University of Ottawa team receives funding for study on firefighters’ dermal cleaning procedures

Congratulations to Jennifer Keir who is part of the University of Ottawa team that received funding for their project, “Dermal Cleaning Procedures to Reduce Firefighters’ Exposures to Combustion-derived PAHs“, from the Canadian Forces Fire Marshal, International Association of Fire Fighters, Ottawa Professional Fire Fighters Association, Association des Pompiers de Montréal, and Institut de Protection Contre les Incendies du Québec.

This project will assess how well the implementation of various dermal decontamination procedures after training fires reduce firefighters’ exposures to certain toxic compounds.