Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Human Resources has been awarded funding from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene. This legislation authorizes the Human Resources Director to accept grant funds of $12,476.67 for the Safety Intervention Grant for Firefighter Exposure to Environmental Elements, and further authorizes the transfer of the required matching funds and the appropriation of funds.
The Firefighter Exposure to Environmental Elements grant funds a significant portion of the cost of purchasing 197 Gray 25 Particle Blocking Hoods by Innotex. Additional funding of $2,495.33 is required from the city and is budgeted in the Human Resources Department of the general fund. The grant was successfully applied for by the Occupational Safety and Health office in the Human Resources Department; the grant application number is 05-0073 and the grant number assigned by the City Auditor is G461800.
Firefighter protective equipment is exposed to a wide range of toxic chemicals. Firefighter protective hoods provide a safety interface between the helmet, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) face piece, and turnout coat - a vulnerable area due to the potential exposure of toxic chemicals to the skin. The Innotex GrayTM Hood 25, a barrier hood, provides an elevated level of protection using an air permeable, particulate blocking layer to better protect the skin from toxic chemicals. The hood is designed to block particulates 0.1 µm to 1.0 µm that are found in the combustion of structural fires by more than 98%. The Innotex GrayTM Hood 25 was developed to meet the proposed requirements of NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, 2018 Edition.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow for the purchase of the 197 gray 25 particle Blocking hoods funded primarily through the support the Safety Intervention Grant for Firefighter Exposure to Environmental...
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