PPE CASE TN-20931: Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Near Miss in the Fire Service: Indianapolis, Indiana Fire Department Requested the Evaluation of a Scott® Safety Air-Pak® Plus 4.5, 4500 PSI, 30 Minute Unit with NIOSH Approval Number TC-13F-76CBRN

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  As part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) agreed to examine and evaluate an SCBA unit identified as a Scott(R) Safety model Air-Pak(R) Plus 4.5, 4500 psi, 30 minute, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). This SCBA status investigation was assigned NIOSH Task Number 20931. The Indianapolis Fire Department was advised that NIOSH NPPTL would provide a written report of the inspection and any applicable test results. The SCBA unit was shipped to the NIOSH facility in Morgantown, West Virginia. The unit was delivered to the fire investigation laboratory, room 1513, for secure storage and to have a chain of custody form completed on April 29, 2016. The secured storage area consists of shelves behind a cage accompanied with a padlock. The SCBA unit is tracked on the secured cage entry log each time it is removed from the secured storage area for inspection and performance testing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Emergency Responders Firefighters Fires Glass Laboratories Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship Respiratory Protective Devices Safety

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• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; Equipment testing; Protective equipment; Self contained breathing apparatus; SCBA; Fire fighters; Fire fighting equipment; Fatalities; Emergency responders; First responders; Laboratory testing
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NPPTL Report No. TN-20931, 2017 May; :1-51
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  PPE CASE Notes
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  51 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058101
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf1e748b195980eb836835c82433e86f7562e5631c20cbf51356c425f4494085f3bffe4f6551f05332e8c8c00afe042721ed2c0afab6708f7220d26f936f3227
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138279/cdc_138279_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.34 MB ]