How to effectively maintain protective clothing?

Fire protective clothing is a life barrier for firefighters in firefighting. How firefighters effectively use, maintain and maintain the fire protection protective clothing to protect the safety of firefighters is an urgent problem to be solved.

Rescue fire protective clothing

1. Status and problems of fire protection protective clothing management

Several fire protection protective clothing

Firefighters' protective clothing refers to the special protective clothing worn by firefighters during firefighting and rescue work. It is a kind of basic protective equipment for firefighters. It is fire-retardant, heat-insulating, breathable, and waterproof. It is used to fire up and down firefighters. The trunk, neck, arms and legs are thermally protected. According to the "City Fire Station Construction Standards", each firefighter is equipped with two sets of backup ratios of 1 : 1 . In order to improve the safety performance of protective clothing, to ensure the safety of firefighters, to further improve the durability of the overall protective clothing, comfort and safety, January 20, 2014 issued by the Ministry of Public Security GA10 approval --2014 (firefighters fire protective clothing "(hereinafter referred to as" firefighters fire protective clothing ") industry standard, since March 1, 2014 implementation, instead of GA10 - 2002 (firefighters fire protective clothing" and GA140 -. 1996 (fire command clothing "the new standard specifies the Fireman's protective clothing, model, style, type, specifications, technical requirements, performance requirements, test methods, inspection rules and signs, packaging, transportation, storage, etc., firefighters protective clothing production, use, maintenance management , Product design, acceptance and supervision and management provide technical basis.

In recent years, with the continuous strengthening of fire fighting equipment construction, the fire equipment has made great progress. The fire equipment evaluation, planning, procurement, use, and maintenance work are increasingly standardized, and fire fighting equipment is equipped, especially personal basic protection equipment. Basic standards. Extinguishing protective clothing is the most important basic protective equipment. The number of squadrons at the grassroots level and the number of backups can basically meet the standards. However, according to the current development status, there are still some problems, which are as follows:

(1) Change of old and new standards in fire protective clothing products.

After the Ministry of Public Security promulgated new product standards for fire protection and protective clothing in 2014 , the use standards of fire protective clothing were different. On the one hand, manufacturers must produce fire protective clothing in accordance with the provisions of the new standard, and must obtain 3C certification before they can be sold on the market. This change requires replacement process; on the other hand, the fire extinguishing protection of the old standard used and backed up by the fire brigade is on the other hand. The service is still in service, and it is in full compliance with the new standards. It also needs a cycle.

(2) Insufficient maintenance and protection of fire protective clothing.

At present, the management of fire equipment in China is still in a stage of deepening exploration. Fire-fighting forces are still in the stage of “reuse and maintenance”. Fire protection and protective clothing is the most basic and routine equipment. Maintenance and maintenance also have the problem of “simple and crude”. The officers and soldiers did not understand the requirements for storage and maintenance of fire-fighting and protective clothing, and taboos, such as artificial brushing, sun exposure, and other erroneous methods still existed, which directly led to the deterioration of their performance, shortened life span, and hidden dangers.

(3) The standard for scrapping fire protective clothing is missing.

At present, China's fire equipment standards can be divided into three categories: First, the standard, the second is the product standard, and the third is the management standard. Among the above standards, only the product standard is specific to equipment and equipment, but the covered content does not include the product scrapping standard. In the "Firefighters' Protective Clothing for Extinguishing and Firefighters" product standard, only the manufacturer is required to explain the cleaning and dressing methods, maintenance methods, and storage conditions of extinguishing and protective clothing from the factory, but there is no mention of the use of fire protective clothing. Years and judgments that can be scrapped.

2. Analysis of the reasons that affect the life of protective clothing for fire fighting

(1) The relevant systems for fire protection and protective clothing are not perfect.

At present, the enforcement standards for fire protection and protective clothing in China are unitary. Except for product standards, only general requirements are referenced and implemented, and product standards are limited in their limitations. They can only be instructed in terms of procurement, acceptance, etc., but they do not provide guidance on the use of security and retire. The treatment system is still blank. In 2011 , the Ministry of Public Security promulgated the “Public Fire-fighting Forces Fire-fighting and Rescue Equipment Management Regulations.” Although 37 of them mentioned the conditions for decommissioning equipment, they were too general and did not play a specific guiding role.

(2) The lack of uniformity and coordination of protective clothing for fire fighting.

The inconsistency of firefighting equipment and the difficulty of management have always been a major problem that has plagued firefighting equipment management. In respect of such personal protective equipment for fire protection and protective clothing, although the product standards have been clarified, due to the different levels of economic development in different regions, the differences in regional usage habits, the number of manufacturers, and the rapid development of new products, the fire-fighting protective clothing provided by grassroots units can be described as Variety, provincial and even the detachment level are difficult to unity, it is difficult to see its unified work.

(3) Fire protection protective clothing is not strong awareness of maintenance.

The iron-plated soldiers in the camps have difficulty in realizing the importance of equipment maintenance in an unprofessional system. At present, the consciousness of grassroots units "reusing and maintaining light" is still widespread. Some soldiers think that fire fighting protective suits are used only during their service, and the equipment is retired to the public after retirement. It has nothing to do with itself. In addition, frequent mobilization of soldiers, fire protective clothing and can not go with the people, resulting in subjective aspects of personal protective equipment maintenance is not careful enough, in this case caused a weak sense of conservation, resulting in shortened lifeguard equipment.

