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CBRN SCBA User Guide: FY10 - FY11

Note: This project has been incorporated into the Protective Equipment Guidance Project

NOTE: This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.

Objective

  • Support NIOSH efforts to publish emergency worker CBRN respirator use and training manuals focused on
    • Increasing the viability of CBRN cautions & limitations
    • User recognition skills
    • Bridging the training gaps
Diagram of (C B R N) (S C B A)

Applicable Standards

  • 42 CFR Part 84 with Letters to Manufacturers
  • 29 CFR 1910 .134, .156, and EPA 40 CFR 311
  • NFPA 1500, 1981,1404, and 1852
  • OSHA/NIOSH CBRN PPE Selection Matrix

Key Partners

  • NIST
  • ECBC
  • NFPA
  • DHS
  • OSHA

Stakeholders

  • ISEA
  • AIHA
  • NIOSH approval holders
  • IAFF
  • IAB
  • NTOA
  • State and local public safety
Firefighter wearing S C B A

Project Scope


  • Create CBRN respirator recognition and use language
  • Compliment text with supporting user/generic images
  • Attend user training academies to validate guidance
  • A NIOSH numbered publication is the end state

Milestones

  • FY10Q2 Cross-clearance comments reconciled
  • FY10Q3 PEP provided reconciled documents
  • FY10Q3 PEP Writer editor review complete
  • FY10Q4 NPPTL OD review complete
  • FY11Q3 NIOSH OD review complete

Outputs

  • NIOSH numbered publication
  • Respiratory protection program integration
  • NFPA 472/473 integration
  • IAB adopts the guide as a training standard
  • DHS/FEMA adopt the guide as a standard

Outcomes

  • Stakeholders adopt user guidance
  • Use contributes to responder safety measures
  • Guidance is viewed as a benchmark document
  • CBRN SCBA Guide is downloaded by social networks

 

Person wearing (C B R N) ensemble
Page last updated: April 5, 2010
Page last reviewed: April 5, 2010
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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