FR and heat-protection clothing use and maintenance standard appears in 2025 catalogue: delivery is not the lifecycle endpoint

China's 2025 public standards catalogue includes a standard for selection, use, and maintenance of flame and thermal protective clothing. The signal is to put selection, laundering, repair, inspection, and retirement into one management chain—not only focus on first delivery.

The public record notes: The catalogue lists GB 46309—2025 on selection, use, and maintenance of flame and thermal protective clothing. It shows publication on 29 August 2025 and an effective date of 1 September 2026. Catalogue information does not replace professional judgement on the official text, job hazards, and actual garment system.

Long-term protective-clothing risks are usually contamination, improper care, damage, and replacement decisions. Procurement terms can ask suppliers to state maintenance boundaries, but field procedures, risk assessment, and professional review cannot be outsourced to a product sheet.

Source: 国家标准全文公开系统: 关于公开2025年第22号中国国家标准公告中国家标准全文的通知.