Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Training and Refresher

Fire/EMS Training Academy

Revision 2009

Course Objective
Given the SCBA Training and Refresher Course, the student will be able to:
Describe the training requirements for SCBA in General Order 08-17 Identify the different parts of the SCBA
Scott AV-3000 Facepiece Scott E-Z FLO Regulator Scott Pack

Describe how to inspect the Scott Pak SCBA and AV-3000 Facepiece Describe the operation the Scott Pak SCBA Describe the emergency procedures for the SCBA Demonstrate don and doffing of the PPE and SCBA
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Overview
General Order on Respiratory Protection Program AV-3000 Facepiece E-Z FLO Regulator Pack Components Inspection of the SCBA and Facepiece Operating the SCBA Emergency Procedures Donning and Doffing the SCBA
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General Order
Division 08: Health and Safety Chapter 17: Respiratory Protection Program

General Order 08-17

Training Policy
The initial qualification process to use a respirator, including SCBA, requires:
Medical evaluation that includes the an OSHA Respiratory Medical Evaluation Questionnaire. Fit testing. Training. Demonstration of proficiency.

General Order 08-17

The initial training shall ensure that the member is thoroughly familiar with the respirator and has experience in using it in a nonhazardous environment. The initial training shall address: Why the respirator is necessary and how improper fit, use, or maintenance can compromise its protection. Capabilities and limitations of the respirator. Inspection, donning, doffing, seal checking, and normal use of the respirator. Emergency procedures, including situations that involve malfunction of the respirator, maintenance, and storage procedures. Recognition of medical signs and symptoms that may limit or prevent effective use of the respirator. The general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134, Respiratory Protection. 6

General Order 08-17

Each member shall demonstrate proficiency in the proper procedures for: User inspection of the respirator. Donning the respirator, including the seal check. Confident use of the respirator. Emergency procedures. Doffing, cleaning, and maintenance.

General Order 08-17

Training Policy
Members must qualify annually to use respirators. Qualification requires:
Annual refresher training within 60 days of scheduled fit testing. Fit testing. Demonstration of proficiency. Annual medical clearance utilizing an OSHA Respiratory Medical Evaluation Questionnaire.

AV-3000 Facepiece

AV-3000 Facepiece
Voice Emitter Nose Cone Regulator Adapter Port Head Harness Head Straps

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AV-3000 Facepiece
Head Harness

Head Straps Nose Cone Voice Emitter Head Straps

Regulator Adapter Port

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E-Z FLO Regulator

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E-Z FLO Regulator

Parts
Air Saver Switch or Don/Doff Switch Purge Valve Regulator Quick Disconnect Face Piece Lock Tab Mechanism Heads Up Display (HUD)

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E-Z FLO Regulator

Purge Valve Heads Up Display (HUD) Face Piece Lock Tab Mechanism Regulator Quick Disconnect with HUD Connector
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Air Saver Switch or the Don/Doff Switch

E-Z FLO Regulator

Viberalert Alarm Alarms at 1125 psi or 25% of air left in the cylinder

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E-Z FLO Regulator

Heads Up Display
Full Bottle Bottle

Bottle Yellow Light Flashing Slowly bottle Red Light Flashing Rapidly Low Battery for Heads Up Display
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Pack Components

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Pack Components
Harness Remote Gauge PASS Device RIC Universal Air Connection Quick Disconnect Emergency Breathing Support System Pressure Reducer High and Low Pressure Supply Lines
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Pack Components
Shoulder Strap Cylinder Larch SCBA Harness

Waist Strap PASS Sensor Module and Batteries

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Pack Components
Low Pressure Supple Line Pressure Reducer High Pressure Supple Line RIC Universal Air Connection Remote Gauge

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Pack Components
Emergency Breathing Support System

EBSS airline Hold Down Strap Dust Cap Quick Disconnect

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Pack Components
Emergency Breathing Support System
Emergency breathing support system (EBSS), the Life-Link permits two users to share a common air supply in emergencies. Life-Link features a tactile-feel, quick-connect coupling on the regulator supply line. The quick disconnect on the EBSS does not have a Heads Up Display connector.

