Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Near Miss While Operating at a Structure Fire: 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 that had an out-of-air emergency and was found with her mask on and her regulator still in place while operating inside at a structure fire. The SCBA used was a Scott(R) Safety AirPak Model 4.5, 30-minute, 4500-psi unit. The Bedford County, VA, Fire and Rescue was 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 near miss. The SCBA was not found to contribute to the incident. 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.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Automobiles Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Emergency Responders Equipment Testing Fatalities Fire Fighters First Responders Laboratory Testing Personal Protective Equipment PPE Protective Equipment SCBA Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

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• Series:
  PPE Case
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NPPTLRepTN-25514
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia ; 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064754
• 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-25514, 2022 Mar; :1-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:88f1fdf650426f79e2df1de66bd6a08e3d8f0ef37ac9b53c98f520859ccb81796d1fc82ddc9053d5b24bd6f99ce585d4c3b67e2829155db80466704cb5fc877a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181947/cdc_181947_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.97 MB ]