Project Scope
- Develop new basis for measuring and rating duration of use
- Environmental challenges (heat, cold, as well as mechanical shock and vibration) to evaluate ruggedness against expected hazards
- Evaluate practical performance and human factors
- Periodic testing (LTFE) of field deployed apparatus
- Voluntary registration
Milestones
- Responded to comments on the NPRM
- Draft Final Rule will be submitted for approval
- Final Rule will be published in the Federal Register
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Outputs
- New certification standards for self-contained, closed-circuit breathing apparatus used for escape
- New STPs
Outcomes
- Improved overall performance, reliability, and safety of this type of respirator
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