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Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Structural Firefighting
Protective Ensemble Elements (click here for a complete definition of NFPA 1851, 2008 Standards)

Became a document effective February 2001.
Developed to be a companion document to NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensemble for Structural Firefighting.
NFPA 1851 is also applicable to all previous revisions of NFPA 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974.
The goal of NFPA 1851 is to reduce the safety and health risks associated with the inappropriate selection and use of ensemble and ensemble elements as well as, the use of poorly or non-maintained ensemble and ensemble elements.
To accomplish this goal, NFPA 1851 provides criteria for the development, and implementation of a Program for the selection, care, maintenance, retirement and related issues affecting protective ensembles and ensemble elements.

The NFPA 1851 Program consists of Standard Operating Procedures detailing the following:

Selection Process
Inspection
Cleaning
Repair
Issuing and Storage
Record Keeping
Retirement and Disposition
Procedures for Events Involving Injury or Death to a Firefighter

NFPA 1851 is considered a user standard rather than a manufacturing standard and therefore becomes the responsibility of the authority having jurisdiction rather than the ensemble manufacturer.