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USER INSTRUCTION, SAFETY
AND TRAINING GUIDE
TRI-CERTIFIED NFPA 1951
Utility/NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975
Compliant Pants for Technical
Rescue, Wildland Firefighting, and
Emergency Services Work Apparel
This Guide should be removed only by the end user! In the event this Guide becomes
detached from the Pants, turn this Guide in to the authorities responsible for the care and
maintenance of the Pants.
You MUST read this Guide and all Safety, Cleaning, and Information labels before wearing.
Skin burns can occur when skin reaches a temperature of 118° F (47.8° C).
Fire burns at temperatures up to 2000° F (1093.3° C) or higher.
These Pants provide limited protection against flash fire, in compliance with NFPA 1951 Utility,
and limited protection against thermal and radiant heat with NFPA 1951 Utility and NFPA 1977.
While wearing these Pants, you may be burned without heat sensation or warning and in some
circumstances, without any sign of damage to the Pants.
These Pants do NOT include an inner thermal liner. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
MUST BE WORN FOR ANY STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS.
DANGER
!
7200 POE AVE.
DAYTON, OHIO 45414
www.LIONprotects.com
August 2019
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- Page 1 USER INSTRUCTION, SAFETY AND TRAINING GUIDE TRI-CERTIFIED NFPA 1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Compliant Pants for Technical 7200 POE AVE. DAYTON, OHIO 45414 Rescue, Wildland Firefighting, and www.LIONprotects.com Emergency Services Work Apparel August 2019 DANGER This Guide should be removed only by the end user! In the event this Guide becomes detached from the Pants, turn this Guide in to the authorities responsible for the care and maintenance of the Pants.
- Page 2 Copies of labels used only in NFPA 1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants Danger Label Pants Certification, Cleaning and Fabric Content Label Questions, write or call immediately: ® LION 7200 Poe Ave., Suite 400 Dayton, OH 45414 FI6685-255 Info@LIONprotects.com 1-800-421-2926 CLEANING AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS 18F2 FABRIC CONTENT IN (U.S.A.):...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Inspection, Cleaning, Repair, Retirement and Disposal Record ....23 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing your new LION product! Your NFPA 1951 Utility/ NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants for Technical Rescue, Wildland Firefighting, and Work Apparel (referred to throughout this Guide as the “NFPA... -
Page 4: Definitions
For your personal safety, be alert for important safety messages in this training guide: DANGER DANGER Indicates immediate hazards that will result in serious personal injury or death if not avoided, or if instructions, including recommended precautions, are not followed. The signal word “DANGER”... - Page 5 Flame Resistance – The property of a Guide refers ONLY to those certified for use in material whereby the application of a flaming Technical Rescue and Wildland Operations. or non-flaming source of ignition and the NFPA 1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 subsequent removal of the ignition source Tri-Certified Pants are NOT Structural, Entry results in the termination of combustion.
- Page 6 SCBA – Acronym for Self-Contained Utility Technical Rescue Protective Breathing Apparatus. Ensemble – Multiple elements of protective clothing and protective equipment designed Sewn Seam – A series of stitches joining and configured as an ensemble to provide two or more separate pieces of material(s) of limited protection in operational settings planar structure, such as textile fabrics.
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Page 7: Safety Checklist
SAFETY CHECKLIST PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY CODE Do not use this NFPA 1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/ The member companies of FEMSA that provide emergency response equipment and services want NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants until you have responders to know and understand the following: 1. -
Page 8: Purpose And Limitations
PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS This Pants is designed to provide LIMITED protection under the requirements of the NFPA 1951 Utility and NFPA 1977 Standards to the legs against hazards TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS INVOLVED IN SEARCH, RESCUE, EXTRICATION, SITE STABILIZATION, AND OTHER MITIGATION OPERATIONS AT OR INVOLVING TECHNICAL RESCUE AND/OR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING: •... -
Page 9: Construction, Features And Function
Whenever you detect a potential problem through your own inspection, or suspect that the protective qualities might be degraded, your Pants should be inspected by a trained expert at the Fire Department, a LION TotalCare Center, or factory designated facility. - Page 10 INSPECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA Preparation for Inspection Place Pants on a clean surface in a brightly lighted area. 2. Inspecting the Pants Fabric: Examine for dirt, discoloration, thin spots, holes, tears, embrittlement, cracking, burns, abrasions, and worn spots. a. Discoloration is a sign of overexposure to light or heat. b.
