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30、rd on Protective Ensembles for Contaminated Water Diving 2016 Edition This inaugural edition of NFPA 1953, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Contaminated Water Diving, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment and released by the Correlating C
31、ommittee on Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and Equipment. It was issued by the Standards Council on May 26, 2015, with an effective date of June 15, 2015. This edition of NFPA 1953 was approved as an American National Standard on June 15, 2015. Origin and Development of NFPA 1953 Th
32、e Technical Committee on Special Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment began the process to create the rst edition of NFPA 1953 in 2008 with a request to Standards Council. After some clarication, the committee received permission to begin work on a draft, which was completed and approved by
33、the Standards Council in August 2012. The technical committee developed NFPA 1953 with the goal of establishing protection requirements for protective clothing and equipment to reduce the safety risks and health risks associated with exposure of personnel to the hazards of contaminated water diving.
34、 It is left to emergency services organizations to select the appropriate items for the protection of their emergency responders based on the expected and anticipated contaminated water incidents to which the organizations will or could be expected to respond.PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLES FOR CONTAMINATED WA
35、TER DIVING 1953-2 2016 Edition Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and Equipment William E. Haskell, III, Chair National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, MA E Eric J. Beck, Secretary Mine Safety Appliances Company, PA M Rep. Compressed Gas Association
36、Jason L. Allen, Intertek Testing Services, NY RT Joseph Arrington, San Antonio Fire Department, TX U Roger L. Barker, North Carolina State University, NC SE James E. Brinkley, International Association of Fire Fighters, DC L Rep. International Association of Fire Fighters Steven D. Corrado, UL LLC,
37、NC RT Cristine Z. Fargo, International Safety Equipment Association, VA M Robert A. Freese, Globe Manufacturing Company, NH M Patricia A. Gleason, Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA RT Beverly F. Gulledge, Tyco/Scott Safety, NC M David V. Haston, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ID E Kimberly M. He
38、nry, PBI Performance Products, Inc., NC M Thomas M. Hosea, U.S. Department of the Navy, FL RT James S. Johnson, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA RT Jeff Legendre, Northborough Fire Department, MA U Karen E. Lehtonen, Lion Apparel, Inc., OH M David G. Matthews, Fire & Industrial (P.P.E) Ltd
39、., United Kingdom SE Rep. International Standards Organization Michael F. McKenna, Michael McKenna & Associates, LLC, CA SE Anthony D. Putorti, Jr., National Institute of Standards & Technology, MD RT Jack E. Reall, Columbus (OH) Division of Fire, OH L Rep. Columbus Fireghters Union Jeffrey O. Stull
40、, International Personnel Protection, Inc., TX M Tim W. Tomlinson, Addison Fire Department, TX C Robert D. Tutterow, Jr., Fire Industry Equipment Research Organization (FIERO), NC U Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section William A. Van Lent, Veridian Ltd., Inc., IA M Rep. Fire & Emergency Manufacturers & Se
41、rvices Association Bruce H. Varner, BHVarner & Associates, AZ M Rep. International Fire Service Training Association Harry P. Winer, HIP Consulting LLC, MA SE Alternates Louis Carpentier, Innotex Inc., Canada M (Alt. to W. A. Van Lent) Brandi L. Chestang, U.S. Department of the Navy, FL RT (Alt. to
42、T. M. Hosea) Patricia A. Freeman, Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC, NH M (Alt. to R. A. Freese) Tim J. Gardner, 3M Company, MN M (Alt. to C. Z. Fargo) Pamela A. Kavalesky, Intertek Testing Services, NY RT (Alt. to J. L. Allen) Gary L. Neilson, Sparks, NV U (Alt. to R. D. Tutterow, Jr.) Amanda H. New
43、som, UL LLC, NC RT (Alt. to S. D. Corrado) Anthony Petrilli, U.S. Department of Agriculture, MT E (Alt. to D. V. Haston) Stephen R. Sanders, Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), VA RT (Alt. to P. A. Gleason) Russell Shephard, Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities Council, Australia SE (Alt.
44、 to D. G. Matthews) David P. Stoddard, Michael McKenna & Associates, LLC, CA SE (Alt. to M. F. McKenna) Grace G. Stull, International Personnel Protection, Inc., TX M (Alt. to J. O. Stull) Jonathan V. Szalajda, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, PA E (Alt. to W. E. Haskell, III) Do
45、nald B. Thompson, North Carolina State University, NC SE (Alt. to R. L. Barker) Nonvoting Robert J. Athanas, FDNY/SAFE-IR, Incorporated, NY U Rep. TC on Electronic Safety Equipment Christina M. Baxter, U.S. Department of Defense, VA E Rep. TC on Hazardous Materials PC & E Tricia L. Hock, Safety Equi
46、pment Institute (SEI), VA RT Rep. TC on Emergency Medical Services PC & E Stephen J. King, Babylon, NY SE Rep. TC on Structural and Proximity Fire Fighting PC & E Jeremy Metz, West Metro Fire Rescue, CO U Rep. TC on Special Operations PC & E Brian Montgomery, U.S. Department of Justice, DC E Rep. TC
47、 on Nonstructural Fire Fighting SCBA Daniel N. Rossos, Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards & Training, OR E Rep. TC on Respiratory Protection Equipment Rick L. Swan, IAFF Local 2881/CDF Fire Fighters, CA L Rep. TC on Wildland Fire Fighting PC & ECOMMITTEE PERSONNEL 1953-3 2016 Edition David
48、 G. Trebisacci, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee sh
49、all not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the design, performance, testing, and certication of protective clothing and protective equipment manufactured for re and emergency services organizations and personnel, to protect against exposures encountered during emergency incident operatio
