PPE CASE TN-24967: Evaluation of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Fatality While Operating at a Structure Fire: Division of Safety Research Requested the Evaluation of a Scott Safety Air-Pak 4.5

Details

• Personal Author:
  Tarley, Jay L. ; Andrews, A.
• 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 (DSR). In support of this Program, NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) inspects and evaluates the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) 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 an SCBA that was being used by a fire fighter that had an out of air emergency and was found with his mask on and his regulator still in place while operating inside at a structure fire. The SCBA used was a Scott® Safety Air-Pak Model 4.5, 30 minute, 4500 psi unit. The NIOSH Division of Safety Research (NIOSH DSR) 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 fatality. 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. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Firefighters
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Respiratory Protective Devices
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Personal protective equipment
  • PPE
  • Equipment testing
  • Self contained breathing apparatus
  • SCBA
  • Fire fighters
  • Fire fighting equipment
  • Fatalities
  • Laboratory testing
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  PPE CASE Notes
• DOI:
  10.26616/NPPTLRepTN-24967
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1 ; 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:
  24 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071747
• 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-24967, 2024 May; :1-24
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Resource Number:
  TN-24967
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/259972/cdc_259972_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.34 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6c1469676077ee42b89835d5db07ffb80fb5fa569cc9ddfbfb179f2b2fffb33e233079190cdd04b570f85a465c582864311462fdd1b60c93e8a948695e385cdd