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Page 11: Donning And Doffing
MARKING CONSIDERATIONS For marking an individual’s name, or other identifying mark, an indelible laundry marker may be used. LION recommends marking the Pants in the following manner: First, check the Fabric Content Label (it has a serial number on it) to determine whether adequate identifying information was already printed by the manufacturer. -
Page 12: Using Your Pants Safely: How To Minimize The Risk Of Injury
USING YOUR PANTS SAFELY: HOW TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF INJURY In addition to NFPA 1975, the Pants is designed in compliance with both NFPA 1951 Utility and NFPA 1977 to protect the user against specific hazards associated with technical rescue and wildland firefighting operations. This section indicates the hazards associated with these activities, and specific warnings concerning the proper safe usage of your Technical Rescue/Wildland Firefighting Pants. - Page 13 BURNS Burns are a function of time and temperature. The higher the temperature of the heat source and the longer the exposure time, the greater the severity of burns. FIRST DEGREE BURNS begin when skin temperature reaches approximately 118° F. SECOND DEGREE BURNS occur when skin temperature reaches approximately 131°...
- Page 14 WARNING Do not confuse the component testing requirements that are part of NFPA Standards with the conditions in which Technical Rescue and/or Wildland Firefighting personnel work. For example, the requirement that certain components must not melt, drip, or separate when exposed to convected heat temperatures of 500°...
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Page 15: Washing, Decontamination And Disinfection
Pants not otherwise in compliance with LION’s specifications; and • The addition of accessories that are not approved by LION as compatible with NFPA 1951 Utility/NFPA 1977/NFPA 1975 Tri-Certified Pants. If you have questions about whether accessories will degrade the performance of your Pants below the NFPA 1951 Utility, NFPA 1977, or NFPA 1975 Standard, contact LION. - Page 16 11.2 CLEANING PRODUCTS Routine Washing: Commercially available detergents. Use commercially available detergents with a pH greater than 6.0 and less than 10.5. Many household detergents fall within this range. Specialty detergents. Some manufacturers of cleaning products have developed products that can be used on Protective Clothing. Always read SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before using these products.
- Page 17 11.6 MACHINE WASHING Preparation warm Before washing, make sure you comply with all federal, state, and local guidelines for handling effluents from utility sinks. Pretreat heavily soiled Pants following steps in the Spot cleaning and Pretreating procedures, in Sections 11.4-11.6 of this Guide. water Fasten all closures and turn the Pants inside out or place in a temperature...
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Page 18: Repairs
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. -
Page 19: Storage
If you have any questions about the useful life and retirement of your Pants, get assistance before wearing it into any emergency situation! Contact a trained expert within your organization, LION, or a LION TotalCare Center. ®... -
Page 20: Disposal
14.2 OUTER SHELL COLOR OR SHADE CHANGES Pants textiles may experience color or shade changes during their useful life as a result of washing and/or exposure to fireground conditions. Shade changes normally do not affect the fabric's protective properties. Nonetheless, inspect your Pants according to section 6 of this guide. -
Page 21: Limited Warranty Information
Conditions of use are outside the control retired! A Garment should be retired when of LION. It is the responsibility of the user the costs of repair would exceed 50% of the to inspect and maintain the products to replacement cost. - Page 22 NOTES...
- Page 24 Entire Contents © 2019 August 2019 FI 6259-054 ©2019 THE LION GROUP, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS GUIDE IS PROTECTED UNDER THE COPYRIGHT LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTION. NO PART OF THIS GUIDE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE...
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