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M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection Equipment

FROM: Yvonne Smith, Project Administrator

DATE: June 2, 2016

SUBJECT: NFPA 1981 First Draft Technical Committee FINAL Ballot Results

(F2017 Cycle)

According to the final ballot results, all ballot items received the necessary affirmative votes to pass

ballot.

34 Members Eligible to Vote

6 Members Not Returned (Anaya, Colton, Dickson, Kaller, Martin, Szalajda)

26 Members Voted Affirmative on All Revisions (2 w/ comment: Kuhn, Profit)

2 Members Voted Negative on one or more Revisions (Hayes, Morgan)

0 Members Abstained on one or more Revisions

The attached report shows the number of affirmative, negative, and abstaining votes as well as the

explanation of the vote for each revision.

To pass ballot, each revision requires: (1) a simple majority of those eligible to vote and (2) an

affirmative vote of 2/3 of ballots returned. See Sections 3.3.4.3.(c) and First Draft reference 4.3.10.1 of

the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards.

First Revision No. 10-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Section No. 1.1.2 ]

1.1.2

This edition of the standard shall also specify the minimum requirements for the design, performance andtesting, and certification of replacement parts, components, and add-on accessories for SCBA andcombination SCBA/SARs certified as compliant to specific earlier editions of this standard.

Submitter Information Verification

Submitter Full Name: Dave Trebisacci

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Submittal Date: Mon Mar 07 13:35:07 EST 2016

Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

It seems out of place to go back and test to an earlier standard when product to the current standardis in field use and users of SCBAs to earlier editions will want. An example is the communicationstest. It would be better to give a user a comms device, which compiles to the current standard (STI).The testing to old standard (speech recognition) and compliance to the old standard does notsupport the user desire to get components, which perform, to new current requirements. It alsoallows manufactures to use current product without change and additional testing to support olderproduct in the field.

ResponseMessage:

Public Input No. 14-NFPA 1981-2016 [Section No. 1.1.2]

Ballot Results

This item has passed ballot

34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All

1 Affirmative with Comments

0 Negative with Comments

0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

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Martin, Craig

Szalajda, Jonathan V.

Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.

Szymanski, Michael E.

Trudgeon, Mark

Weinstein, Steven H.

Affirmative with Comment

Profit, Bryan

looks good


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1.3.2

This edition of the standard shall apply to the design, manufacturing, and certification of new open-circuitSCBA and combination SCBA/SARs and shall apply to replacement parts, components, and add-onaccessories for such respirators certified as compliant to specific earlier editions of this standard.




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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

It seems out of place to go back and test to an earlier standard when product to the current standardis in field use and users of SCBAs to earlier editions will want. An example is the communicationstest. It would be better to give a user a comms device, which compiles to the current standard (STI).The testing to old standard (speech recognition) and compliance to the old standard does notsupport the user desire to get components, which perform, to new current requirements. It alsoallows manufactures to use current product without change and additional testing to support olderproduct in the field.

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Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint


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Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

easier wording


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First Revision No. 2-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Chapter 2 ]

Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

2.1 General.

The documents or portions thereof listed in this chapter are referenced within this standard and shall beconsidered part of the requirements of this document.

2.2 NFPA Publications.

National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471.

NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2013 2018 edition.

NFPA 1852, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained BreathingApparatus (SCBA), 2013 edition.

NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting,2013 2018 edition.

NFPA 1989, Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection, 2013edition.

2.3 Other Publications.

2.3.1 AATCC Publications.

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC27709.

AATCC 135, Dimensional Changes of Fabrics After Home Laundering, 2004 2014 .

2.3.2 ANSI Publications.

American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036.

ANSI B46.1, Surface Texture , 1978.

ANSI/ASA S3.2, American National Standard Method for Measuring the Intelligibility of Speech overCommunication Systems,1989 2009, reaffirmed 2014 .

ANSI Y1.1, Abbreviations for Use on Drawings and Text , 1972.

ANSI Y14.SM, Dimensioning and Tolerancing , 1982.

2.3.3 ASTM Publications.

ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.

ASTM B16/B16M , Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in ScrewMachines, 2000 2010, reapproved 2015 .

ASTM B117, Standard Test Method for Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Testing Apparatus ,2003 2011 .

ASTM D1003, Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics,2000 2013 .

ASTM D6413/D6413M , Standard Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles (Vertical Test),1999 2015 .

ASTM E162, Standard Test Method for Surface Flammability of Materials Using Radiant Heat EnergySource, 2012 2015 .


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2.3.4 CENELEC Publications.

CENELEC, European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization, CEN-CENELEC ManagementCentre, Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium.

BS EN 136, Respiratory protective devices — Full face masks — Requirements, testing, marking ,1998, Corrigendum, 2004.

