Exposure to high temperature environments, which firefighters can encounter during fires they are attempting to extinguish, can result in the thermal degradation or melting of a Self- Contained ...

The Standards Council approved in principle a request to proceed with a standard addressing design, use, testing, and certification of SCBAs for emergency response operations that don’t involve ...

In January, the 2013 edition of NFPA 1981: Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services will be released. This is no mere cosmetic update; the standard ...

FIREHOUSE: What significant changes or innovations are being made by your company to meet the next version of the NFPA 1981 Standard? YOUNKINS: Avon-ISI is introducing a new model in our Viking series ...

To receive certification for NFPA 1981: 2007 edition, which applies to the breathing apparatus, and NFPA 1982: 2007 edition, which applies to PASS devices, units must undergo a battery of tests widely ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety, Inc. (NYSE: MSA), today announced that the latest edition of its revolutionary self-contained breathing ...

Don’t let your industrial fires get out of hand—or happen at all. Here are some factors to consider. When we think of major fires in industry, we undoubtedly picture large-scale explosions and ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today announced that its next generation G1 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) has received U.S. government ...

Harvey Eisner interviews Ray Reed, former chairman, NFPA Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection Equipment, and asks questions related to the new NFPA Standard 1981 - Open-Circuit Self-Contained ...