Chương II Thông tư 48/2015/TT-BCA : Trang phục chữa cháy

Chapter II

 FIREFIGHTER CLOTHING

Article 5. Firefighter trousers and jackets

1. Style: According to Model No. 01 and Model No. 02 promulgated under this Circular. To be specific:

a) Firefighter jackets:

- There is a design of long sleeves; K-shaped fold-down collar, 01 button of 22-mm diameter sewed on the lower right side of the collar; loops on the left collar and hooks on the right collar;

- There are 02 welt pockets with pocket bag in front of two sides of the chest; the front zipper is extended to the collar and concealed; only the outer seam is visible. There are 05 buttons of 22-mm diameter under the covered placket. There are 02 reflective stripes, 05 cm away from each other, from the rear to the front of the jacket body. There is green stripe in the center of the gray foundation of each 05-cm diameter reflective stripe. The fringe is 02 cm and rolled.

- There is 01 reflective stripe with the green stripe in the center of the 05-cm diameter gray foundation on the sleeves. There is a pad under the elbows. The fringe of sleeves includes 02 layers, is 02 cm and rolled.

b) Firefighter trousers:

- There is a design of long trousers with wide legs. The width of the hem of a pair of trousers is 4.5cm. Two sides of the hip are sewed with elastic. There are 06 belt loops. The fly has zipper vertically sewed and concealed button;

- There are 02 outer slant pockets in the front of trousers. There is 01 bellow pocket in the front of right leg, near the knee. There are pads under two knees. There is 01 reflective stripe with the green stripe in the center of the 05-cm diameter gray foundation from the front to the rear of legs. The hem of trousers is 02 cm and rolled. There are 02 back pockets.

2. Materials: polyester/cotton (65/35± 3%).

3. Color: Yellow (pantone 15-1132 TPX).

Article 6. Firefighter helmets

1. Design: According to Model No. 03 promulgated under this Circular.

2. Composition, materials: The body is made of ABS synthetic resin; dimension is 296x237x183 mm; thickness is 04mm, with large impact capacity. There is a shell with square spine from the front to the back on the top of the helmet; two sides of the helmet body are protruded to protect the ears. The front of the helmet is attached by colorless Polycarbonate (PC) protective glass of 02 mm in thickness to protect the wearer from dust, wind and heat during the firefighting. There is polystyren of 20-mm thickness protective foam pad inside the helmet body to reduce the impact forces. The liner is 02 mm in thickness and made of poly fibre. The helmet strap and locks are strong and made of synthetic fibre and Acetic plastic to affix the helmet onto the head during the wearer’s movement; with the component to adjust the circumference of the helmet.

3. Color: Red.

Article 7. Other firefighter clothing

1. Firefighter boots

a) Design: According to Model No. 04 promulgated under this Circular.

b) Composition, materials: Half-boots, waterproofing and straight shaft of boots with seamlessly mounded sole. The toe of boots is rounded and equipped with a metal pad inside to protect the tips of feet. A special anti-slippery fabric liner is stuck into the surface inside the shaft. There are seams and threads sewn around collars, soles and rear edges. The sole of boots is mounded of 05 cm of thickness and is a style of saw-edge sole to strengthen the rubbing. Boots are made of PVC plastic or synthetic rubber.

c) Color: Gray shaft and red sole.

2. Firefighter gloves

a) Design: According to Model No. 05 promulgated under this Circular.

b) Composition, materials: A design of long gloves that cover five fingers. They have elastic band for the wrists. There is an anti-slippery layer inside the gloves. The gloves are made of Polyester/cotton (65/35± 3%).

c) Color: Yellow (pantone 15-1132 TPX).

3. Firefighter face masks

a) Design: According to Model No. 06 promulgated under this Circular.

b) Composition, materials: The mask has clip to tightly hold the nose and entirely cover mouth and nose. It has ear-loops. There are 04 layers, including the outer protective fabric layer, the auxiliary filter layer to create mask hardness, the main filter layer and the filter core made of activated carbon pressed inside the fabric. The mask is made of Polypropylene.

c) Color: White.

Article 8. Inspection of firefighter clothing

The domestically-produced or imported firefighter clothing must undergo inspection as regulated in Article 18 of the Circular No. 66/2014/TT-BCA dated December 16, 2014 of the Ministry of Public Security detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Decree No. 79/2014/ND-CP dated July 31, 2014 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the law on fire prevention and fighting and the Law on amendments to the number of articles of the law on fire prevention and fighting.

Article 9. Funding for provision of firefighter clothing for night-watch forces, internal and professional fire prevention and fighting forces

1. Funding for provision of firefighter clothing for night-watch forces is provided by annual security and national defense budgets of the people’s committees and shall comply with the Law on state budget.

2. Heads of organizations and supervisory bodies of such organizations shall provide funding for firefighter clothing for internal fire prevention and fighting forces of such organizations and professional fire prevention and fighting forces as regulated in Clause 2 Article 32 of the Decree No. 79/2014/ND-CP.

3. Funding for provision of firefighter clothing for night-watch forces, internal and professional fire prevention and fighting forces affiliated to state agencies, administrative units, armed forces and other units funded by central and internal state budgets shall be provided by the state budget in accordance with the Law on state budget.