2.3.5 EBU Publications.

EBU (European Broadcasting Union) Department of Technology & Innovation, L’Ancienne-Route 17A,CH-1218 Postal Box 45, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland.

EBU Technical Recommendation R68 R 068 , Alignment level in digital audio production equipment and indigital audio recorders, 2000.

2.3.6 EN Publications (CEN).

European Committee for Standardization Central Secretariat, rue de Stassart 36, B 1050 Brussels,Belgium.

EN 136, Respiratory protective devices — Full face masks — Requirements, testing, marking , 1998.

2.3.6 IEC Publications.

International Electrotechnical Commission, 3, rue de Varembé, P.O. Box 131, CH-1211 Geneva 20,Switzerland.

IEC 60268-16 , Sound System Equipment — Part 16: Objective Rating of Speech Intelligibility by SpeechTransmission Index, 2003 2011 .

2.3.7 ISO Publications.

International Organization for Standardization, 1, rue de Varembé, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Genéve20 ISO Central Secretariat, BIBC II, 8, Chemin de Blandonnet, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva ,Switzerland.

ISO 9001, Quality management systems — Requirements,2000 2015 .

ISO 17021, Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification ofmanagement systems, 2006 2011 .

ISO Guide 27, Guidelines for corrective action to be taken by a certification body in the event of misuse ofits mark of conformity, 1983.

ISO/IEC Guide 62, General requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registrationof quality systems , 1996.

ISO/IEC Guide 62, General requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registrationof quality systems , 1996.

ISO/IEC 17011, Conformity assessment — General requirements for accreditation bodies accreditingconformity assessment bodies, 2004.

ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, 2005,Technical Corrigendum, 2006 .

ISO/IEC Guide 65 17065 , General requirements for bodies operating product certificationsystems Conformity Assessment — Requirements for Bodies Certifiying Products, Processes andServices , 1996 2012 .

2.3.8 UL Publications.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062-2096.

ANSI/ UL 913, Standard for Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II,and III, Division 1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Sixth edition, 2002 .


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2.3.9 U.S. Government Publications.

U.S. Government Printing Publishing Office, Washington, DC 20402 732 North Capitol Street, NW,Washington DC, 20401-0001 .

Statement of Standard for NIOSH CBRN SCBA Testing, 2002.

Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84, “Respiratory Protective Devices, Tests for Permissibility,”8 June 1995. .”

2.3.10 Other Publications.

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, MA, 2003.

2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved)




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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

The technical committee created this First Revision based on the Public Input, but also furtherupdated edition dates and titles.

The TC also decided to retain the reference to the sixth edition of UL 913, because the eighthedition contains changes not suitable for this standard.

ResponseMessage:

Public Input No. 1-NFPA 1981-2015 [Chapter 2]

Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

yes


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4.1.10

The certification organization shall not issue any new certifications for any SCBA to the 2007 2013 editionof this standard on or after the NFPA effective date for the 2013 2018 edition, which is 17 December2012 [to be determined by the Standards Council] .




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Committee Statement

Committee Statement: The TC is updating the effective date of the standard.

Response Message:

Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

looks good


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4.1.11

The certification organization shall not permit any manufacturer to label any SCBA as compliant with the2007 2013 edition of this standard on or after 31 August 2013 2018 , except when replacement labels orreplacement components that bear the certification organization’s label are required.




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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

The technical committee reviewed the TIA and made appropriate revisions and updates.

Note: This public input originates from Tentative Interim Amendment No. 13-1, Log #1111 issued bythe Standards Council on August 26, 2013 and per the NFPA Regs., needs to be reconsidered by theTechnical Committee for the next edition of the Document.

Submitter’s Substantiation: The purpose of this TIA is in response to a letter received from theNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective TechnologyLaboratory (NIOSH/NPPTL) dated 29 November 2013. This letter notified the Chair of the TechnicalCommittee on Respiratory Protection Equipment of additional delays in chemical warfare agent(CWA) testing being conducted by the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Command (ECBC)that are negatively impacting the timeliness of completion of NIOSH SCBA approvals. This new delaywill in turn impact approval and certification of SCBAs by the relevant certification organization (SEI)to the 2013 edition of NFPA 1981.

TIA 13-1 (Issue Date: 26 August 2013) to the 2013 edition of NFPA 1981 had changed the datespecified in 4.1.11 and 4.1.12 from 31 August 2013 to 28 February 2014. The new 30 June 2014 daterequested by this TIA is required to provide sufficient time for manufacturers’ new designs to havesuccessfully completed the evaluations, and for the certification authorities to be able to issueapprovals and certifications for compliance to NIOSH and NFPA standards by that date. This will alsoassure that SCBA units certified to the 2007 edition of NFPA 1981 will be available for procurement incase of a national emergency or catastrophic event while the 2013 edition approvals andcertifications are completed. This substantiation would apply equally to both 4.1.11 and 4.1.12 byrequiring this new date. Paragraph 4.1.11 identifies what is not permitted on that effective date, while

4.1.12 requires what will be required on that effective date.

