des pompiers

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Jan-2024
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 94/SC 14 - Firefighters' personal equipment
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 94/SC 14 - Firefighters' personal equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 09-Jan-2024
• Due Date: 22-Sep-2025
• Completion Date: 09-Jan-2024

Relations

• Revises: ISO/TR 21808:2021 - Guidance on the selection, use, care and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to provide protection for firefighters
• Effective Date: 24-Sep-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

FINAL
TECHNICAL ISO/DTR
DRAFT
REPORT 21808
ISO/TC 94/SC 14
Best practices on the selection and
Secretariat: SA
use of personal protective equipment
Voting begins on:
2023-10-24 (PPE) designed to provide protection
for firefighters
Voting terminates on:
2023-12-19
Meilleures pratiques sur la sélection, l'utilisation, le soin et l'entretien
des équipements de protection individuelle (PPE) conçus pour
pourvoir à la protection des pompiers
RECIPIENTS OF THIS DRAFT ARE INVITED TO
SUBMIT, WITH THEIR COMMENTS, NOTIFICATION
OF ANY RELEVANT PATENT RIGHTS OF WHICH
THEY ARE AWARE AND TO PROVIDE SUPPOR TING
DOCUMENTATION.
IN ADDITION TO THEIR EVALUATION AS
Reference number
BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL, TECHNO-
ISO/DTR 21808:2023(E)
LOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND USER PURPOSES,
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS MAY ON
OCCASION HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE
LIGHT OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME STAN-
DARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE MADE IN
NATIONAL REGULATIONS. © ISO 2023

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ISO/DTR 21808:2023(E)
FINAL
TECHNICAL ISO/DTR
DRAFT
REPORT 21808
ISO/TC 94/SC 14
Best practices on the selection and
Secretariat: SA
use of personal protective equipment
Voting begins on:
(PPE) designed to provide protection
for firefighters
Voting terminates on:
Meilleures pratiques sur la sélection, l'utilisation, le soin et l'entretien
des équipements de protection individuelle (PPE) conçus pour
pourvoir à la protection des pompiers
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or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
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SUBMIT, WITH THEIR COMMENTS, NOTIFICATION
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DOCUMENTATION.
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IN ADDITION TO THEIR EVALUATION AS
Reference number
Email: [e-mail]
BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL, TECHNO­
ISO/DTR 21808:2023(E)
Website: www.iso.org
LOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND USER PURPOSES,
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS MAY ON
Published in Switzerland
OCCASION HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE
LIGHT OF THEIR POTENTIAL TO BECOME STAN­
DARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE MADE IN
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NATIONAL REGULATIONS. © ISO 2023

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ISO/DTR 21808:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General . 3
4.1 Responsibility of procedure development . 3
4.2 Ergonomics . 3
4.3 Compatibility . 4
4.3.1 General . 4
4.3.2 Physical compatibility .
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ISO/DTRTR 21808:2023(E)
ISO TC 94/SC 14/WG 1
Secretariat: SA
Date: 2023-09-23xx
GuidanceBest practices on the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
designed to provide protection for firefighters
Lignes directicesMeilleures pratiques sur la sélection, l'utilisation, le soin et l'entretien des équipements de
protection individuelle (PPE) conçus pour pourvoir à la protection des pompiers

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ISO/DTRTR 21808:2023(E)
© ISO 2023
Commented [eXtyles1]: The reference is to a withdrawn
standard which has been replaced

All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no
ISO 20344, Personal protective equipment — Test methods
part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means,
for footwear
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without
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prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or
ISO’s member body in the country of the requester. Formatted: Pattern: Clear
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.iso.orgwww.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
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ISO/DTRTR 21808:2021(E)
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