Technical requirements and materials used in firefighters gloves manufacturing

Abstract

Abstract Ensuring the safety of the operational personnel involved in the intervention actions is a priority for the institutions responsible for the prevention and management of the emergency situations, that's why special attention is paid to the protective performances of the individual protective equipment used. The safety and health of rescuers depend on how the materials used in the manufacture of protective equipment for the action of risk factors behave. This paper presents the conditions that fire protection gloves have to meet, materials used in their manufacture and protective features that ensure the safety of users.