NFPA 1999, 2008 Certified Products

Are You Getting What You Pay For?

At Gerber, our mission is to Protect Those Who Serve. Garments Certified to the NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Standard protect the wearer from contracting blood born pathogens such as Hepatitis and HIV.

Response Parka

Protection, protection, protection! This parka has it all. NFPA 1999 Certified for protection against blood born viruses, such as hepatitis and HIV, as well as being ANSI 107 Class 3 compliant for the highest level of visibility. This garment is the ultimate in safety for the First Responders in any situation.

It has recently come to our attention that some companies who manufacture outerwear are selling their product as "compliant" to the NFPA 1999 standard. For your protection we have made the following chart to help you recognize if your garment is truly Certified to the most recent edition of the NFPA 1999 Standard.

NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Certified	NOT NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Certified
The label in your outerwear reads: Certified to the NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Standard, and has the mark of an independent testing agency such as Underwriters Laboratories. It is clearly stated in the NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Standard point 4.1.9 that: "The certification organization shall not issue any new certifications to the 2003 edition of this standard on or after the NFPA effective date for the 2008 edition. which is 31 December 2007."	The label in your outerwear reads Certified to the NFPA 1999, 2003 Edition Standard, or only states "Compliance" to the standard. The NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Standard clearly states: "4.1.10 The certification organization shall not permit any manufacturer to continue to label any protective clothing items that are certified as compliant with the 2003 edition of this standard on or after 3OJune 2008.""4.1.11 The certification organization shall require manufacturersto remove all certification labels and productlabels indicating compliance with the 2003 editi n of this standard from all protective ensembles and ensemble elements that are under the control of the manufacturer on 3OJune 2008, and the certificationorganization shall verif that this action is taken."
The company you are purchasing NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Certified gear from is listed on an Independent Testing Laboratory's website, such as http://www.ul.com/, as being compliant to the standard. Click here for a detailed list of how to check the site for Independent Confirmation, and a list of companies currently holding Certification	You cannot find the company you are looking for listed on the web page of an Independent Testing Agency. (Follow instructions to the left)
The company you are purchasing NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Certified garments from can provide a letter of Certification from an Independent Testing Laboratory Gerber encloses a letter of Certification with every shipment of NFPA 1999, 2008 Edtion Certified products. You may also request a letter of certification from us at any time by emailing: sales@gerberouterwear.com	The company you are purchasing from cannot provide documentation of Certification to the standard, but claims compliance to the standard. See point 4.1.4 from the NFPA 1999, 2008 Edition Standard: "Manufacturers shall not claim compliance with portions or segments of the requirements of this standard and shall not use the NFPA name or the name or identification of this standard, NFPA 1999, in any statements about their respective product(s) unless the product(s) is certified as compliant to this standard."

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