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Evaluation of a self-contained breathing apparatus involved in a fatality while operating at a structure fire: Lower Merion Fire Department, PA, requested the evaluation of a MSA model G1, 30-minute, 4500 psi unit.
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12/08/2022
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Description:"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts a Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, which is executed by its Division of Safety Research (DSR). In support of this Program, NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) inspects and evaluates the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) used by the firefighter during a fatality. This report provides a summary of NPPTL's inspection and evaluation methods, as well as findings for testing related to an SCBA that was being used by a firefighter from the Lower Merion Fire Department during a fatal event. The SCBA used was an MSA Model G1, 30-minute, 4500 psi unit. MIOSH received an SCBA used by a firefighter involved in a fatality. The SCBA was not found to contribute to the fatality. A qualified service technician must inspect, repair, test, clean, and replace damaged components of any SCBA involved in an incident before it may be returned to service." -- NIOSHTIC-2
NIOSHTIC no. 20066737
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