Section 330.11. Protective clothing and equipment.

 

(1)  Every fire department shall:

(a) Provide each fire fighter with the required fire fighting protective clothing and the required fire fighting protective equipment to provide protection from hazards related to his or her job duties, at no cost to the fire fighter.

(b) Require fire fighters to use protective clothing and protective equipment provided under par. (a) whenever they are exposed to hazards or potential hazards.

(c) Fully train every fire fighter in the care, use, inspection, maintenance and limitations of the protective clothing and protective equipment assigned to them or available for their use.

(d) Use and maintain protective clothing and protective equipment according to the instructions of the manufacturer.

(e) Establish a maintenance and inspection program for protective clothing and protective equipment, assigning specific responsibilities for inspection and maintenance.

(2)  Every fire department shall provide any fire fighter engaged in or exposed to the hazards of structural fire fighting with a protective ensemble that meets the applicable standards specified in NFPA 1971.

(3)  

(a) All new protective clothing and protective equipment provided under this subchapter shall meet the standards specified in s. SPS 330.02 as referenced in ss. SPS 330.11 to 330.13 .

(b) Existing protective clothing and protective equipment shall meet the National Fire Protection Association standard that was current when the protective clothing or protective equipment was purchased or obtained by the fire department.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1995, No. 476 , eff. 9-1-95; CR 01-044 : r. and recr. (2), am. (3) (a), Register December 2001 No. 552 , eff. 1-1-02; correction in (3) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .