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This document specifies the minimum requirements for the design, performance, testing, and certification of SCBA for fire and emergency services personnel. The 2002 NFPA 1981 now sets requirements for heads-up displays (HUD) that provide the SCBA user with:
Information regarding breathing air supply status
Alerts that notify users when the breathing air supply is at 50 percent of full
Where the HUD is powered by battery power source, a low battery alert that signals when the charge is reduced to the level where the HUD can operate only for 2 more hours.
This edition also includes new requirements for a Rapid Intervention Company/Crew (RIC) Universal Air Connection (UAC) (or RIC UAC) on all new SCBA. The RIC UAC provides a standard connection that allows a rescue breathing air supply to be connected to a victim fire fighter or other emergency services responder's SCBA to replenish the breathing air in the SCBA breathing air cylinder when the victim can not be rapidly moved to a safe atmosphere.
| Number of Pages : | 30 |
| Published : | 01/01/2002 |
