PPE CASE TN-21002: Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Near Miss in the Fire Service: Rock Creek Idaho Fire Department Request for a Sperian TITANTM Unit

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  As part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) agreed to examine and evaluate one self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) identified as a Sperian TITAN(TM), 45 minute, 4500 psi unit. This SCBA status investigation was assigned NIOSH Task Number 21014. The Rock Creek Fire Department was advised that NIOSH NPPTL would provide a written report of the investigation and any applicable test results. The SCBA unit was delivered to the NIOSH facility in Morgantown, WV on August 31, 2016. The unit was transported to Lab H1513 for secured storage. The SCBA unit was removed from secured storage for inspection on October 25, 2016 and was placed back into secured storage until the performance testing was conducted on November 9, 2016. [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
• 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-21014, 2017 Apr; :1-49
• 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:
  Idaho ; OSHA Region 10 ; 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:
  49 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058103
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:af2e6b5270f962c4e2d5eca18fef0072cd9581d42c2e677e605fb1ef57b981d85511c7a1f63c186fc12a943f613bb5e18f78ab6dd5367a0bee20d9ac44bc626e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138277/cdc_138277_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.25 MB ]