5.Exhibit A PPE.doc

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS EXHIBIT A

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

Clothing – PPE RX/SR/BR The requirement for PPE will always be required for RX burn support. The requirement for PPE for Suppression Repair and BAER work will be contingent on the current status of the fire when the work is ordered. If the fire status is “contained”, PPE, fire training and red card will be required. If the fire status is in “controlled” status the obligations above are not required.

Boots. Heavy-duty leather, laced boots with melt resistant soles and measure a minimum of 8” from the bottom of the heel to the top of the upper.

Hard Hat. Plastic, class B ANSI Z89.1 1986, OSHA approved, with chinstrap, through calendar year 2001, after which NFPA Standard 1977, 1998 Edition, will apply.

Gloves. One pair per person (leather).

Eye Protection. One pair per person.

Hearing Protection. One set per person.

Head Lamp. With batteries and attachment for hardhat.

Canteen. One-quart size, one per person required, two per person recommended. Must be full upon arrival to fire.

Fire Shelter. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) approved. New Generation Fire Shelter required.

Flame Resistant Clothing (Shirt and Pants). Two full sets of flame resistant shirt and pants for every crew member.

For routine fire line duties, flame resistant clothing must:

a. Self-extinguish upon removal from heat source.

b. Act as an effective thermal barrier by minimizing conductive heat transfer.

c. Not melt or shrink to any appreciable degree upon decomposition during exposure to a high heat source.

d. Be manufactured from aramid (nomex) fabric, or meet NFPA 1977 standard.

e. Chain Saw Chaps (Power saw operators only). All employees who operate power chain saws shall wear serviceable protective chaps to protect the legs from the thigh to below the knee from injury due to inadvertent and accidental contact with a moving power saw chain.

Hand Crew Equipment The tools shall be serviceable, in good condition, and meet the following minimum standards.

TABLE 1

HANDTOOLS

CREW TOOL COMBINATION

RHINEHART OR

COMBINATION TOOL

36” HANDLE

FOR FIRST

WORK SHIFT

For each 10-person crew, CONTRACTOR shall have as a minimum, two (2) programmable hand held radios with one programming cable per crew to facilitate in the communications between overhead personnel and crew. Radio must be capable of communicating within a frequency range from 150 MHZ to 174 MHZ on established Federal and State frequencies.

CONTRACTOR shall comply with all National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) rules and regulations on all Federal Agency work projects with all Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations on State Agency projects.