Emergency Nature: NIOSH testing to the Statement of Standard for Self Contained BreathingApparatus (SCBA) with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Protection used toProtect Emergency Responders Against CBRN Agents in Terrorist Attacks in conjunction with theNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1981 on Open- Circuit Self-ContainedBreathing Apparatus for Emergency Services contain three interlocked activities. One is NIOSHcertification under 42 CFR Part 84, Subpart H; two is compliance with National Fire ProtectionAssociation (NFPA) Standard


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1981 for Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Emergency Services, current edition;and three is special tests under NIOSH 42 CFR 84.63(c): Chemical Agent Permeation andPenetration Resistance Against Distilled Sulfur Mustard (HD) and Sarin (GB), performed by the U.S.Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) Testing Center and Laboratory RespiratorProtection Level (LRPL), performed by NPPTL. To minimize the total time for CBRN approvals,NIOSH and SEI have a simultaneous test and approval protocol.

To expedite the testing, the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) hasprovided funding to ECBC to setup additional CWA testing chambers. ECBC will be conducting theCWA testing using an extended work day schedule in an effort to complete the testing of SCBAssubmitted for NFPA 1981, 2013 edition approval and certification by 1 April 2014.

This additional delay past the 28 February 2014 date poses a significant impact on fire departmentsor first responder organizations planning the procurement of NFPA 1981, 2013 edition SCBAs. Itwould also prevent them from procuring 2007 edition units if needed by their departments ororganizations. Either of these situations will impact firefighter and first responder safety, by requiringadditional training and creating a mixed inventory of SCBA with compromised interoperability ofSCBA units. Departments may be faced with either an inadequate number of compliant SCBAs.

Additionally, there is concern that without this compliance date extension, products compliant to the2007 edition of NFPA

1981 will no longer be available after 28 February 2014.

ResponseMessage:


Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

yes


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4.1.12

The certification organization shall require manufacturers to remove all certification labels and productlabels indicating compliance with the 2007 2013 edition of this standard from all SCBA that are under thecontrol of the manufacturer on 31 August 2013 2018 . The certification organization shall verify that thisaction is taken.




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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

The technical committee reviewed the TIA and made appropriate revisions and updates.

Note: This public input originates from Tentative Interim Amendment No. 13-1, Log No. 1111 issued bythe Standards Council on August 26, 2013 and per the NFPA Regs., needs to be reconsidered by theTechnical Committee for the next edition of the Document.

Submitter's Substantiation: The purpose of this TIA is to update on the National Institute forOccupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) testing of CBRN SCBAs. Some unanticipated delays havethe potential to negatively impact the timeliness of completion of NIOSH SCBA approvals. Thesedelays could in turn impact approvals and certification of SCBAs by the relevant certificationorganization (SEI) to the NFPA 1981 standard, 2013 edition. That standard states in paragraph 4.1.11 that "The certification organizations shall not permit any manufacturer to label any SCBA ascompliant with the 2007 edition of this standard on or after 31 August 2013, except when replacementlabels or replacement components that bear the certification organization's label are required."

The presumption in the Technical Committee choosing this date was that it would provide sufficienttime for manufacturers' new designs to have successfully completed the evaluations for thecertification authorities to be able to issue certifications for compliance to the NIOSH and NFPAstandards by that date.

Emergency Nature: NIOSH testing to the Statement of Standard for Self Contained BreathingApparatus (SCBA) with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Protection used toProtect Emergency Responders Against CBRN Agents in Terrorist Attacks in conjunction with theNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1981 for Open-Circuit Self-Contained BreathingApparatus for Fire Fighters contain three interlocked activities. One is NIOSH certification under 42CFR Part 84, Subpart H; two is compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)Standard 1981 for Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Fire Fighters, current edition;and three is special tests under NIOSH 42 CFR 84.63(c): Chemical Agent Permeation andPenetration Resistance Against Distilled Sulfur Mustard (HD) and Sarin (GB), performed by The USArmy Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) Testing Center and Laboratory RespiratorProtection Level (LRPL), performed by NPPTL. To minimize the total time for CBRN approvals,NIOSH and SEI have a simultaneous test and approval protocol.


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The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) has allocated its resources providefor the completion of all 9 internally-conducted tests, evaluations and issuance of approvals for SCBAmanufacturer applications submitted prior to I June 2013 by September 1st. SEI has also allocatedresources to provide for completion of the NFPA 1981 compliance testing for apparatus received bythe same date.

