Full Body Protection
Aprons, Leggings, and Sleeve Protectors
Aprons may be sleeved and gloved. Leggings and sleeve protectors are separate coverings for arms and legs commonly worn over non-encapsulating suits.
Fire-fighters wearing proximity garments during an exercise.
- They provide additional splash protection of chest, forearms, and legs.
- Whenever possible, they should be used over non-encapsulating suits (instead of using fully-encapsulating suits) to minimize potential for heat stress.
- They are useful for sampling, labeling, and analysis operations and should be used only when there is a low probability of total body contact with contaminants.
Firefighers' Protective Clothing
These include gloves, helmet, running or bunker coat, running or bunker pants, and boots.
- Protects against heat, hot water, and some particles. Does not protect against gases and vapors, or chemical permeation or degradation.
- Decontamination is difficult. Should not be worn in areas where protection against gases, vapors, chemical splashes, or permeation is required.
Proximity Garments (Approach Suits)
These are one- or two-piece overgarments with boot covers, gloves and hood of aluminized nylon or cotton fabric. Normally they are worn over other protective clothing, such as chemical-protective clothing, firefighters' bunker gear, or flame-retardant coveralls.
- Protects against brief exposure to radiant heat. Does not protect against chemical permeation or degradation. Can be custom-manufactured to protect against some chemical contaminants.
- Auxiliary cooling and an SCBA should be used if the wearer may be exposed to a toxic atmosphere or needs more than 2 or 3 minutes of protection.
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9-3. Which type of full-body protective clothing is difficult to decontaminate?
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