NFPA 1952 Surface Water Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment Standard

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, offers precise and rapid testing services within the scope of NFPA 1952 testing. This standard provides requirements for the protection of emergency personnel deployed or participating in surface water search and rescue operations or other surface water incident operations.

This standard provides guidelines and requirements for the design, testing, and use of protective clothing and equipment intended for use in surface water operations, specifically for first responders, emergency personnel, and water rescue teams.

The standard defines the scope of its coverage, which includes protective clothing and equipment used by personnel involved in various surface water operations. These operations may include water rescues, flood response and other water-related emergencies.

The standard contains performance and testing requirements to ensure that protective clothing and equipment meet specified performance levels. Testing methods may include evaluations of buoyancy, buoyancy, thermal protection and more.

NFPA 1952 is required for first responders, emergency personnel, water rescue teams, and organizations involved in surface water operations to ensure the safety and effectiveness of their personnel when dealing with water emergencies.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with NFPA 1952 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.