However, the availability ofECBC testing resources to complete the HD and GB testing has beennegatively impacted by the Federal Government Budget Sequestration. Consequently, delays areanticipated. Representatives from NPPTL and ECBC are working closely to develop a projectedtesting schedule.

A delay past the August 31st date poses a significant impact on flre departments or first responderorganizations that planned 4th quarter of20 13 purchases or need an emergency purchase ofcompliant SCBA. These organizations may not have access to the manufacturer of their currentinventory SCBA, posing the dilemma of purchasing another manufacturers product or foregoingpurchase until compliant product is available. Either of these approaches will impact firefighter safety,by requiring additional training and creating a mixed inventory of SCBA with compromisedinteroperability of SCBA units. Departments may be faced with either an inadequate number ofcompliant SCBAs for operations or sending responders into a hazardous situation with safetyequipment that is no longer compliant with NFPA 1981. Additionally, there is concern that without thiscompliance date extension, products compliant to the 2007 edition ofNFPA 1981 will no longer beavailable after August 31, 2013.

ResponseMessage:


Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.


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Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

yes


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First Revision No. 7-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Section No. 4.2.8 [Excluding any Sub-Sections] ]

The certification organization and the manufacturer shall evaluate any changes affecting the form, fit, orfunction of the compliant product to determine its continued certification to the 2013 2018 edition ofNFPA 1981.




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Committee Statement

Committee Statement: The TC is updating the reference.

Response Message:

Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.


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Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

looks good


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First Revision No. 12-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Section No. 4.2.8.1 ]

4.2.8.1

The certification organization and the manufacturer shall evaluate replacement parts, components, andadd-on accessories to determine any changes affecting the form, fit, or function for SCBA certified to the2002 2007 edition or the 2007 2013 edition of NFPA 1981 to permit revisions to the originalcertification in order for those certifications to accept replacement parts, components, and add-onaccessories tested and certified as compliant to the 2018 edition of this standard .




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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

The TC is updating the referenced editions of the standard. Also, it seems out of place to go backand test to an earlier standard when product to the current standard is in field use and users ofSCBAs to earlier editions will want. An example is the communications test. It would be better to givea user a comms device, which compiles to the current standard (STI). The testing to old standard(speech recognition) and compliance to the old standard does not support the user desire to getcomponents, which perform, to new current requirements. It also allows manufactures to use currentproduct without change and additional testing to support older product in the field.

ResponseMessage:

Public Input No. 16-NFPA 1981-2016 [Section No. 4.2.8.1]

Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William


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Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

covering repairs, good


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4.2.8.2

Replacement parts, components, and add-on accessories for SCBAs certified to the 2002 2007 edition orthe 2007 2013 edition of NFPA 1981 shall be approved by NIOSH in accordance with 42 CFR 84,“Respiratory Protective Devices, Tests for Permissibility.”




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Committee Statement

Committee Statement: The TC is updating the edition dates.

Response Message:

Ballot Results


34 Eligible Voters

6 Not Returned

27 Affirmative All



0 Abstention

Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.


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Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

yes


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4.5.3.2

Where the registar specified in 4.5.3.1 is currently accredited for personal protective equipment inaccordance with ISO/IEC Guide 62 17065 , General requirements for bodies operating assessment andcertification/registration of quality systems Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifyingproducts, processes and services , that accreditation shall be permitted until 14 September 2008.


Submitter Full Name: David Trebisacci

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Submittal Date: Thu Apr 14 11:42:39 EDT 2016

Committee Statement

Committee Statement: Guide 62 has been replaced by ISO/IEC 17065.

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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



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looks good


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5.1.6

The SCBA product label shall bear the following compliance statement legibly printed, and all letters andnumbers shall be at least 2 mm ( 5 ⁄64 in.) in height:

THIS SCBA MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 1981, STANDARD ON OPEN-CIRCUIT SELF-CONTA

2013 2018 EDITION.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS LABEL




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Committee Statement: The TC is updating the label requirements with respect to the edition date.

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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



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5.2.8

Information or training materials regarding retirement in accordance with NFPA 1852 shall be provided atleast on replacement/retirement considerations .




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This revision is being made because the retirement requirements change on a regular basis.

The Technical Committee believes that it would not be appropriate for manufacturers to specifyretirement dates in materials included with the SCBA.

The user should instead consult the current edition of NFPA 1852.

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Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

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Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

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First Revision No. 19-NFPA 1981-2016 [ New Section after 6.1.10.6 ]

6.1.11

If the SCBA incorporates a removable regulator, two distinct actions for disconnection shall be requiredprior to withdrawal of the regulator from the facepiece.

6.1.11.1

Withdrawal of the regulator shall not be considered one of the two distinct actions.

6.1.11.2

Where a double-release mechanism is utilized, actuation of a single-release mechanism shall not causedisconnection of the regulator.