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Pack Components
RIC Universal Air Connection (UAC)
The RIC/UAC allows air to be supplied to a down or trapped firefighter by either a Scott RIT-PAKII or another compressed air source.

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Pack Components
Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)
Pressure Gauge Manual Alarm Button Activator Button Pass Manual Reset Button
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Warning Light

Pack Components

Pressure Gauge Open & Close Valve

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Pack Components

Pressure Gauge Should Be less than a 100 PSI difference between the two gauges
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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

SCBA must be properly serviced and prepared for the next use each time it is used. Air cylinder must be changed or refilled. Face piece and regulator must be sanitized according to the manufacturers instructions. Unit must be cleaned, inspected, and checked for proper operation.

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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

It is the users responsibility to ensure that the SCBA is in ready condition before it is returned to the fire apparatus. The daily inspection procedure should be used when restoring a unit to service after it has been used.

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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

If an SCBA inspection reveals any problems that cannot be remedied by routine maintenance, the SCBA must be removed from service for repair. Only properly trained and certified personnel are authorized to repair SCBA.

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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Daily Inspection
Each SCBA unit should be inspected daily or at the beginning of each shift.

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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece Skill Drill

Daily SCBA Inspection

Step 1: Check backback and harness straps.

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Step 2: Check air-cylinder pressure. Turn on the aircylinder valve and check gauge pressure.

Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 3: Check condition of all hoses while pressurized.

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Step 4: Activate integrated PASS device, if present.

Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 5: Check the face piece.

Step 6: Connect the regulator to the face piece and take test breaths.
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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 7: Close the cylinder valve and open the emergency by-pass valve to bleed the pressure.
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Step 8: Check function and activation pressure of low-air alarm. Close bypass valve and restore unit to a ready condition.

Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece Skill Drill

Replacing an SCBA Cylinder

Step 1: Place the SCBA on the floor or a bench.

Step 2: Turn off the cylinder valve.

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Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 3: Open the by-pass valve to bleed off pressure.

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Step 4: Disconnect the high-pressure supply hose.

Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 5: Release the cylinder from the backpack.

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Step 6: Slide a full cylinder into the backpack. Align the outlet to the supply hose. Lock the cylinder in place.

Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 7: Check that the O ring is present and in good shape.

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Step 8: Connect the highpressure hose to the air cylinder.

Inspecting the SCBA and Facepiece

Step 9: Open the cylinder valve. Check gauge reading.

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Operating the SCBA

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Operating the SCBA

Connecting the regulator to the pack
Parts
Female quick disconnect with Heads Up Display connector Male quick disconnect with Heads Up Display connector Female HUD Quick Connector Disconnect From Regulator HUD Connector Male Quick Disconnect

From SCBA Pack

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Operating the SCBA

Connecting the regulator to the pack
Line up both the female quick disconnect (from the SCBA pack) to the male adapter (from the regulator) and the Heads Up Display connector.

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Operating the SCBA

Disconnecting the regulator from the pack
Push both quick disconnects and hold Push the quick disconnect sleeve back to release the connectors

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Operating the SCBA

Turning on the air supply
Fully open the main cylinder valve.

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Donning and Doffing the PPE and SCBA

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA Skill Drill

Donning Personal Protective Clothing

Step 1: Place your equipment in a logical order for donning.

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Step 2: Place your protective hood over your head and down around your neck.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 3: Put on boots and pull up bunker pants. Place the suspenders over your shoulders and secure the front of the pants.
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Step 4: Put on your turnout coat and close the front of the coat.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 5: Place your helmet on your head and adjust the chin strap securely. Turn up your coat collar and secure it in front.

Step 6: Put on your gloves.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 7: If there are two people present, check each others clothing.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Skill Drill
Donning SCBA from a Seat-Mounted Bracket

Step 1: Don full PPE ensemble prior to mounting the fire apparatus. Safely mount the apparatus and sit in the seat, placing arms through SCBA shoulder straps.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 2: Fasten your seat belt. Partially tighten the shoulder straps. When the apparatus stops, release the seat belt and release the SCBA from its brackets. Exit the apparatus.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 3: Attach waist belt and cinch down.

