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Fire fighting and other
emergency services
personnel depend on
SCBA for their respiratory
protection against the
products of combustion,
hazardous materials,
oxygen deficiency, and other IDLH atmospheres. Guard
against contaminated or poorly maintained SCBA with this
important new document covering the selection, purchase,
proper care and maintenance of open-circuit SCBA,
required by the respiratory protection program in NFPA
1500.
NFPA 1852 provides minimum criteria for SCBA:
- Cleaning and disinfecting
- Decontamination
- Storage
- User and technician maintenance
- Inspection
- Repair and rebuilding
- Cylinder filling
- Testing
- Equipment retirement and disposal
This Standard also specifies SCBA compliance with
NFPA 1981, and includes requirements on upgrading
SCBA, qualifications of SCBA technicians, and program
quality assurance.
| Number of Pages : | 30 |
| Part of : | NFPA 1851 and NFPA 1852 Set |
| Published : | 04/30/2002 |