6.1.12*

The SCBA shall incorporate data logging in nonvolatile memory and, at a minimum, the following eventsand data points shall be identified and recorded with the data log and shall also have a date and timestamp for each event and data point in the data log:

(1) Initial activation pressure

(2) Pressure when the HUD deactivates

(3) SCBA pressure on the high pressure side of the first stage pressure reducer

(4) Transmission of visual information signals for breathing air cylinder content specified in 6.3.9.5.1

6.1.12.1

After initial activation, the SCBA shall record pressure as specified in 6.1.12(2) at data loggingintervals of no more than 30 seconds.

6.1.12.2

The SCBA data logging shall incorporate a pressure resolution of no more than 0.7 bar (10 psi)increments.

6.1.12.3

The SCBA shall retain a minimum of 36 hours of data collection before data points are overwritten.

6.1.12.4

SCBA data logging shall be permitted to cease when the HUD deactivates.

6.1.12.5

The data logging information shall be downloadable by the emergency services organization.

6.1.12.6

The SCBA wearer’s breathing rate in liters per minute (lpm) shall be reported at least every 30 secondswith a minimum of 5 lpm resolution.

6.1.12.7

The SCBA manufacturer shall provide data logging software that shall be capable of creating andexporting a CSV file format that provides, at a minimum, the data points specified in 6.1.12(1) through6.1.12(4) .

Supplemental Information

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FR-19_A.6.1.12.docx


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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

The Technical Committee is adding a new performance requirement for strength of connection tominimize the possibility of inadvertent disengagement of the second stage regulator.

The Technical Committee, at the recommendation of the task group on pneumatic data logging, isalso adding new minimum requirements for pneumatic data logging to the 2018 edition of NFPA1981.

Health and safety benefits are the primary reason for pneumatic data logging. Technologies arecurrently available that make pneumatic data logging for all SCBA a reasonable and necessaryminimum feature.

Pneumatic data logging records various data points related to the performance and mechanics ofSCBA. Both users of SCBA and agencies can derive large benefit from the recorded pneumaticdata logging events. These range from training agencies for the evaluation of air management toresource management agencies that have to substantiate changes in SCBA such as breathing airvolume.

After event review agencies will derive substantial benefit when reviewing post SCBA incidents.These agencies will be much better equipped with knowledge of likely air events before and afterany review. Since pneumatic data logging can be used to assist in evaluating a respiratoryprotection program, both mechanical and user performance can be better understood and improved.

The Technical Committee is adding explanatory Annex text to various paragraphs for pneumaticdata logging.

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Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

I like the breathing rate lpm reporting at least every 30 seconds wondering if the program can do breaths perminute


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FR-19, new annex material

A.6.1.12 Health and safety benefits are the primary reason for pneumatic data logging. Technologies are currently available that make pneumatic data logging for all SCBA a reasonable and necessary minimum feature.

Pneumatic data logging records various data points related to the performance and mechanics of SCBA. Both users of SCBA and agencies can derive large benefit from the recorded pneumatic data logging events. These range from training agencies for the evaluation of air management to resource management agencies that have to substantiate changes in SCBA such as breathing air volume.

After event review agencies will derive substantial benefit when reviewing post SCBA incidents. These agencies will be much better equipped with knowledge of likely air events before and after any review. Since pneumatic data logging can be used to assist in evaluating a respiratory protection program, both mechanical and user performance can be better understood and improved.


6.2.6

The EOSTI alarm shall activate at 33 percent, +5/–0 35 percent, ±2 percent of full cylinder pressure.




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Committee Statement

CommitteeStatement:

The Technical Committee is making this change to correlate with new NIOSH EOSTIrequirements.

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Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.


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Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Johnson, James S.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Kuhn, John F.

When revising the EOSTI alarm activation pressure from 33 percent, +5/0 percent, to 35 percent +/-2 percent, it isrecommended that the HUD visual information signals requirement be revised to align with the newly specifiednominal pressure. It is recommended that section 6.3.9.5.1 be revised to state: HUD visual information signals forbreathing air cylinder content shall display 100 percent, 75 percent, 50 percent, and 35 percent. Thisrecommended revision has applicability to the new data logging requirement specified in section 6.1.12 (4).

Profit, Bryan

Easier to read

Negative with Comment

Hayes, Kenneth

I feel that this increase in EOSTI will continue to be pushed and increased going forward by NIOSH. The currentpercentage allows most end users the ability to gauge the estimated exit time-considering many end users haveeither recently transitioned to the higher(33.3%) standard or in the process of.


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First Revision No. 18-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Section No. 6.6 ]

6.6 Emergency Breathing Safety System (EBSS) Design Requirements.

6.6.1

If an SCBA is equipped with an EBSS, it shall meet the performance requirements of Sections 7.20 and8.27.