Step 4: Adjust shoulder straps until they are tight.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 5: Open the main cylinder valve.

Step 6: Loosen or remove helmet and pull hood back. Don face piece and check for leaks. Replace protective hood and helmet and secure chin strap.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 7: If necessary, connect regulator to face piece.

Step 8: Activate air flow and PASS alarm.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Skill Drill
Donning SCBA Using the Over-the-Head Method

Step 1: Open the case and lay out the SCBA with the cylinder valve away from you and the shoulder straps out to the sides.
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Step 2: Fully open the main cylinder valve.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 3: Bend down and grasp the SCBA backplate with both hands. Using your legs, lift the SCBA over your head. Rotate the SCBA 180 , so the waist straps are pointed to the ground.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 4: Slide the SCBA down your back while your arms slide into the shoulder straps. Tighten the shoulder straps and secure the waist belt.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 5: Remove your helmet and pull the hood back. Don your face piece and check for an adequate seal. Pull your protective hood into position, replace your helmet, and secure the chin strap.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 6: If necessary, connect the regulator to the face piece. Activate the airflow and PASS alarm.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Skill Drill
Donning SCBA Using the Coat Method

Step 1: Open the case and lay out the SCBA with the cylinder valve away from you and the shoulder straps out to the sides. Fully open the main cylinder valve. Place your dominant hand on the opposite shoulder strap.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 2: Lift the SCBA and swing it over your dominant shoulder.
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Step 3: Slide your other hand between the SCBA cylinder and the corresponding shoulder strap.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 4: Tighten the shoulder straps.

Step 5: Attach the waist belt and adjust tightness.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 6: Remove your helmet and pull your hood back. Don the face piece and check for an adequate seal.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 7: Pull the hood into position, replace the helmet, and secure the chin strap. If necessary, connect the regulator to the face piece. Activate the airflow and PASS alarm.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Skill Drill
Donning a Face Piece

Step 1: Fully extend the straps on the face piece.

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Step 2: Place your chin in the chin pocket.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 3: Fit the face piece to your face, bringing the straps or webbing over your head.
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Step 4: Tighten the lowest two straps.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 5: If there are more straps, tighten the top straps last.

Step 6: Check for a proper seal.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 7: Pull your protective hood up so it covers all bare skin. Don your helmet and secure the chin strap.
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Step 8: Install the regulator on your face piece or attach the low-pressure air supply hose to the regulator.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Skill Drill
Doffing SCBA
Step 1: Use caution! Your regulator, helmet, SCBA Pack and facepiece can be hot. If your equipment is warm or hot, do not remove your structural firefighting gloves to remove your equipment. If you remove your gloves, you could get burned. Remove the regulator from the face piece or disconnect the low-pressure hose from the regulator.
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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 2: Remove your helmet and pull the protective hood down around your neck.
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Step 3: Loosen the face piece straps.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 4: Remove your face piece.

Step 5: Release your waist belt.

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Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 6: Loosen the shoulder straps and remove the SCBA.

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Step 7: Shut off the aircylinder valve.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 8: Bleed the air pressure from the regulator.

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Step 9: Place the SCBA in a safe location.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Skill Drill
Doffing Personal Protective Clothing

Step 1: Remove your gloves.

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Step 2: Open the collar of your turnout coat.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 3: Release the helmet chin strap and remove your helmet.
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Step 4: Remove your turnout coat.

Donning & Doffing the PPE & SCBA

Step 5: Remove your protective hood.

Step 6: Remove your bunker pants and boots.

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Emergency Procedures

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Emergency Procedures
If at anytime you have a problem with the operation of your SCBA, call Mayday over the radio and follow the Mayday Procedures. Addressing situations
Regulator Failure Facepiece Failure Out of Air How to Air Conservation How to use the EBSS How to activate the PASS
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Emergency Procedures
Regulator Failure
Occurs when the regulator will not deliver air to the facepiece during normal operations.

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Emergency Procedures
Regulator Failure
Procedure for using the Purge Valve
Call Mayday and follow the Mayday Procedures. Slowly open and close the purge valve to allow air flow to the facepiece.

