PPE CASE TN-22941: Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Fatality and a Near Miss While Operating at a Structure Fire: NIOSH Division of Safety Research DSR Clinton Fire Department Request for Two MSA Model G1

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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. In support of this Program, NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) inspects and evaluates the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) that was being 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 two SCBAs that were being used by two fire fighters while operating at a silo fire. The SCBAs used were both MSA Model G1, 4500 psi, 45-minute units. The NIOSH Division of Safety Research (NIOSH/DSR) and the Clinton Fire Department were 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 Respiratory Protective Devices 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; Silos
• 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-22941, 2019 Apr; :1-39
• 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:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; 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:
  39 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058092
• Citation:
  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-22941, 2019 Apr; :1-39
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9cd71eece96c68631c9ec9ed44750b70b67193c9ebe7ec78ec6e640c118e5b1b36781654c3f9db71036b7f4e4698366e657ed0544686c2f90681d9d4e7768707
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138263/cdc_138263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.41 MB ]