1.1 Scope. 1.1.1 This standard shall specify requirements for the design, performance, testing, and certification of nonprimary protective work apparel and the individual garments comprising work apparel. 1.1.2* Work apparel garments shall not include socks, dress uniforms, and specific types of undergarments including briefs, boxer shorts, boxer briefs, and bras. A.1.1.2 Work apparel is made from thermally stable materials. Garments such as fitness clothing and underclothing might not be made from thermally stable materials and should not be worn while on duty. Such non-thermally stable garments are made from fibers with relatively low melting points and can contribute to burn injury. These types of performance fitness clothing should also not be worn as undergarments beneath work apparel. 1.1.3 This standard shall also specify requirements for the thermal stability of textiles used in the construction of work apparel. 1.1.4 This standard shall also specify optional requirements for flame resistance, odor resistance, water resistance, and insect repellancy where such options are specified or claimed to be used in construction of work apparel. 1.1.5* This standard shall not specify requirements for clothing that is intended to provide primary protection from given hazard exposures. A.1.1.5 Work apparel that are certified as compliant only with NFPA 1975 are not primary protective garments and cannot be relied on to provide protection from specific hazards, such as those encountered during structural or wildland fire fighting. Other standards are written for garments that provide primary protection for specific hazards to which fire fighters can be exposed while participating in emergency operations or training. However, compliant work apparel could also be certified to another standard for primary protective garments and thus be both a primary protective garment for the specific hazard that the other standard addresses and a work apparel that is compliant with NFPA 1975. Station/work uniforms that receive such dual certification (to NFPA 1975 and to a primary protective garment standard) would always exceed the minimum requirements of NFPA 1975. Examples of primary protective garment standards include, but are not limited to, NFPA 1951, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents; NFPA1977, Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting; NFPA1994, Standard on Protective Ensembles for First Responders to CBRN Terrorism Incidents; and 1999, Standard on Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical Operations. 1.1.6* Certification of work apparel to the requirements of this standard shall not preclude certification to additional applicable standards for primary protective clothing where the clothing meets all requirements of each standard. A.1.1.6 The authority having jurisdiction should conduct a risk assessment and determine the level of visibility required for work apparel based on the anticipated use of such garments during these incidents. Where the AHJ anticipates visibility hazards, such as darkness, obscuration (smoke, fog, dust), and proximity to traffic, moving machinery, or heavy equipment operation, the AHJ should be aware of various types of visibility markings. In the case of personnel operating in proximity to traffic, moving machinery, or heavy equipment in operation, the AHJ needs to understand that special high-visibility markings are required by 23 CFR 655. This regulation requires that the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) be followed on all roads open to public travel. In Section 6D.03, the MUTCD specifies that all workers, including emergency responders, within the right-of-way who are exposed either to traffic or to work vehicles and construction equipment within the Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) zone shall wear high-visibility safety apparel that meets the Performance Class 2 or 3 requirements of ANSI/ISEA 107, High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear. Section 6D.03 includes an option specifying that in lieu of ANSI/ISEA 107 apparel, emergency and incident responders and law enforcement personnel within the TTC zone may wear high-visibility safety apparel that meets the performance requirements of ANSI/ISEA 207, High-Visibility Public Safety Vests. An additional option within Section 6D.03 specifies that fire fighters and other emergency responders working within the right-of-way and engaged in emergency operations that directly expose them to flame, fire, heat, or hazardous materials may wear retroreflective turn-out gear that is specified and regulated by other organizations, such as NFPA. Users are encouraged to conduct a wear trial and develop user findings and recommendations when dealing with work clothing elements that make claims to provide moisture management. Moisture management clothing can also be described as wicking, active transport, or similar descriptive terms that imply the comfort to the wearer and moving sweat away from the body. The authority having jurisdiction should be aware that it can be difficult to objectively quantify findings or such claims. User perception of comfort should be considered over such claims of moisture management. 1.1.7 This standard shall not be construed as addressing all of the safety concerns associated with the use of compliant work apparel garments for their personnel. It shall be the responsibility of the persons and organizations that use compliant work apparel garments to establish safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.1.8 This standard shall not be construed as addressing all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with the use of this standard by testing facilities. It shall be the responsibility of the persons and organizations that use this standard to conduct testing of work apparel garments to establish safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to using this standard for any designing, manufacturing, and testing. 1.1.9* This standard shall not specify requirements for any accessories that could be attached to the certified product but are not necessary for the certified product to meet the requirements of this standard. A.1.1.9 Emergency response organizations are cautioned that accessories are not a part of the certified product but could be attached to the certified product by a means not engineered, manufactured, or authorized by the manufacturer. Emergency response organizations are cautioned that if the accessory or its means of attachment causes the structural integrity of the certified product to be compromised, the certified product might not comply with the standard for which it was designed, manufactured, and marketed. Additionally, if the accessory or its attachment means are not designed and manufactured from materials suitable for the hazardous environments of emergency incidents, the failure of the accessory or its attachment means could cause injury to the emergency responder. Because the aftermarket for certified product accessories is so broad, fire and emergency response organizations are advised to contact both the manufacturer of the accessory and the manufacturer of the certified product and verify that the accessory and its means of attachment are suitable for use in the intended emergency response environment. Emergency response organizations should seek and receive written documentation from both the accessory manufacturer and the manufacturer of the certified product to validate the following information: (1) The accessory for a certified product, and its attachment method, will not degrade the designed protection or performance of the certified product below the requirements of the product standard to which it was designed, manufactured, tested, and certified. (2) The accessory, when properly attached to the certified product, shall not interfere with the operation or function of the certified product, or with the operation or function of any of the certified product’s component parts. Users are also cautioned that the means of attachment of the accessory that fail to safely and securely attach the accessory to the certified product can cause the accessory to be inadvertently dislodged from the certified product and create a risk to the wearer or other personnel in the vicinity. 1.1.10 Nothing herein shall restrict any jurisdiction or manufacturer from exceeding these minimum requirements.