PPE CASE TN-25250: Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Fatality While Operating at a Structure Fire: Division of Safety Research Requested the Evaluation of a Scott® Safety Air-Pak® Model X3

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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 fire fighter during a fatality. This report provides a summary of NPPTL's inspection and evaluation methods, as well as findings, for an SCBA that was on air and was being used by a fire fighter when he fell through the first floor into a basement that was on fire. The SCBA used was a Scott(R) Safety Air-Pak(R) Model X3, 45-minute, 5500 psi unit. The NIOSH Division of Safety Research (NIOSH DSR) was advised that NIOSH NPPTL would provide a written report of the investigation and any applicable test results [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Emergency Responders Firefighters Fires Glass Laboratories Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preceptorship 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-25250, 2021 Oct; :1-23
• 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:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  23 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064752
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd2d0a13b2c5a4a7f45d9e0a1c2627954c2fbaff24984fe08844827a7dbc1880b3967fa46fb068879e14753df9e41412e6677b2c68753cf3a2424514ed3d15f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138258/cdc_138258_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.32 MB ]