Purge Valve

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Emergency Procedures
Facepiece Failure
This can occur when the facepiece cracks or breaks, where you loose the seal, during operations that allows continuous airflow out of the mask. This will waste the air in your SCBA.

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Emergency Procedures
Facepiece Failure
Procedure for Facepiece Failure
Call Mayday and follow the Mayday Procedures. Attempt to cover the possible crack or break in the facepiece. Reset the Air Saver Switch or the Don/Doff Switch to stop the air
rushing out of the mask. If needed, use the Purge Valve.

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Emergency Procedures
Out of Air
Your first indication of low air is your Viberalert Alarm. It alarms at 1125 psi or 25% of air left in the cylinder. You still have 2 to 5 minutes of air left.

Do Not Panic! Never Rip Your Facepiece Off!

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Emergency Procedures
Out of Air
Procedure for Out of Air
Call Mayday and follow the Mayday Procedures.
If you run out of air, you have two options.

1. Use buddy breath connection (EBSS) with your partner and get out. 2. Just Pull the mask slightly off your face to relieve the collapsing face piece and get out! Get as low to the ground as possible so you can breath and the hood that is surrounding the face piece will filter the smoke that you breath in.
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Emergency Procedures
Conserving Air
During emergency operations, you will be using the air in your SCBA. When you use about 75% (1/4 tank or about 1125 psi) of your air supply, your regulator will start vibrating to notify you your air supply is getting low. When this happens, you will need to start evacuating yourself/team out of the area.

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Emergency Procedures
Conserving Air
Procedures
Reset the Air Saver Switch or the Don/Doff Switch Call Mayday and follow the Mayday Procedures. Slowly open and close the purge valve to allow air flow to the facepiece. Take a deep breath of air and hold your breath for 5 seconds. Repeat the process until you are out of the building/IDLH environment.

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Emergency Procedures
Emergency Breathing Support System (EBSS)
SCBAs are equipped with the EBSS. It is located next to the remote gauge/PASS device. If you are working during an incident and you find a firefighter down and the SCBA is empty, you can quickly connect their regulator to your SCBA. It basically allows two people to use the air off of one pack at the same time for emergency evacuation purposes only.

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Emergency Procedures
Procedure for Using the EBSS
Both fire fighters shall be in close proximity. Unsnap the EBSS airline Hold Down Strap and remove the dust cap.

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Emergency Procedures
Procedure for Using the EBSS
Disconnect the lowpressure regulator hose at the quick-connect of the empty pack and quickly re-connect it to the pack with air. The HUD will not work on the 2nd fire fighter, it does not have a HUD connector on the EBSS line.
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Emergency Procedures
Procedure for Using the EBSS
Coordinate movements, there is only a few feet of hose, as you evacuate yourselves from the building/IDLH environment.

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Emergency Procedures
Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)
An electronic device that sounds a loud audible signal if a fire fighter is motionless for a set time period or if activated manually by the fire fighter. Located with the remote gauge

Motionless for 20 sec pre-alarm Motionless for 30 sec full alarm

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Emergency Procedures

Warning Light Green Light Normal Red Light Warning

Manual Alarm Button

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Review
General Order on Respiratory Protection AV-3000 Facepiece E-Z FLO Regulator Pack Components Inspection of the SCBA and Facepiece Operating the SCBA Emergency Procedures Donning and Doffing the SCBA
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Summary
Given the SCBA Training and Refresher Course, the student will be able to:
Describe the training requirements for SCBA in General Order 08-17 Identify the different parts of the SCBA
Scott AV-3000 Facepiece Scott E-Z FLO Regulator Scott Pack

Describe how to inspect the Scott Pak SCBA and AV-3000 Facepiece Describe the operation the Scott Pak SCBA Describe the emergency procedures for the SCBA Demonstrate don and doffing of the PPE and SCBA
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Practical Session
Equipment needed:
PPE SCBA AV-3000 Facepiece with Regualtor

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Practical Session
Demonstrate
Inspecting the SCBA Donning PPE Donning SCBA
From a Seat-Mounted Bracket Using the Over-the-Head Method Using the Coat Method

Donning a Facepiece Activating your PASS

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