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Facepiece question
How often must the SCBA facepiece be tested for proper fit?
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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OSHA and NIOSH say...
1) At least annually
2) Whenever facial contous change. That means weight gain or loss, injury/scarring, etc.
3) Whenever a new respirator is placed in service. This could be a change in SCBA brand, adding a N-95 respirator, etc.
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Permalink Reply by James snapp on
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Ok thanks
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Permalink Reply by Gregory Borg on
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Every year and what Ben says.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Ours are fit tested annually, usually around the same time we conduct our annual SCBA consumption test.
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For those who are not familar, air consumption tests are a good idea, but they are not OSHA requirements.
Medical clearance, fit testing, and SCBA flow testing are annual OSHA requirements.
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Usually, within a few months of the SCBA consumption testing/fit testing is our annual medical exam complete with pulmonary function test.
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It was a test question, and we went over it in class, osha says yearley.
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Brian, I understand that. That is a schedule choice by your department.
There is no nationally-mandated standard that requires a SCBA consumption test.
That is simply a choice by your department and that was the point I made.
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Gotcha, point taken.
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