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Product Information The NFPA 1981- and 1982-2007-edition standards for self-contained
breathing apparatus and personal alert safety systems (PASS alarms)
have taken firefighter protection to the next level.The new standards establish enhanced minimum performance requirements for heat, impact, and water resistance of electronics: SCBA facepiece communications; PASS alarms at 500°F; PASS data logging; PASS protection from becoming muffled; SCBA cylinder retention; and CBRN protection. The new NFPA requirements were developed over several years through research and testing, with the input of countless firefighters across the nation. Specific details of the revisions can be found on MSAnet.com in literature entitled Highlights of the NFPA-2007-Edition SCBA and PASS Standards (Bulletin 0170-02-MC). MSA now offers upgrade kits that will bring your 2002-edition MSA FireHawk® Air Masks into compliance with the NFPA 2007-edition standards. However, due to the combined changes associated with the NFPA 2002-and 2007-edition standards, MSA Air Masks manufactured to the NFPA 1997 or previous editions may require purchasing a complete Air Mask less cylinder, using MSA’s FireHawk M7 ATO ordering matrix. Once your upgrade is complete, your Air Mask will have new electronics (with the exception of electronic communications devices), a new carrier and harness, and possibly, new MMR regulator components. The new MSA components, required for the NFPA 2007-edition standards, are described on the next page. Basic Info
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