LION NFPA 1975, User Instruction, Safety And Training Manual

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1. INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing your new LION product! Your NFPA 1951 Utility/
NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants for Technical Rescue, Wildland
Firefighting, and Work Apparel (referred to throughout this Guide as the “NFPA
1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants”, “Technical Rescue/
Wildland Firefighting/Emergency Services Work Apparel”, or “Pants”) is designed
to provide limited protection against physical, environmental, flash fire hazards to
emergency responders involved in search, rescue, extrication, site stabilization,
and other mitigation operations at or involving Technical Rescue and/or
Wildland incidents. The garment is designed for limited protection to thermal or
radiant heat. It and its components are manufactured and certified under the
performance requirements of the current editions of NFPA 1951 Utility: Standard
on Protective Ensemble for Technical Rescue Incidents; NFPA 1977 Standard
on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Firefighting; and NFPA 1975
Standard on Work Apparel for Emergency Services.
This User Instruction, Safety and Training Guide gives important instructions
regarding the use, inspection, care, maintenance, storage and retirement of your
Pants. Immediately upon receipt of your Pants, you should remove, carefully
read, and save this Guide for future reference.
This Guide is a training tool to help you understand your NFPA 1951 Utility/
NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants and how to use it in the safest
possible manner during Technical Rescue/Wildland operations. Please take
the time to read it.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Safety Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Purpose and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5 Construction, Features and Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Donning and Doffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
8 Proper Fit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
9 Marking Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Using your Pants Safely: How to Minimize the Risk of Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11 Washing, Decontamination and Disinfection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
12 Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
13 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
14 Retirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
15 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
16 Limited Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
17 Inspection, Cleaning, Repair, Retirement and Disposal Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23