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WARNING
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Only a trained expert in decontamination should attempt to decontaminate your
Pants. Contact a LION TotalCare
®
Center to seek assistance in determining whether
decontamination is possible, and the name of the appropriate organization to perform
decontamination.
WARNING
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To reduce the risk of harm from hazardous substances present in the products of fire
combustion, building materials, you MUST wash, and if necessary, decontaminate or
disinfect your Pants after each exposure to such hazardous substances.
WARNING
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Before any repairs are made to your Pants, it must be washed, decontaminated, and
disinfected in accordance with this Guide. It is a violation of OSHA guidelines to expect
workers to alter or repair soiled and possibly contaminated or infected Pants.
All repairs should be done by LION or factory designated facilities. Repairs made to
garments by unlisted companies may invalidate all warranties and my expose the wearer
to hazardous or life threatening conditions. Please refer to the back of this Guide for
the list of LION TotalCare ® Centers at the time of printing this Guide. For other factory
designated facilities, call LION at (800) 421-2926.
11.9 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.
Preparation. Remove contaminated and
infected NFPA 1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/
NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants from wearer
and from service before beginning. Pants
should remain out of service until
decontaminated and disinfected. Wear
protective gloves, protective eyewear and
appropriate protective clothing and equipment
while decontaminating and disinfecting.
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CAUTION
Personnel involved in
the handling, sorting,
bagging, transporting,
and laundering of
contaminated NFPA
1951 Utility/NFPA
1977/NFPA 1975
Tri-Certified Pants must
wear utility gloves,
protective eyewear and
appropriate protective
clothing to prevent
occupational exposure
during these activities.
A. Hazardous Substances (Soot, Smoke, and Debris).
To reduce the risks associated with exposure to the hazardous substances
found in the products of fire combustion, you MUST wash, dry, and store
your garments according to the procedures in this section.
11.10 LAUNDRY SAFETY
In the health care field, Laundry and House Keeping personnel are considered to
be among those at risk to not only hazardous materials, but also to bloodborne
pathogens primarily by exposure to sharps. Your fire department should have
a Bloodborne Pathogens Written Exposure Control Plan. Part of this plan is
decontamination, disinfection, and washing of Pants, and it should include LAUNDRY
ROOM SAFETY PROCEDURES and HOUSEKEEPING SAFETY PROCEDURES.
You should follow all appropriate federal, state, and local regulations.
12. REPAIRS