Wearing
Instructions
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DONNING
The following applies for proper donning of your protective helmet:
1).
Ensure the correct adjustment of your protective helmet as described
in the previous section. The adjustment should take into account if you will
be wearing either a fire hood or an SCBA full face piece or both.
2).
Place your adjusted protective helmet on your head and secure the
chinstrap. Never wear it without securing the chinstrap.
3).
Adjust all protective helmet, fire hood, SCBA, and garment components
so that they provide a proper interface, with no gaps in protection
occurring in any body position taken during use. If provided and when needed,
ensure that your face shield or Eye Protector is correctly deployed.
Always check to make sure that your protective helmet, fire hood, jacket
collar do not interfere with the seal of the SCBA full face piece on your
face.
DOFFING
If your protective helmet is not contaminated:
1).
Remove the protective helmet in the reverse order in which you put it on.
2).
Inspect your protective helmet as indicated in this user information.
If your protective helmet is damaged, report this damage or other
change in its condition to your supervisor or organization. Any
damage or change in condition must be corrected before reusing your
protection helmet. If it has become contaminated with blood, body
fluids, chemicals, or hazardous substances, use protective gloves and
extreme caution in removing your protective helmet, and do not contact
the surface of your protective helmet with your bare hands. Seek assistance
in removing your helmet and other parts of your ensemble to minimize your
exposure to any contaminants.
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