WAC 296-811-40015   Self-contained breathing apparatus' (SCBAs).  

     • Provide SCBAs, other than escape self-contained breathing apparatus' (ESCBAs), and make sure they are used by each fire brigade member who does interior structural firefighting.

     • Make sure SCBAs do the following:

     – Meet the requirements found in chapter 296-842 WAC, Respirators.

     – Are positive-pressure or pressure-demand type.

     – Use only compressed-air cylinders that:

     ▪ Meet department of transportation (DOT) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requirements.

     – Have a service life of at least thirty minutes, as required by 42 CFR, Part 84.

     – Have an automatic alarm that can be heard when seventy-five to eighty percent of its service life has been used up.

Note:	• An SCBA can have a quick-disconnect valve or "buddy breathing" accessory only if the valve or accessory does not do any of the following:
	– Damage the SCBA.
	– Restrict the SCBA's air flow.
	– Interfere with the SCBA's normal operation.
	– The "buddy breathing" accessory or quick-disconnect valve need not be certified by NIOSH.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 09-15-145, § 296-811-40015, filed 7/21/09, effective 9/1/09; 06-01-073, § 296-811-40015, filed 12/20/05, effective 3/1/06.]