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

  • 09/09/2021

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    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® Safety Air-Pak® 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.
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