Form - PPE Routine Inspection Card

Purpose. The member’s own check of every element after every use and at the start of every duty period, with the officer’s disposition. Pocket-sized; one card per use. It is the record of the routine inspection the standard requires of the wearer (NFPA 1850, 2026, ch. 7) and of the inspection before use that the applicable regulation requires (J13 Firefighter PPE and Protective Equipment). (S1)

Tick each box checked. Write F in the box where there is a finding and describe it below.

Findings (element, what, where):

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Officer disposition (tick one per element with a finding):

Concern raised by the member (fit, contamination, damage, anything else): ________________________________

Answer due to the member by (five working days): __________ Answered on: __________ By: __________

Member initials: ______ Officer initials: ______

1. Check in good light, after routine cleaning where the gear was used at a fire. Pull the liner away from the shell at the hem and cuffs to look at both.
2. Any F goes to the officer before the end of the shift or, for a volunteer, before the gear goes back in the bag. The officer decides the disposition using the finding categories in the program and tells the member.
3. Cards with no findings are kept at the station for the current year. Cards with findings go to the {{PPE Coordinator}} within one week and the disposition is entered against the serial number in {{Records system}}.
4. Gear removed from service is tagged with the card number and does not go back on the apparatus until an advanced inspection clears it.
5. The {{PPE Coordinator}} samples 10 cards a quarter and reports the finding rate and the answer rate in the quarterly update.

This chapter relies on the following legal requirements, which differ by province and territory. Check your jurisdiction’s section on each topic page before adopting it.