Evaluation of five self-contained breathing apparatus for potential contribution to a fatal event in the fire service - Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department request for MSA Firehawk(R) M7 model, 4500 psi units with NIOSH Approval Numbers TC-13F-550CBRN and TC-13F-549CBRN.

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• Personal Author:
  Gouzd J ; Kline K ; Tarley J
• Description:
  As part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) agreed to examine and evaluate five self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units identified as MSA Firehawk(R) M7 model, 4500 psi. Four units were identified as 45 minute units and one as a 30 minute unit. All of the units were labeled by the fire department with the identifiers that were on each pressure reducer assembly. The units will be referred to by that system throughout the report. This SCBA status investigation was assigned the NIOSH Task Number 20619. The NIOSH Division of Safety Research (NIOSH DSR) and the Kansas City Fire Department were advised that NIOSH NPPTL would provide a written report of the inspections and any applicable test results. All SCBA units, contained in cardboard shipping boxes, were delivered to the NIOSH facility in Morgantown, West Virginia on October 30, 2015. Once the boxes containing the units arrived, the units were taken to the H building and locked in the evidence cage located in laboratory 1513. The inspection was conducted on the unit marked LAE318676 on January 6, 2016, the units marked LAE312422 and LAE313526 on January 11, 2016, and the units marked LAE318722 and LAE320911 on January 12, 2016. The units remained locked in the evidence cage until the testing evaluations.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Computers Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• 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

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NPPTLRepTN-20619
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  PPE CASE
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; 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:
  1-150
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058065
• 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-20619, 2016 Jul; :1-150
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1da7542c91e24fd635b642443a83a0901f97edd6731f772a278e74c62b1d45d30b6f7e248676732d06048799e1e2b574fc00e97f1ac81b4eb86b5cbb64d17fcb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181835/cdc_181835_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.29 MB ]