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Firefighter Safety
5 Critical Trends Shaping Today’s PPE

Today’s turnout gear is highly complex, but company and chief officers have a responsibility to understand as much as possible about PPE. The F.I.E.R.O. Fire PPE Symposium is an excellent place to start. In this article, F.I.E.R.O. President and PPE expert Robert Tutterow highlights five critical issues for today’s PPE and what firefighters need to know about them.
(Friday, November 16, 2012) read
Tags: burn injury, F.I.E.R.O., personal protective equipment, PPE, PPE Symposium, thermal protection, thermal protective performance, TPP
Firefighter Safety and Health
Understanding the Thermal Protective Performance of Your PPE

The thermal protective performance (TPP) test revolutionized how we measure the protection PPE provides. But there’s more to the story. Robert Tutterow weighs in on what you need to know about the TPP rating of your gear.
(Monday, April 23, 2012) read
Tags: burn injury, F.I.E.R.O., personal protective equipment, PPE, PPE Symposium, thermal protection, thermal protective performance, TPP

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