Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Near Miss While Operating at a Structure Fire: TN-25514-Bedford County, VA, Fire and Rescue Requested the Evaluation of a Scott® Safety Air-Pak 4.5

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This report provides a summary of NPPTL’s inspection and evaluation methods, as well as findings, for an SCBA that was being used by a fire fighter (Bedford County, VA, Fire and Rescue) that had an out-of-air emergency. The SCBA used was a Scott® Safety Air-Pak Model 4.5, 30-minute, 4500-psi unit that was not in an approved configuration.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Glass Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  Emergency Responders Equipment Testing Fatalities Fire Fighters Fire Fighting Equipment First Responders Laboratory Testing Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protective Equipment SCBA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Training

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• Series:
  PPE Case
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67b626b42e9c0aea73e127b091f1ac9ec8a3b21e65d2f77bc56721a66d7625d5ce1949866dd488bde1694868ba2823d92ef47ca3604e67b5d66cc022e1540cd3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138273/cdc_138273_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.47 MB ]