6.6.2

Each EBSS shall operate off the pressure after the first stage pressure reducer of the SCBA.

6.6.3

The EBSS shall have an operating pressure of at least range between 5.5 bar (80 psi) and 10.3 bar (150psi) .

6.6.4

The EBSS shall have a bi-directional male and female connections with a check valve feature to preventinward contaminants.

6.6.4.1

The EBSS male fitting shall be designed as specified in Figure 6.6.4.1 .

Figure 6.6.4.1 EBSS Male Fitting.

6.6.4.2

The EBSS female fitting shall be designed as specified in Figure 6.6.4.2 .

Figure 6.6.4.2 EBSS Female Fitting.

6.6.5

The EBSS pressure hose assembly shall be have a minimum length of 20 in. long 0.51 m (20 in.) .


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6.6.6

The EBSS shall be accessible deployable by the wearer using a single hand in a one-directional pull .

6.6.7

The EBSS shall require only one action for connection of the donor’s fitting to the receiving SCBA’s fitting.

6.6.8

The EBSS shall require two distinctive actions to disconnect the fitting between the donor SCBA andreceiving SCBA.

6.6.9

The EBSS fitting(s) shall be equipped with a dust cap or sealing plug to prevent dust, dirt, and debris fromentering the fitting(s).

6.6.10

The connection of two EBSS shall be independent of the facepieces.

6.6.11

Identification of the EBSS access location shall be readily visible to an assisting firefighter.



NFPA_1981_FR_18_Figures_6.6.4.1_and_6.6.4.2.doc




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The Technical Committee is complying with a Correlating Committee request to create auniversal fitting for the EBSS.

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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

good working pressure 80-150 psi and 20 in minimum hose length

Negative with Comment

Morgan, Judge W.


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Change from: 6.6.3 The EBSS shall have an operating pressure range between 5.5 bar (80 psi) and 10.3 bar(150 psi). Change to: 6.6.3 The EBSS shall have an operating pressure range between 5.5 bar (80 psi) and 12.1bar (175 psi). 1) There is no evidence of why we can’t meet the 80-175 psi. 2) There has not been any validationtesting completed to prove or disprove that the systems are interchangeable if connected to the mismatchedSCBA systems.


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NFPA 1981 FR 18, Figures 6.6.4.1 and 6.6.4.2

Figure 6.6.4.1 EBSS Male Fitting

Figure 6.6.4.2

EBSS Female Fitting


7.2.1.1

SCBA shall be tested for cold environment as specified in 8.2.5.5, Test 1, and the SCBA facepiecepressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the time the test begins until thetime the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than 89 mm (31⁄2 in.) watercolumn above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the test is concluded, and thedata logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operating properly .




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The Technical Committee, at the recommendation of the task group on pneumatic data logging, isadding minimum requirements for pneumatic data logging to the 2018 edition of NFPA 1981.

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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan


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7.2.1.2

SCBA shall be tested for hot environment as specified in 8.2.5.6, Test 2, and the SCBA facepiecepressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the time the test begins until thetime the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than 89 mm (31⁄2 in.) watercolumn above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the test is concluded, and thedata logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operating properly .




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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan


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good


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7.2.1.3

SCBA shall be tested for hot-to-cold environment as specified in 8.2.5.7, Test 3, and the SCBA facepiecepressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the time the test begins until thetime the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than 89 mm (31⁄2 in.) watercolumn above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the test is concluded, and thedata logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operating properly .




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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan


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7.2.1.4

SCBA shall be tested for cold-to-hot environment as specified in 8.2.5.8, Test 4, and the SCBA facepiecepressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the time the test begins until thetime the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than 89 mm (31⁄2 in.) watercolumn above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the test is concluded, and thedata logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operating properly .




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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan


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7.3.1

SCBA shall be tested for vibration resistance as specified in Section 8.3, Vibration Test, and the SCBAfacepiece pressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the time the test beginsuntil the time the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than 89 mm (31⁄2in.) water column above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the test isconcluded, and the SCBA shall not have movement of the CGA fittings causing a break of any width inthe line, and the data logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operatingproperly .




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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark




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yes


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7.7.2

SCBA shall be tested for corrosion resistance as specified in Section 8.7, Accelerated Corrosion Test, andthe SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the time thetest begins until the time the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than89 mm (31⁄2 in.) water column above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the testis concluded, and the data logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operatingproperly .




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Not Returned

Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



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7.11.1

SCBA shall be tested for heat and flame resistance as specified in Section 8.11, Heat and Flame Test,and the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be less than 0.0 mm (0.0 in.) water column and from the timethe test begins until the time the test is concluded, the SCBA facepiece pressure shall not be greater than89 mm (31⁄2 in.) water column above ambient pressure from the time the test begins until the time the testis concluded, and the data logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operatingproperly .




