HuPF
The HuPF (abbreviation for " production and test description for a universal fire brigade protective clothing ") is an implementation standard for the fire brigade in Germany for protective clothing as part of the personal equipment of fire brigade members . It defines how the higher-level requirement standard DIN EN 469 is to be implemented. A recognition by HuPF is often a prerequisite for the provision of protective clothing by the support of the fire brigade .
Subdivision
The HuPF is divided into four parts:
- Part 1: Fire brigade jacket (wearable alone)
- Part 2: firefighter pants
- Part 3: firefighter jacket
- Part 4a: Fire brigade overtrousers (only to be worn in conjunction with trousers as underwear (e.g. according to Part 2))
- Part 4b: Fire brigade overtrousers (wearable alone)
Safety vest exemption
Due to the arrangement of the stripes on the dark blue or black background of a protective jacket in accordance with HuPF Part 1, the German Statutory Accident Insurance eV states that the warning effect of both the 1999 and 2006 versions is comparable to the effect of a high-visibility vest . This relieves fire fighters who are in public traffic from the obligation to wear a safety vest in accordance with ISO 20471.
development
The HuPF was first introduced in 1999 by a working group of the Conference of Interior Ministers and revised in 2006 for parts 1 (fire service overcoat) and 4 (fire service overpants). Protective clothing according to HuPF (1999) can still be worn.
See also
- Personal equipment of fire fighters
- EN 469 "Protective clothing for the fire brigade"
Web links
- Production and test descriptions for a universal fire brigade protective clothing (HuPF)
- Information on overtrousers according to HuPF (PDF file; 413 kB)