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23 Cards in this Set
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you must wear your SCBA when the CO reading is below what PPM?
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35PPM
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What is safe oxygen percentages? For no SCBA use
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19.5%-25%
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What is O.A.T.H.?
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Ok
allow slack take up slack help |
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At what PSI does the visual and audible alarm flash?
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1035-1215 psi and continues flashing until pressure drops below 200 psi
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How much psi will give you 1 min of air.
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100 psi
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How often do we hydro our SCBA bottles?
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5 years
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What type of bottles do we have?
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Carbon fiber
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What is the weight of a 30 min. SCBA bottle?
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6.5 lbs
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What is the weight of a 1 hour SCBA bottle?
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12 lbs
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What is the volume of a 1 hr SCBA bottle?
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87 cubic feet
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How do we measure Volume? SCBA
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Cubic feet
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What is the service life for a carbon fiber cylinder?
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15 years
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What are the emergency steps for SCBA regulator failure? No air.
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1.Check bottle cylinder valve for accidental shut off. This first one was not in the policy.
2.Open bypass and exit to safety with partner |
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What are the emergency steps for SCBA regulator failure? Continuous flow.
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1.Check bypass (not in policy)
2.Exit to safety (Policy) |
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What are the steps for SCBA facepiece failure?
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1. Diconnect facepiece from demand valve
2. Put demand valve up to mouth and switch the on/off lever to the on position |
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How do we buddy breath with a common facepiece?
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1. pull harness straps over the front of mask. Take 3 quick breaths, hold the last one, pass the mask to your buddy. Buddy exhales into mask and then takes 3 quick breaths and passes the mask back
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During Aerial Truck operations while on supplied air, does your SCBA backpack cylinder have to be on or off?
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It can be on or off. It is not nessesary to turn it off.
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While using supplied air from an air cart does the SCBA backpack have to be on or off?
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turn completely off
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What PSI should we leave the storage cylinders at?
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At 5000 PSI whenever possible
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When should the SCBA be used?
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When ever you are requiered to work in a hazardous enviorment.
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Who is the only person that can declare the incident enviorment to be safe?
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The incident commander.
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Daily check of SCBA
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-Check cylinder pressure 4000psi min
-check straps for full extension -general cleanliness |
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After use check of SCBA
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-Clean and disinfect mask
-cylinder pressure 4000 psi min -clean and check harness assembly |
