Toronto Fire Services PPE Washing Procedure PDF

STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE COMMUNICATION PROCESS FOR WASHING DIRTY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Date Issued: April 19, 2024 Rescinds: November 14, 2023 Section: Equipment File Code: E-CPPE PURPOSE To provide all Toronto Fire Services (TFS) personnel with a guideline on reducing contaminati...

STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE COMMUNICATION PROCESS FOR WASHING DIRTY PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Date Issued: April 19, 2024 Rescinds: November 14, 2023 Section: Equipment File Code: E-CPPE PURPOSE To provide all Toronto Fire Services (TFS) personnel with a guideline on reducing contamination to fire station/training centre personnel and facilities. This guideline shall be followed by TFS personnel when extractors and/or bunker gear drying cabinets are used to wash/dry bunker gear. RESPONSIBILITY All TFS personnel are responsible for following and adhering to this guideline. Company Officers/Captains will coordinate the cleaning of personal protective equipment (PPE) with the crews assigned to locations that have extractors and/or bunker gear drying cabinets. District Chiefs are responsible for ensuring all personnel adhere to this guideline. GUIDELINES 1. General Prior to transport, contaminated PPE shall be contained, as per TFS SOG G- POST. Before the PPE is transported to an extractor/bunker gear drying location, the Company Officer who is transporting the gear will contact the Company Officer/Captain at the desired location to confirm if the extractor/bunker gear drying cabinet is in service. From this conversation, it will be determined if the transporting apparatus is able to attend this location or if another location must be selected. Once the location is determined, the PPE will be sorted prior to arrival as it is best practice to sort PPE when disrobing on scene. The sorting will consist of the liner separated from the outer shell and each item double bagged and sealed. Multiple sets of liners or outer shells can be combined and loaded into an extractor (follow manufacturer's instructions). Upon arrival at the extractor/bunker gear drying location, the crew will load the soiled liners or outer shells into the extractor by inserting the entire double bag into the unit and peeling back the bags leaving the gear inside the File Code: E-CPPE Page 1 of 3  STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE extractor. Once the sufficient load is achieved, a wash cycle is commenced. Personnel performing this task shall wear minimum PPE consisting of nitrile gloves and a N-95 mask. The fire station/training centre Company Officer/Captain should notify the crew associated with the gear when the cleaning process has been completed. The clean PPE should be picked up as soon as possible by the respective crew and transported back to the station to hang to dry. The goal is to limit contamination to station crews and facilities that house the extractors. By preplanning, it is possible to utilize more than one extractor location to expedite the cleaning process. Station Address Station #112 5700 Bathurst Street Extractor Dryer Station #113 700 Seneca Hill Drive Extractor Dryer Station #114 12 Canterbury Place Extractor Dryer Station #133 1505 Lawrence Ave. W. Extractor Dryer Station #141 4100 Keele Street Extractor Station #144 2945 Keele Street Extractor Dryer Station #225 3600 Danforth Avenue Extractor Dryer Station #233 59 Curlew Drive Extractor Dryer Station #234 40 Coronation Drive Extractor Dryer Station #242 2733 Brimley Road Extractor Dryer Station #243 4560 Sheppard Ave. E. Extractor Dryer Station #311 20 Balmoral Avenue Extractor Station #323 153 Chatham Avenue Extractor Dryer Station #324 840 Gerrard St. E. Extractor Station #332 260 Adelaide Street Extractor Dryer Station #344 240 Howland Avenue Extractor Dryer Fire Academy 895 Eastern Avenue Extractor Dryer Fire Academy 895 Eastern Avenue Extractor Fire Academy 895 Eastern Avenue Extractor Station #411 75 Toryork Drive Extractor Dryer Station #426 140 Lansdowne Avenue Extractor Dryer Station #435 130 Eighth Street Extractor Dryer 947 Martin Grove Road/West Station #441 Extractor Dryer Training Centre Station #442 2015 Lawrence Ave. W. Extractor Dryer Station #445 280 Burnhamthorpe Road Extractor Dryer File Code: E-CPPE Page 2 of 3  STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE ATTACHMENT(S) N/A RELATED SOGS G-POST – Post Incident Decontamination E-PPEM – PPE-Bunker Suit, Flash Hood, Gloves EN 803.1.1 Maytag MFS55PNAVS EN 803.1.2 Unimac EN 803.1.3 IPSO EN 803.1.4 Unimac UWN065T3L EN 803.1.5 Unimac UYN055I EN 803.1.6 Unimac UWT065D30XL EN 803.2.1 Alliance Gear Cabinet – UniMac AGU 4 File Code: E-CPPE Page 3 of 3