NFPA 1500 UPDATE

CONTROLLING
EXPOSURE TO
FIREGROUND
TOXIC
CONTAMINANTS
STANDARDS
ALIGNMENT &
REVISION
CYCLE
ADJUSTMENTS
FIRE SERVICE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY &
HEALTH TC
STANDARD ALIGNMENT AND REVISION CYCLE ADJUSTMENTS

SAFETY STANDARDS

▸ 1500: Finish its current revision cycle, A-17, and move to

F-2019 (5yr to 2 ½ yr)

▸ 1561: Move from F-18 to F-19 (5yr to 6yr)

▸ 1521: No change as it is on a F-19 revision cycle, but has a

correlating committee

▸ These changes would put these documents in the F-2019

revision cycle but all would follow the Dates with a CC
timeline
STANDARD ALIGNMENT AND REVISION CYCLE ADJUSTMENTS

HEALTH & WELLNESS STANDARDS

▸ 1582: Finish A-17 and change to F-2020 revision cycle (5yr

to 3 ½ yr)

▸ 1581: From F-19 to F-2020 (5yr to 6yr)

▸ 1583: From F-19 to F-2020 (5yr to 6yr)

▸ 1584: From F-19 to F-2020 (5yr to 6yr)

2018 (NEXT EDITION)

NFPA 1500
NFPA 1500: FD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

NFPA 1500 (2018)

▸ Collapse Zone

▸ PPE for Active Violence

▸ Minimum SCBA Volume for Firefighting: 1699L

▸ Sorry “Pump and Roller’s”

▸ Update Traffic Incident Management

▸ Fireground Toxic Contaminants

NFPA 1500 (2018) DEFINITION

AIRBORNE, DERMAL, OCCULAR, OR

RESPIRATORY HAZARDS CONSISTING OF
PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION, CARCINOGENS,
TOXIC CHEMICALS, AND ULTRAFINE PARTICLES

Fireground Toxic Contaminants

NFPA 1500: FD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

CHAPTER 14: EXPOSURE TO FIREGROUND TOXIC CONTAMINANTS

▸ Training

▸ Prevention & Mitigation

▸ Cleaning & Maintenance

▸ Mitigation of Fireground Toxic Contaminant Exposure

▸ APR Use in the Post-fire Environment

▸ Post-Incident Fireground Toxic Contaminant Exposure

▸ Exposure Reporting Requirements

NFPA 1500: FD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

EXPOSURE CONTROL AND PPE

▸ ‘Soiled or contaminated PCE

removed from service in
cleaned and disinfected in
accordance with NFPA
1851’

▸ Wipes on-scene

▸ ‘Soap & water shower w/in

an hour
NFPA 1500: FD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

OVERHAUL
▸ ‘Respiratory protection
during overhaul shall consist
of a supplied-air respirator.’

▸ Appropriate PCE worn

during all phases of
fireground operations
NFPA 1500: FD OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM

APR USAGE POST-FIRE

1. No overhaul taking place

2. >30 min post fire

3. PPV

4. Continuous air monitoring

‣ CO (≤35ppm)

‣ HCN (≤4.7ppm)

▸ Chemical cartridge

▸ Particulate, Organic Vapor, Acid

Gas, Formaldehyde

▸ Filter changeout schedule…

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

▸ NFPA 1500 (2013)

▸ Chapter 11: Member

Assistance Wellness
Program became
Behavioral Health &
Wellness Program

▸ Chapter 12: Critical

Incident Stress
Program became
Occupational
Exposure to Atypical
Stressful Events
NFPA 1500 (2018) DEFINITION

THE AREA THAT IS EXPOSED TO

TRAUMA, DEBRIS, AND OR
THRUST SHOULD A BUILDING OR
PART OF A BUILDING COLLAPSE.
Collapse Zone
NFPA 1500 (2018) SECTIONS 3.3.19.2 & 8.7.4.4.4

COLLAPSE ZONE
▸ Where the threat of a building
collapse exists, a collapse zone
shall be established.

▸ Collapse Zones shall be

established around the perimeter
at a distance from the building that
is equal to 1.5 times the height of
the building.

▸ A collapse zone shall be a No Entry

Zone.
NFPA 1500 (2018) 7.1.2.1

PPE FOR ACTIVE VIOLENCE

▸ Appropriately sized ballistic vest

▸ Level III-A (NIJ 0101.05)

▸ Rescue Task Force (RTF) PPE

▸ Type II-A ballistic helmet

▸ Flashlight

▸ Medical exam gloves

▸ Radio with remote microphone

and earpiece
NFPA 1500 (2018)

SCBA VOLUME FOR FIREFIGHTING

▸ Minimum 1699 liter volume

▸ Structural fire fighting only

AIR MANAGEMENT

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

▸ NFPA 1981 (2013)

▸ 33% EOSTI

▸ NFPA 1500 (2013)

▸ 600L Reserve Air Requirement

▸ NFPA 1404 (2013)

▸ Exit Prior to Reserve Air

NFPA 1500 (2018) CHAPTER 9

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

▸ Completely updated to reflect
current best practices and Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD)
NFPA 1500 (2018) SECTION 6.3

SORRY “PUMP & ROLLERS”

▸ NFPA 1906 (14.4) Pump and Roll…

▸ NFPA 1500 (6.3) All persons riding

in fire apparatus shall be seated
and belted securely by seat belts in
approved riding positions at any
time the vehicle is in motion other
than as allowed in 6.3.4 and 6.3.5.

▸ 6.3.4: Hose Loading

▸ 6.3.5: Tiller Training

▸ TIA???
2020

NFPA 1584
NFPA 1584 (2015): REHABILITATION PROCESS FOR MEMBERS DURING
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

MAJOR ‘REIMAGINING’ PLANNED

▸ Will be reworked to address

exposure control and post-
fire hygiene

▸ Exposure Control

▸ Cross-Contamination

▸ On-Scene Decon

▸ Station Level Decon

NFPA
RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
PPE CLEANING
VALIDATION PROJECT
PPE CLEANING VALIDATION PROJECT

“HOW CLEAN IS CLEAN?”

▸ How soiled is contaminated?

▸ Currently, no industry standards that conclusively and

reliably show that clothing is being adequately cleaned

▸ Establish clear and definitive guidance for applying

cleaning and decontamination procedures that effectively
remove both chemical and biological contaminants

▸ August 2018; AFG Fire Prevention & Safety Grant

NFPA
RESEARCH
FOUNDATION
CAMPAIGN FOR FIRE
SERVICE CONTAMINATION
CONTROL
CAMPAIGN FOR FIRE SERVICE CONTAMINATION CONTROL

ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES

▸ “Develop and disseminate educational campaign information to
implement widespread changes to promote fire service best practice
control of chemical and biological contaminates”.

▸ Entire spectrum of contamination control for all fire fighter activities,

including before, during and after a fire or contamination event.

▸ Packaged into a workable format:

▸ project summary report

▸ contamination control user guide

▸ PowerPoint training materials

▸ September 2017; AFG Fire Prevention & Safety Grant

NFPA 1981: OPEN CIRCUIT SCBA FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES

NFPA 1981 (2018)

▸ Pneumatic Data Logging

▸ MMR Retention Test

▸ EBSS Interoperability

▸ Cryogenic Air

▸ In Other News…

▸ Another New PASS Tone (TIA)

▸ NIOSH SCBA Weight Limit…

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS:
dbernzweig@oapff.org

B/C DAVID BERNZWEIG

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