Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Protective coat and trousers
51.5When engaged in structural fire-fighting, a firefighter shall wear a protective coat and trousers that
(a) meet or exceed NFPA 1971, “Standard on Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting”, 1991 edition or CGSB standard CAN155.1-M88 (as amended Nov 90), “Fire Fighter’s Protective Clothing for Protection Against Heat and Flame”, and
(b) fit properly in sleeve length, coat length, chest girth, waist girth, trouser inseam length and crotch rise so as to minimize inefficient operations and unsafe situations resulting from the interference of one piece of clothing or equipment with another.
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