The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requires individual members to conduct a routine inspection of their personal protective equipment (PPE) upon issuance and after each use to help reduce the health and safety risks associated with improper maintenance, contamination, or damage. Individual members should use this checklist for performing and documenting routine inspections of PPE. The items listed reflect the minimum requirements for the Routine Inspection of PPE as outlined in Chapter 6, Section 2 of NFPA 1851: Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting (2014).