NFPA 1992 Standard for Materials and Garments Against Fluid Splashes in Hazardous Material Emergencies

Developed by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA, National Fire Protection Association), the NFPA 1992 standard describes requirements for emergency response teams to protect dangerous goods from adverse liquid spills during emergencies. The full name of this standard is as follows: NFPA 1992 Standard for spill protection equipment and clothing in hazardous material emergencies.

As part of the emergency response and responsive safety document consolidation plan, this standard is planned to be withdrawn and combined with the NFPA 1990 standard as a new consolidated standard (NFPA 1990 Standards for hazardous goods and protective clothing for emergency medical operations).

Enterprises in various sectors, in emergency of dangerous goods It must be based on the NFPA 1992 standard for the best personal protective equipment and equip the first response teams with this type of clothing for safety and mobility.

It provides protection requirements for emergency response teams in case of emergencies, liquid splash threats or expected hazardous substance events. This standard includes:

• Minimum design, performance, certification and documentation requirements
• Liquid spill protection and test methods for spill protection materials
• Additional optional criteria for chemical flash fire protection only for escape

The NFPA 1992 standard applies to chemicals that do not produce gases or vapors at concentrations known to be toxic to the skin. Recent updates of this standard allow test methods to more closely match operational parameters. For example, the puncture resistance and finger impact and compression resistance requirements of the shoe sole have been changed in accordance with the technical specifications contained in the ASTM F2413 standard for protective shoes.

Within the framework of the laboratory services of the materials, NFPA 1992 also provides testing services for liquid spill protection materials and garments in case of dangerous goods emergencies.