3. Some suggestions on strengthening the life-cycle management of protective clothing for fire fighting

Life Cycle Management (Life Cycle Management), is a management ideas and management principles from the United States use since the late 20th century 7O's in Defense Acquisition. At present, life cycle management is widely used in many fields. Firefighting equipment life-cycle management refers to a management method for overall planning and scientific decision-making of a certain fire equipment from the demonstration to decommissioning process .

In the life cycle management process, different types of fire-fighting equipment have different phases in their life cycle processes due to differences in nature, function, and complexity. Based on this, the author summarizes the life-cycle management of firefighters' protective clothing for fire extinguishing: it refers to a management method for firefighters' protective clothing in planning, development, procurement, use and guarantee, and decommissioning.

4. Sound management and coordination mechanism for fire protection and protective clothing

(1) Form a benign linkage chain.

Because the main body of project planning, manufacturing, procurement, and use is not a single entity, it results in the decentralization of organizational structures in the management of fire protection and protective clothing. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the management functions of various departments, strengthen cooperation among various departments, and improve departmental coordination capabilities. Grassroots units and combat training departments put forward practical demands, and the equipment department will translate actual demand into technical parameters required for procurement, conduct government procurement, conduct follow-up evaluation of the winning bid companies from production to after-sales, and timely feedback the use status to the production enterprises. Promote market innovation and create a smooth cycle of development, procurement, and use.

(2) Promote the uniform work of fire protection and protective clothing. Fire protective clothing belongs to

Fireman basic protective equipment, market access has mandatory regulations on its performance, functional use, etc., but there are no uniform regulations on the appearance design, use of fabrics, etc., there is no regional difference in fire protective clothing, it is recommended that from low to high, Gradual procurement is carried out step by step, and the unified work is completed batch by batch.

5. Implementation of fire protection and protective clothing

(1) As soon as possible, establish standards for the retirement of protective clothing for fire fighting and protective clothing.

The establishment of standard setting is to guarantee the protection and decommissioning of fire protection and protective clothing. The establishment of relevant standards as soon as possible is also to ensure the safety of firefighters to the greatest extent possible. At present, some developed countries have to maintain fire protection standards, such as the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) issued the 2008 edition of NFPA 1851 "building fire fighting and fire at close range with a choice of protective clothing, care and maintenance standards", whose main purpose is to ensure that protective clothing in the best security conditions, to provide the best protection for the firefighters z. At present, the period for the decommissioning of protective clothing for fire fighting in China is basically 2 to 3 years. However, fire extinguishing and protective clothing has different natural life, economic life, and technical life characteristics, and the life span requirements should also be different . The firefighters’ visual and life-time inference alone are of great uncertainty. The decommissioning standards for extinguishing and protective clothing with high practicality and operability should be formulated as soon as possible.

(2) Establish professional fire fighting protective clothing cleaning and maintenance department.

The cleaning and maintenance work of fire protection protective clothing cannot rely on the officers and men to carry out their own work. This is a job that requires professional skills and requires specialized equipment and personnel. For example, the United States fire protection protective clothing has been cleaned and maintained by a professional organization. At present, the Shenyang Fire Fighting Detachment has taken the lead in building the first modern fire-fighting firefighting protective clothing washing line in the country, effectively solving the problem of primary protective clothing cleaning. The cleaning line is provided with five areas including a reception inspection area, a washing and drying area, a maintenance area, a delivery dispatch, and a boiler operation area. The super large-scale automatic washing machine, dry-cleaning machine, conveyor line, dryer and other equipment are equipped to fully undertake the task of cleaning the fire-fighting protective clothing of grass-roots units. The three outsiders went through special training after passing the qualifications, performing cleaning, advanced inspections, and preliminary sewing. The completion of the cleaning line not only reduces cleaning damage, but also effectively prevents secondary pollution due to improper cleaning methods. This practice can be extended to the whole country. The requirements of hardware and software can be determined by the Ministry of Industry. The final cleaning can be accomplished by using different detergents for different pollutants. The advanced inspection is the appearance, reflection capacity, fiber brittleness, long and short joint strength, and heat insulation. Lining materials are inspected. If scrap standards are issued, they can be identified by professionals in the cleaning department and finally decide whether or not to retire.

6. Strengthen the information management of protective clothing for fire fighting

Do a good job of fire extinguishing protective clothing life management, its technical data management and information management in all aspects is an important foundation work, is the link between the various work modules closely linked, information tracking can ensure that there is a correct standard of information flow throughout the life cycle, Facilitate management work from the concept of vagueness to accurate data visualization.

It is suggested that based on holographic variable QR code or bar code technology, the Internet of Things and mobile digital information technology can be integrated with the traditional management model. Handheld terminal integration information can be used to embed a two-dimensional code for each set of fire protection protective clothing. The bar code, as the identity card of the protective clothing for fire fighting, is numbered at the factory, and its factory time, technical parameters, and instructions for washing and sanitizing are compiled, and can be viewed and used at the terminal. The same applies to fire protection and protective clothing. Units, usage, cleaning times, maintenance levels, and scrapped information are integrated through scan codes, reflected by the terminal, and realized dynamic and intelligent management .

This article from the "fire technology and product information" 2017 the seventh period, re-edited by China Rescue Equipment Network.