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The term Life safety equipment for a lay man may include some items that help with safety but does not include other things such as clothing, tools or devices rather only consists of equipments those are basically responsible for standards and quality of the life safety equipment. This includes proper equipment along with clothing, footgear, headgear, first aid materials, tools and devices. In addition to all this a layman might also assume that life safety equipment is a protective tool for hazardous professions, however the helmet which you or your child wears while riding the bicycle is also considered as life safety equipment along with other items used by the firefighters, hazmat (hazardous material) teams and also search & rescue workforce.

There are various sports which have the standard-certified life safety equipment. For example, bicycling has a bicycle helmet or Equestrians have Equestrians helmet as well as body protectors which are considered as types of life safety equipment.

Similarly the life safety equipments for firefighters consist of apparels, fire fighting boots, helmets and gloves. These are available in various designs which are apt for wildland fires as well as structural fires and are designed with special features for fire fighting. Vapor-protective is meant for chemical flash fire fighting and also SCBA (Self-contained breathing apparatus) which should not be confused with SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). SCUBA is used by firefighters as well as fire responders, decontamination specialists, industrial workers and lastly urban rescue and search. PASS which stands for Personal Alert Safety systems which alarms a signal for help in case a fire fighter gets incapacitated is also very important safety equipment.

Life safety equipment against fall protection is available in various types and is created basically for people who work on a height like construction workers, electrical workers or linemen, search & rescue workforce. This basically includes Full body harness, vertical life line and energy absorbing lanyard. Also the arc-resistant version belongs to the same.

Some examples of the life safety equipments for the search& rescue workforce include the life safety ropes and life safety systems. These equipments are also used by the individuals involved in police and security work or even military operations; moreover they are used by the window washers as well. On the basis of the situation to be handled the rescue teams might use powered rescue equipments like power units, hydraulic cutters and spreaders. The EMS (Emergency Medical Service) workers have a set off protective apparels for themselves which could be used for any emergency medical operations.