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It’s essential to protect your head whenever you’re out on a call. As any firefighter could attest, no two fire situations are exactly the same. You need to be able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.
Helmets and faceshields prevent issues that could harm your reaction and response time, such as bumps, scratches and burns. Keep yourself protected with a firefighter helmet from Bunker Gear Specialists today.
Fire Helmets and Face Shields
Fires involve numerous extremes, ranging from high temperatures to cinders, ash and falling objects. When you’re in the midst of a fire, you need to be at your most aware. Anything from too much smoke and dust inhalation to getting hit by debris can compromise this integrity. Fire helmets and face shields protect your head from the dangers you encounter while firefighting.
This protective gear also protects the back of your neck. It prevents water or hot embers from falling through your collar. Helmets also have flaps that cover your ears.
Faceshields help keep objects and dangerous materials away from your eyes and face, too. Many helmets come with faceshields, though you can also purchase them separately. Visors can either be full- or half-length, depending on your preferences and needs.
Bullard Firefighter Helmets
Bullard firefighting helmets are some of the best in the industry. They’re adjustable and designed to fit the head of almost any firefighter. Bullard helmets are also versatile, designed for use in all sorts of environments. These helmets have a thermoplastic inner shell, which can withstand extreme temperatures, and they come with reflective striping.
Choose the Bullard FX Firedome with a built-in faceshield to protect your decision-making mind. Our inventory of Bullard helmets offers four color choices, including black, yellow, red and white.
Bullard Faceshields
Bunker Gear Specialists also offers individual faceshields that you can attach to your helmet. Bullard faceshields are made out of durable and compliant materials that protect your face and eyes. BGS carries two variations of these faceshields. You can either purchase it in four or six inches, depending on the coverage you desire.
Saving your face from the potential dangers of the fire event allows you to focus on your job. Bullard visors are among the most reliable gear available. Work with precision, clarity and safety in mind when you use one of these shields.
Protect Your Head With Firefighter Helmets From Bunker Gear Specialists
Buying a firefighting helmet system from Bunker Gear Specialists allows you to focus on doing your job right. Our support staff will take the time to listen to you and recommend the helmets or faceshields that will suit your needs.
If you buy multiple pieces of protective gear from our store, we’ll “bag and tag” it for your convenience. We want you to distribute it easily and efficiently, ensuring that each firefighter gets the gear sized especially for them. Here at BGS, we take the quality of our products and service seriously.
We want to help you stay safer while on the job by offering top-of-the-line protective gear. Please call us at 222-644-3535 or email [email protected] today for a free quote.
5 Eye Protection Options to Shield from Fireground Debris – The Scene
We all know firegrounds are dangerous places — often creating a risk to firefighters’ eyes and faces.
NFPA-compliant products for face and eye protection continue to safeguard first responders. Based on NFPA data, firefighter eye injuries are on the decline, making up only 2 percent of total firefighter injuries.
Eye protection is a component of NFPA-compliant helmets — either a goggle or face shield should be attached to structural helmets.
Here are several different options to consider.
BOURKE EYESHIELDS
Originally designed by New York City firefighter Lester (Les) Bourke in the 1960s, the Bourke eyeshield continues to be used in structural firefighting.
Modern manufacturers of structural firefighting helmets incorporate NFPA Bourkes with modern technical materials, such as side wrapping, which results in expanded coverage.
GOGGLES
NFPA 1971-compliant goggles on the market are designed to withstand the rigors of structural and wildland firefighting.
It’s important that firefighter goggles meet ANSI/ISEA) Z87.1, American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices. Goggles also should be tested by an independent lab to meet NFPA 1971, including heat exposure of 500° for 5 minutes.
A protective cover is recommended to help protect against heat and scratches.
FACE SHIELDS
Manufacturers provide firefighter helmets with either a set of goggles or a face shield, which is intended for basic, supplemental eye and face protection.
Face shields measure between 4- and 6-inches and are constructed from either polycarbonate (strong, optically transparent materials) or even stronger polyarylate materials. They can be a good option for departments working on a limited budget.
RETRACTABLE FACE SHIELDS
Introduced to firefighters with jet-style structural fire helmets, full retractable face shields provide full-face protection not found with previously-available options.
Retractable face shields also offer one-hand deployment.
INTERNAL VISORS
For use in the fire service, visors must meet NFPA 1971 and ANSI Z87. 1.
Internal visors are conveniently stored inside a fire helmet and deployed when needed. They stay clean inside the helmet until you need to use them for overhaul or search-and-recovery efforts.
Visors offer an optically correct lens. This lens eliminates peripheral distortion and fits myriad prescription lens frames.
Constructed from either polycarbonate or polyarylate material, most visors are designed to be easily removed for cleaning and replacement without having to use tools.
