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Never use petroleum-based shoe polish, because it will significantly reduce the flame and/or heat resistance
of your HAIX
®
Footwear. Use of petroleum-based products may result in serious injuries.
Do not dry your leather NFPA Compliant Footwear near heaters or radiators. Treat Footwear with the same care
as other fine quality leather products. Force drying will cause the foot form to change and the leather to crack.
It will also cause damage to the moisture barrier, possibly exposing you to significant amounts of water and
hazardous contaminants, which may result in serious injuries.
Do not dry Footwear in direct/indirect sunlight or in fluorescent light. Light will severely reduce the strength
of the seams, and will discolor and greatly reduce the strength and protective qualities of the components of
the Footwear.
Personnel involved in the handling, sorting, bagging, transporting, and laundering of contaminated NFPA
Compliant Footwear must wear utility gloves and appropriate protective clothing and equipment to prevent
occupational exposure during these activities.
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
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11.5 POLISHING
To prolong the wearlife and maintain the leather exterior of your NFPA Footwear, apply
a professional grade silicone-based shoe polish. Those that contain petroleum-based
products may be flammable; these products will significantly reduce the flame and/or
heat resistance of your NFPA Footwear and therefore are not suitable.
11.6 CONTRACT CLEANING
HAIX
®
North America has made available a network of professional clean and repair centers
that are factory approved to provide cleaning for HAIX
®
North America NFPA Compliant
Footwear. HAIX
®
North America recommends that only a HAIX
®
North America Authorized
Clean and Repair Center be used for contract cleaning. For contract cleaning please call
HAIX
®
North America toll free at (866) 344-HAIX (4249).
11.7 DECONTAMINATION AND DISINFECTION
Applicable Standard. You must read and have facilities and procedures in compliance
with NFPA 1581, Standard for Fire Department Infection Control Program - 2005 Edition.
Preparation: Remove contaminated and infected NFPA Compliant Footwear from
wearer and from service before beginning. Footwear should remain out of service until
decontaminated and disinfected. Wear protective gloves and appropriate protective
clothing and equipment while decontaminating and disinfecting.
