BS 7971-2:2003
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Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training – Guidance on risk assessment and on the selection, use, cleaning and maintenance of protective clothing and equipment
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2003 | 54 |
This part of BS 7971 gives guidance on carrying out risk assessments on violent situations and on the selection of protective clothing and equipment for use in such situations, and in training of operatives exposed to such situations.
Guidance is given on the identification of those with responsibility for decision making and the factors to be taken into account in decision making. Guidance is also given on establishing systems for the maintenance, storage, preparation, and issuing of protective clothing and equipment, and the segregation, decontamination, cleaning, inspection and eventual disposal of used clothing and equipment.
NOTE Additional guidance on assessment of the suitability of protective clothing and equipment, and factors to be taken into account in improving the design of items of protective clothing and equipment is given in Annex F.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 5 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 complete accountable system 3.2 duty-holder 3.3 hazard 3.4 opponent 3.5 operative |
| 6 | 3.6 organization 3.7 risk 3.8 risk assessment 3.9 risk management 3.10 stakeholder 4 Principles of risk assessment and risk management 4.1 General consideration of risk assessment within management systems |
| 7 | 4.2 The principles of good risk management |
| 8 | 5 Selection of protective clothing and equipment 5.1 General |
| 9 | 5.2 Stage 1. Determining what the protective clothing and equipment needs to do 5.3 Stage 2. Collecting information about protective clothing and equipment available |
| 10 | 5.4 Stage 3. User trials |
| 11 | 5.5 Stage 4. Establishing procedures and staff training 5.6 Stage 5. Introduction of protective clothing and equipment 5.7 Stage 6. Continuous evaluation |
| 12 | 6 Use of protective clothing and equipment 6.1 Fitness and health of users |
| 13 | 6.2 Theoretical training of users 6.3 Fitting and issue of protective clothing and equipment |
| 14 | 6.4 Practical training of users 6.5 Health and welfare under operational conditions |
| 15 | 7 Cleaning and care of protective clothing and equipment 7.1 Routine cleaning and care 7.2 Cleaning after operational use 8 Records, maintenance, inspection, repair and disposal 8.1 Records |
| 16 | 8.2 Inspection 8.3 Repair |
| 17 | 8.4 Storage 8.5 Discharge and disposal |
| 18 | Annex A (informative) Principles of risk assessment A.1 Duties of an organization A.2 Public concerns A.3 Operatives’ concerns |
| 19 | A.4 Opponents’ concerns A.5 The role of the Health and Safety Commission A.6 Use of risk assessments A.7 Assessment of the tolerability of risk on the basis of fatalities |
| 20 | A.8 Assessment of the tolerability of risk on the basis of injuries A.8.1 General Table A.1 – Categories of injuries A.8.2 Injuries in operational conditions A.8.3 Injuries in training |
| 21 | A.9 Cost benefit analysis |
| 22 | A.10 Balancing costs and benefits to determine the tolerability of a risk Annex B (informative) Guidance on conducting a risk assessment and what needs to be considered B.1 General B.2 Summary of the stages of a risk assessment |
| 23 | B.3 Stage 1. Who is responsible? B.4 Stage 2. What are the hazards and what are the risks? B.4.1 Identification of hazards |
| 25 | B.4.2 Evaluation of risks |
| 26 | B.5 Stage 3. Hazard elimination and risk control B.6 Stage 4. Decision taking |
| 27 | B.7 Stage 5. Implementation B.8 Stage 6. Continuous evaluation |
| 28 | Annex C (informative) Formats for risk assessment tables C.1 General C.2 Table for stage 1, Who is responsible? Table C.1 – Levels in a hypothetical management structure |
| 29 | C.3 Table for stage 2, What are the hazards and what are the risks? |
| 31 | Table C.2 – Compilation of hazard details and likelihood, harm, risk and uncertainty ratings |
| 32 | C.4 Tables for stage 3, Hazard elimination and risk control |
| 33 | Table C.3 – Hazard elimination or reduction at source |
| 34 | Table C.4 – Separation of operatives from the hazard |
| 35 | Table C.5 – Potential for improved reduction in harm through improved protective clothing and equipment |
| 36 | C.5 Table for stages 4 and 5, Decision taking and implementation |
| 37 | Table C.6 – Decision taking and implementation |
| 38 | Annex D (informative) Formats for tables for use in the selection of protective clothing and equipment D.1 General D.2 Table for stage 1. Determining what the protective clothing and equipment needs to do |
| 39 | Table D.1 – Performance of new specification protective clothing and equipment for the knees, shins and feet |
| 40 | D.3 Table for stage 2, Collecting information about protective clothing and equipment available Table D.2 – The performance levels of current protective clothing and equipment and the performance levels re… |
| 41 | Table D.3 – The effect of shield length on the required performance of other protective clothing and equipment |
| 42 | Annex E (informative) Practical performance of protective clothing and equipment E.1 General E.2 Personal defence shields |
| 43 | E.3 Helmets and face shields E.4 Limb protectors |
| 44 | E.5 Torso, abdomen and genital protectors E.6 Bullet resistant (ballistic) vests E.7 Knife, spike and needle stab resistant vests E.8 Public order coveralls |
| 45 | E.9 Footwear E.10 Gloves E.10.1 Gloves for protection against mechanical, thermal and chemical hazards |
| 46 | E.10.2 Slash resistant gloves E.11 Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) E.12 Training suits and equipment |
| 47 | Annex F (informative) Analysis of the suitability and acceptability of protective clothing and equipment F.1 General F.2 Broad preliminary questions relating to the protective clothing and equipment and its use |
| 48 | Table F.1 – Possible questions to establish the value of existing protective clothing and equipment |
| 49 | F.3 Ergonomic optimization in the design process F.3.2 Step 1. Analysis of the hazardous situation Table F.2 Categories of injuries |
| 50 | F.3.3 Step 2. Detailed analysis of the means of protection provided by protective clothing and equipmen… F.3.4 Step 3. Analysis of risk reduction possibilities F.3.5 Step 4. Analysis of possible improvements in the protection provided by the protective clothing a… |
| 52 | F.3.6 Step 5. Re-analysis |
