While personal protective equipment can never guarantee firefighter safety, a large number of injuries are still caused by firefighters not wearing required gear.
With hand injuries being among the most common, research shows the majority of these injuries are caused when gloves are not worn.
Common reasons firefighters give for not wearing gloves are that they have been lost or left at the station.
An easy solution is to check all PPE after returning to the firehouse from each incident and before attending the next one.
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