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SECTION Occupational Safety& Health <br /> STANDARD <br /> OPERATING S,O,G, No 402.02 <br /> GUIDELINES <br /> SUBJECT SCBA Training <br /> I PURPOSE. <br /> In the interest of Technical Rescue Team (TRT) member's health and safety, <br /> this document is established for the proper and safe procedures to prevent <br /> excessive exposure to dusts, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, and <br /> vapors by the use of respiratory protection. <br /> This standard establishes guidelines for the use, inspection and maintenance <br /> of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and supplied air breathing <br /> apparatus (SABA). It was promulgated to: <br /> A. Establish a respiratory protection program. <br /> B. Provide a reasonable degree of assurance that an in-service SCBA or <br /> SABA will function properly. <br /> C. Require that any SCBAs or SABAs that do not function properly be <br /> removed from service and be repaired. <br /> D. Comply with the applicable rules, regulations, and standards concerning <br /> SCBA and SABA equipment. <br /> H. REFERENCES. <br /> A. Current edition of the National Fire Protection Association's 1500, <br /> "Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program". <br /> B. Current edition of the National Fire Protection Association's 1581, <br /> "Standard on Open Circuit Positive Pressure Breathing Apparatus". <br /> C. Current edition of the National Fire Protection Association's 1404, <br /> "Standard for Fire Department Self Contained Breathing Apparatus <br /> Program". <br /> D. Current edition of ANSI/CGA G7.1. <br /> E. MSHA/NIOSH 49 CFR Part 178. <br /> F. Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet G—7.1 — 1 966. <br /> G. North Carolina Fire and Rescue Commission Department Occupational <br /> Safety and Health Program for Fire Departments and Rescue Squads, <br /> Subpart I, Environmental, 1910.134, Subpart L Fire Protection, 1910.156, <br /> Chapter 5 Protective Clothing and Protective Equipment 5-3, 5-3.1, 5-3.7, <br /> 5-3.9, and 5-3,10, and Subpart M Compressed Gases and Air, 1910.169. <br /> Page 1 of 9 <br />