PDFWAC 296-811-40015
Self-contained breathing apparatus' (SCBAs).
(1) Provide SCBAs, other than escape self-contained breathing apparatus' (ESCBAs), and make sure they are used by each fire brigade member who does interior structural firefighting.
(2) Make sure SCBAs do the following:
(a) Meet the requirements found in chapter 296-842 WAC, Respirators.
(b) Are positive-pressure or pressure-demand type.
(c) Use only compressed-air cylinders that meet department of transportation (DOT) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requirements.
(d) Have a service life of at least thirty minutes, as required by 42 C.F.R., Part 84.
(e) Have an automatic alarm that can be heard when seventy-five to eighty percent of its service life has been used up.
Note: | An SCBA can have a quick-disconnect valve or "buddy breathing" accessory only if the valve or accessory does not do any of the following: |
1. Damage the SCBA. | |
2. Restrict the SCBA's air flow. | |
3. Interfere with the SCBA's normal operation. | |
4. The "buddy breathing" accessory or quick-disconnect valve need not be certified by NIOSH. |