Pomen dekontaminacije gasilske zaščitne opreme

Tratnik, Miha (avtor), Novosel, Barbara (mentor)

V diplomskem delu je predstavljena problematika uporabe kontaminirane gasilske zaščitne opreme. Izpostavljenost gasilcev kontaminantom ima lahko škodljive učinke na zdravje, vodi v razvoj različnih bolezni, rakavih obolenj in celo smrt. Na osnovi dostopnih informacijskih virov, sem poiskal snovi, ki so škodljive za zdravje in nastajajo pri delu gasilca, in sicer predvsem pri požarih. Poleg tega sem raziskal tudi postopke dekontaminacije gasilske osebne zaščitne obleke, za poklicne in prostovoljne gasilce, v ZDA, Združenem kraljestvu, Nemčiji, Švedski in Sloveniji. Zanimali so me pristopi, ki ji posamezne države imajo v povezavi z dekontaminacijo in skrbjo za zdravje gasilcev. Postavil sem si dve hipotezi, in sicer, da so gasilci izpostavljeni nevarnim snovem, ki lahko vodijo v razvoj bolezni in smrt, ter da imajo države, kot so Slovenija, Nemčija, Velika Britanija, Švedska in Združene države Amerike, zapisane natančne postopke, ki se izvajajo za ustrezno čiščenje in dekontaminacijo osebne gasilske zaščitne opreme in so skupni tako prostovoljnim kot poklicnim gasilcem. Prvo hipotezo sem v celoti potrdil, drugo pa sem potrdil le delno, saj drži za vse države, razen za Slovenijo, kjer ni napisanih natančnih postopkov, temveč le nasveti s strani izvajalcev dekontaminacije gasilske opreme. Postopki po državah se razvijajo in so si podobni. Manjka še več ozaveščenosti o posledicah nevarnih snovi in o prednostih vpeljave postopkov dekontaminacije v vse gasilske enote. Predvsem si želim, da bi se poznavanje teh postopkov hitro razširilo in bi postala izvedba dekontaminacije zaščitne opreme po vsaki intervenciji nekaj samoumevnega.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: Gasilska osebna zaščitna oprema, kontaminanti, dekontaminacija
• Vrsta gradiva: Diplomsko delo/naloga
• Tipologija: 2.11 - Diplomsko delo
• Organizacija: FKKT - Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo
• Leto izida: 2025
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-168565
• COBISS.SI-ID: 234418179
• Datum objave v RUL: 17.04.2025

TRATNIK, Miha, 2025, Pomen dekontaminacije gasilske zaščitne opreme [na spletu]. Diplomsko delo. [Dostopano 17 maj 2025]. Pridobljeno s: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=slv&id=168565

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: The importance of decontamination of firefighting personal protective equipment

Izvleček

The thesis presents the problem of using contaminated firefighter protective equipment. It’s use leads to the development of various diseases, cancers and even death. This was the first part of my research and I came to the conclusion, by searching for substances that are harmful to health and are found in the work of a firefighter, especially in fires, since this is the area where protection against hazardous substances, is least emphasized. In addition, I also investigated the procedures for decontamination of firefighter personal protective clothing in the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and Slovenia. I was interested in the approaches that individual countries have in relation to decontamination and care for the health of firefighters. I set two hypotheses, namely that firefighters are exposed to toxic substances that can lead to the development of illness and death, and that countries such as Slovenia, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the United States of America have written detailed procedures that are implemented for the proper cleaning and decontamination of firefighter personal protective equipment and are common to both volunteer and professional firefighters. I fully confirmed the first hypothesis, but I only partially confirmed the second, as it is true for all countries except Slovenia, where there are no written detailed procedures, but only advice from firefighter equipment decontamination providers. The procedures in each country are developing and are very similar. There is still a lack of awareness of the consequences of harmful substances and the advantages of introducing decontamination procedures in all fire departments. Above all, I wish that knowledge of these procedures would spread quickly and that the implementation of decontamination of protective equipment after each intervention would become something common.

• Ključne besede: Firefighter personal protective equipment, contaminants, decontamination