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Letter to All Interested Parties, Incorporation of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1986, Standard on Respiratory Protection Equipment for Tactical and Technical Operations, 2017 edition into NIOSH Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) policy statement on “Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Use against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents

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  • 05/09/2017



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    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is updating its policy statement on “Acceptance of Applications for the Testing and Evaluation of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Use Against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Agents.” This policy change is being made coincident with the addition of requirements related to the use and operation of these devices in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1986, 2017 edition, Standard for SCBA used in Tactical and Technical Operations. This letter serves as the policy change modifying the above referenced NIOSH policy statement to incorporate SCBAs meeting the requirements of NFPA 1986:2017, or subsequent editions as part of the current policy statement.
  • Document Type:
    Report
  • CIO:
    NIOSH
  • Division:
    NIOSH_NPPTL
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:na
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    urn:sha-512:8161a20a829f6afe6ec146687aa3289460ed62bdc850ad4d333791eab0affb2e7e10a5854f5e336c54c38ac99461b7b814f391e663da70e023e7cf7581ad86f1
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