Stream 4 - Clothing/Textile Services

4.3.0 Personal Protection Equipment Technologist

4.3.1 Tasks may include but are not limited to the following:

1. Preparing new clothing technical specifications, manufacturing data, purchase descriptions, production drawings, sealed samples and revising existing specifications, drawings, and evaluation of existing sealed samples;
2. Reviewing and analysing vendors and manufacturers personal protection equipment samples and testing results for compliance to given specifications and testing standards;
3. Establishing personal protection equipment technical databases for materiel and information management;
4. Preparing Statements of Work for the design and purchase of prototypes and (or) samples;
5. Supporting the design and development of personal protection equipment;
6. Investigating Unsatisfactory Condition Reports, Material Authorization Change Requests, Design Change/Deviation Requests, Requests for Waiver, Technical Failure Reports, etc. to determine legitimacy and make recommendations for reply;
7. Converting existing engineering drawings to new drawingsutilizing commercial software applications for incorporation into specifications;
8. Supporting personal protection stock reviews and recommending disposal or reassignment;
9. Preparing personal protection equipment displays to meet requirements for conferences, exhibitions, briefings and meetings;
10. Recommending revision of personal protection equipment scales of measurement in both Imperial and Metric measurements for inclusion in specifications, manufacturing data or purchase descriptions;
11. Supporting preparation or revision of personal protection equipment information manuals and instructor manuals;
12. Investigating designs, materials and processes and recommending solutions to identified technical problems through literature searches and in consultation with industry and technical experts;
13. Evaluating prototypes and commercial products to determine suitability;
14. Supporting preparing plans for development and (or) assessment of new requirements or items including laboratory, engineering, and field trial protocols;
15. Evaluating personal protection equipment against technical specifications;
16. Supporting compliance of environmental regulations regarding use and disposal of personal protection equipment;
17. Supporting preparations of maintenance/supply/repair and overhaul procedures and update notifications; and
18. Researching and monitoring emerging technologies and (or) products and (or) industrial capabilities for personal protection equipment;

4.3.2 Occupational Minimum Mandatory Qualifications

A. Junior Personal Protection Equipment Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of one (1) years of experience as a Personal Protection Equipment Technologist.

B. Intermediate Personal Protection Equipment Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Personal Protection Equipment Technologist.

C. Senior Personal Protection Equipment Technologist

No.	Description of Criterion
M.1	Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2	Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Personal Protection Equipment Technologist.