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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



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First Revision No. 28-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Section No. 7.18 ]

7.18 Heat and Immersion Leakage Performance Requirements.

SCBA electronics shall be tested for resistance to heat and water ingress as specified in Section 8.24,Heat and Immersion Leakage Test, and the electronics shall function properly in accordance with theSCBA manufacturer’s instructions for normal use, and all power source compartments or enclosures shallremain dry, and the data logging functions specified in 6.1.12(1) through 6.1.12(4) shall be operatingproperly .




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7.21.2

The duration of the test as specified in Section 8.28, Lens Radiant Heat Test, shall not be 24 minutes,+2/–0 minutes less than 80 percent of the NIOSH-rated duration for the lowest volume cylinder offeredfor the SCBA .




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The intent of this section is intended to limit compromise to the facepiece by controlling theduration of the test through a limited air duration. The test method should specify the air volume forthe test. The lens performance should be based on the 'worst case' scenario. The worst casescenario would be the lowest cylinder volume offered with the facepiece.

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Golla, Ed

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Haston, David V.

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Johnson, James S.

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Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

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7.22.2

The duration of the test as specified in Section 8.29, Elevated Temperature Heat and Flame ResistanceTest, shall not be 24 minutes, +2/–0 minutes less than 80 percent of the NIOSH-rated duration for thelowest volume cylinder offered for the SCBA .




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The intent of this section is intended to limit compromise to the facepiece by controlling theduration of the test through a limited air duration. The test method should specify the air volume forthe test. The lens performance should be based on the 'worst case' scenario. The worst casescenario would be the lowest cylinder volume offered with the facepiece.

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Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

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Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

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First Revision No. 29-NFPA 1981-2016 [ New Section after 8.2.5.5.2 ]

8.2.5.5.3

The SCBA shall be operated according to the manufacturer’s instructions to test the data loggingfunction as specified in 6.1.12 to determine pass or fail performance.




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Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

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Steedman, Trevor L.


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

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Steedman, Trevor L.


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Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

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Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

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8.2.6.4

The functioning of the data logging shall be recorded and reported.




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Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

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Sanders, Stephen R.

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Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

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8.3.7.6

Failure of the data logging function shall constitute failing performance.




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Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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Colton, Craig E.

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Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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8.7.7.5

Failure of the data logging function shall constitute failing performance.




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Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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Colton, Craig E.

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Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

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yes


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Colton, Craig E.

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Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

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Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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pass/fail


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8.24.5.9

The electronic compartment(s) of the specimen shall be opened and inspected for water leakage todetermine pass or fail, and the functioning of the data logging shall be recorded and reported todetermine pass or fail .




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Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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8.25.1 Application.

This test method shall apply to the complete SCBA facepiece(s) and , second stage regulator(s), andSupplementary Voice Communications System(s) .




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Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


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First Revision No. 17-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Section No. 8.25.4.1 [Excluding any

Sub-Sections] ]

Testing shall be conducted in a chamber having the following minimum characteristics:

(1) Minimum room dimensions: 4.6 m long × 3.1 m wide × 2.7 m high (15 ft long × 10 ft wide × 9 ft high)

(2) Construction: hemi-anechoic

(3) Ambient noise level inside chamber: NC-25

(4) Walls and ceiling: ≥90 percent absorptive for 100 Hz< f<10000 Hz




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Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

pass/fail


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8.30 Strength of Interface Between Facepiece and Second Stage Regulator Test.

8.30.1 Application.

This test method shall apply to the facepiece and second stage regulator assembly.

8.30.2 Samples.

8.30.2.1

Samples shall be a facepiece and a second stage regulator assembly.

8.30.2.2

Each sample to be tested shall be as specified in 4.3.9 .

8.30.3 Specimens.

One specimen shall be tested.

8.30.4 Specimen Preparation.

Prior to testing, specimens shall be conditioned for a minimum of 4 hours at an ambient temperature of22°C, ±3°C (72°F, ±5°F), with RH of 50 percent, ±25 percent.

8.30.5 Apparatus.

8.30.5.1

The facepiece shall be mounted to a test head, and the facepiece shall be clamped to the head in asecure fashion to prevent the facepiece from pulling away from the head.

8.30.5.2

Measurements shall be taken with a calibrated measuring device having a resolution of better than ±5 N(±1.1 lbf).

8.30.6 Procedure.

8.30.6.1

A static load of 250 N, +10 N/−0 N (56.2 lbf, +2.2 lbf/−0 lbf) shall be applied at a rate of 25.4 mm/min,+2.54 mm/min/−0 mm/min (1 in/min, +1 in/min/−0 in/min) to the second stage regulator mediumpressure supply hose at a point 250 mm to 300 mm (9.8 in. to 11.8 in.) from the point at which the hoseenters the second stage regulator.


