standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
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SUBJECT: Personal Protective Equipment SOP: 300.2.10<br />
CATEGORY: Use, Inspection, Maintenance, Cleaning, Repair and/or Replacement PAGE: 8 of 8<br />
PROCEDURES cont.<br />
• Any PPE that is damaged should be immediately reported to the Shift Officer. This<br />
information should then be e-mailed to the "C" Shift Lt. at Station 4.<br />
In emergency situations, the Battalion Chief should replace damaged or contaminated<br />
PPE from the storage room at Fire Administration. Small PPE items can be replaced<br />
from Battalion Chief's storage with all information forwarded to Station 4 "C" Shift Lt.<br />
and the Research & Planning Coordinator.<br />
• Station 4 Lt. will repair helmets if problem is identified.<br />
• Station 4 Lt. will make recommendation to Research & Planning Coordinator for PPE repairs or<br />
replacement.<br />
• After recommendation is made, Research & Planning Coordinator will contact the employee's officer to<br />
set a meeting with the employee to verify size(s) needed and/or issue temporary replacement PPE.<br />
NOTE!! Any PPE being sent for repairs will be washed and dried prior to being sent out (employee’s<br />
responsibility.)<br />
• Research & Planning Coordinator will then order new PPE or send PPE out for repairs. If ordering new<br />
equipment, Research & Planning Coordinator will request inventory number(s) from inventory<br />
coordinator.<br />
• When new or repaired PPE arrives, Research & Planning Coordinator will inventory the equipment (if<br />
new) and then contact the respective employee and issue PPE.<br />
• Issued replacement PPE will be washed, dried, and re-hung in storage room.<br />
rev:4/94, 8/95, 3/99, 12/00, re#d 11/02
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