PPE CASE TN-24882: Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Fatality While Operating at a Structure Fire: Watertown Fire Department Request for a MSA Model G1, 45 Minute, 4500 PSI Unit

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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 testing related to an SCBA that was being used by the Watertown Fire Department fire fighter during a fatal event. The SCBA used was an MSA Model G1, 45 minute, 4500 psi unit. NIOSH DSR and the Watertown Fire Department were advised that NIOSH NPPTL would provide a written report of the investigation and any applicable test results. NIOSH received an SCBA used by a fire fighter involved in a fatality. The tested components of the SCBA were 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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Emergency Responders Firefighters 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; 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-24882, 2021 Jul; :1-26
• 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:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; 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:
  26 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064753
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d1bb7a9d8df7abc7c3ffb7b5debdab010e974d357ab3b8ccf113017cf4ca0326f730bb53fcfcc3da1c6fb661bf05f0d44b669ab064512f66c49ae8dc836a6210
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138259/cdc_138259_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.77 MB ]