Manufacturers continue to innovate when it comes to eye and face protection gear for firefighters, which means fire leadership can now choose from several different safety options based on their fire department’s needs – from NFPA Bourkes to goggles to visors.
To see MSA’s full line of firefighter eye and face protection, visit our site.
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The RiskCalculator service — fire risk calculation for a production facility is designed to estimate the value of individual fire risk R (year-1) for an employee, provided that he is in the building. The methodology was approved by the Order of the Russian Emergencies Ministry of July 10, 2009 No. 404 “On Approval of the Methodology for Determining the Estimated Fire Risk Values at Production Facilities” as amended by the order of the Emergencies Ministry of Russia No. 649 of December 14, 2010
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For a production facility, it is designed to assess the value of individual fire risk R (year-1) for an employee, provided that he is in the building.
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Protective face shields
Protective shields are used in many industrial processes, in laboratories, on construction sites and are designed to protect the face from flying solid particles, hot metal splashes or welding sparks, drops of aggressive liquids, and some models for protection against ultraviolet and infrared radiation.
Face shields are a necessary personal protective equipment for possible risks of injury to the face and are a screen in the form of a plate, rounded at the edges, with helmet mounts or head straps. Some models of protective shields can be elongated to protect the neck, or additionally equipped with a plastic visor to protect the frontal part.
Shields are made of reliable impact-resistant materials (polycarbonate, organic glass, etc.), resistant to mechanical and chemical damage, temperature changes, and at the same time providing one hundred percent visibility.
Types of protective shields
By material of manufacture
Protective shields can be classified according to the material of the shield, which is a determining factor in the degree of protection of this device. The protective screen can be made from various kinds of durable materials, such as polycarbonate, organic glass, polystyrene or non-combustible plastic, as well as metal mesh. All of them are very resistant to mechanical stress and are characterized by high wear resistance.
One of the most durable and therefore common face shield materials is polycarbonate. This material has a high degree of heat resistance and impact resistance, reliably protecting the face from flying solid particles, sparks, hot metal splashes, as well as from a short-term temperature rise above one hundred degrees. Polycarbonate shields are characterized by dielectricity, so they can be used when working with any electrical equipment. Also, this type of shields has absolute transparency without optical distortion.
Polystyrene, being less transparent than polycarbonate, also provides reliable protection against solid particles, splinters, hot splashes and sparks. The most popular area of application for protective shields made of polystyrene is construction and repair work.
Flame retardant plastic shields have the ability to halve the heat exposure.
Heat-resistant shields to reduce heat radiation, typically used in welding applications. These models can be supplemented with light filters and, accordingly, a separate type of shields can be distinguished – welding protective shields.
Plexiglas shields are the most cost-effective option. Through the use of various production technologies, Plexiglas shields are sufficiently resistant to both mechanical shocks and chemical influences.
It is worth noting that face shields made from all of the above materials have the property of dielectricity and are safe when working with electricity.
Another type of protective shield material is metal mesh. Made in the form of a fine mesh, shields are not able to protect the worker’s face from aggressive liquids and hot splashes, but they do an excellent job of protecting against flying solid particles and fragments.
According to the method of attachment
Depending on the method of attachment, protective face shields are divided into head-mounted and helmet-mounted shields.
The head mount is a system of straps that help hold the face shield on the worker’s head. With the help of a special device, it is possible to raise and lower the shield, depending on the need, while fixing it in the desired position.
Helmet-mounted visors are a protective visor that is permanently attached to the worker’s helmet using attachment adapters. The lifting-locking fastening mechanism also allows you to raise, lower and fix the shield in the appropriate state when necessary.
Design feature of protective shields
Protective shields can also differ in appearance, and these differences carry their functionality.
For example, visors with an extended protective shield protect not only the face, but also the neck and upper chest of workers from injury.
And in some models, a protective visor is provided, which prevents damage to the frontal part.
Separate models of shields, additionally equipped with a light filter, allow them to be used in welding work.
General characteristics of face shields
Face shields are manufactured using modern high-tech production, using only high-quality and reliable raw materials that meet all safety requirements. Protective shield manufacturing technologies make it possible to use them in all climatic conditions, ensuring their resistance to significant temperature changes.
The production of this protective equipment takes into account not only its ability to adequately meet the protective requirements, but also to be as comfortable as possible in use. Shields are relatively light in weight, which eliminates unnecessary stress on the head and neck. With prolonged use of the shield, it will not cause irritation or an allergic reaction. In many models, there are special soft hypoallergenic adjustments for more comfortable wearing, and the fastening elements, despite the strong fixation, do not put pressure on the head.
The shield screens themselves are 100% transparent, eliminating any kind of optical distortion, which also contributes to increased productivity due to the absence of eye fatigue even during prolonged work.