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8.30.6.2

The load shall be applied for 10 seconds, +1/−0 seconds in the 5 directions shown in Figure 8.30.6.2 .

Figure 8.30.6.2 Directions of Force Applied for Strength of Interface Testing.

8.30.6.3

Each load applied shall commence with the second stage regulator in an “as worn” position.

8.30.6.4

The center point of the applied loads shall be the entry point of the pressure hose to the second stageregulator.

8.30.6.5

The loads shall be applied perpendicular and normal to the test head face.

8.30.7 Report.

Any disconnection or partial disconnection of the regulator interface with the facepiece shall be recordedand reported.

8.30.8 Interpretation.

8.30.8.1

Disconnection or partial disconnection of the regulator interface with the facepiece shall constitute failingperformance.

8.30.8.2

Disconnection or partial disconnection of wiring components shall not constitute failing performance.



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The technical committee is providing a method to test the integrity of the interface between thesecond stage regulator and the facepiece under extreme stress.

The test is a variation of the EN 137, section 7.9 test.

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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


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Allen, Jason L.

Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.


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Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Kuhn, John F.

There are no Chapter 7 performance requirements specified for the Chapter 8 test methods pertaining to Strengthof Interface Between Facepiece and Second Stage Regulator Test. Recommend that we add section 7.23 thatstates: The SCBA facepiece and second stage regulator be tested as specified in Section 8.30, and the regulatorshall not disconnect from the facepiece.

Profit, Bryan

where did 10 sec time frame come from?


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NFPA 1981 FR 20 Figure 8.30.6.2

FIGURE 8.30.6.2 Directions of Force Applied for Strength of Interface Testing

First Revision No. 3-NFPA 1981-2016 [ Chapter C ]

Annex C Informational References

C.1 Referenced Publications.

The documents or portions thereof listed in this annex are referenced within the informational sections ofthis standard and are not part of the requirements of this document unless also listed in Chapter 2 forother reasons.

C.1.1 NFPA Publications .

National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471.

NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2013 edition.

NFPA 1852, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained BreathingApparatus (SCBA), 2013 edition.

NFPA 1989, Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection, 2013edition.

C.1.2 Other Publications.

C.1.2.1 ANSI Publications.

American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10036.

ANSI Z88.2, Practices for Respiratory Protection,1992 2015 .

ANSI Z88.6, Respiratory Protection — Respirator Use — Physical Qualifications forPersonnel,1984 2006 .

ANSI Z88.10, Respirator Fit Test Methods, 2001 2010 .

C.1.2.2 ASTM Publications .

ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.

ASTM B16/B16M , Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in ScrewMachines, 2000 2010, reapproved 2015 .

C.1.2.3 ISO Publications.

International Organization for Standardization, 1, rue de Varembé, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Genève20 ISO Central Secretariat, BIBC II, 8, Chemin de Blandonnet, CP 401, 1214 Vernier, Geneva ,Switzerland.

ISO Guide 27, Guidelines for corrective action to be taken by a certification body in the event of misuse ofits mark of conformity, 1983.

ISO/IEC Guide 65, General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems , 1996.

ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity Assessment — Requirements for Bodies Certifiying Products, Processesand Services , 1st edition, 2012.

C.1.2.4 U.S. Government Publications.

U.S. Government Printing Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC20402 20401-0001 .

Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910.1 34, “Respiratory Protection,” 8 January 1998 1 July2013 .

Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84, “Respiratory Protective Devices, Tests for Permissibility,”8 June 1995.

C.2 Informational References. (Reserved)


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C.2.1 ASME Publications.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Two Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990.

ASME B46.1, Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay) , 2009.

ASME Y14.38, Abbreviations and Acronyms for Use on Drawings and Related Documents , 2007,reaffirmed 2013.

ASME Y14.5, Dimensioning and Tolerancing , 2009.

C.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections. (Reserved)




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Public Input No. 2-NFPA 1981-2015 [Chapter C]

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6 Not Returned

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Anaya, Christopher

Colton, Craig E.

Dickson, William

Kaller, Clint

Martin, Craig


Affirmative All

Allen, Jason L.


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Almqvist, Hans O.

Berning, Steven K.

Bernzweig, David T.

Brubaker, Ryan

Colbert, Rodney V.

Gainey, Robin R.

Golla, Ed

Harkness, A. Ira

Haston, David V.

Hayes, Kenneth

Johnson, James S.

Kuhn, John F.

Lancaster, Beth C.

Lentz, Kevin D.

Miles, Stephen T.

Morgan, Judge W.

Mundy, William T.

Ochoa, Ruby

Radtke, Timothy M.

Rossos, Daniel N.

Sanders, Stephen R.

Sell, Robert

Steedman, Trevor L.


Trudgeon, Mark



Profit, Bryan

looks good


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