Chapter 6 Niosh Cautions & Limitations; Cautions And Limitations; Cautions And Limitations Of Use For Cbrn Scba; S-Special Or Critical User's Instructions - 3M SCOTT AIR-PAK X3 PRO Operating & Maintenance Instructions

Cautions and Limitations

D – AIRLINE RESPIRATORS CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN THE RESPIRATORS ARE SUPPLIED WITH RESPIRABLE AIR
MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CGA G-7.1 GRADE D OR HIGHER QUALITY.
E – USE ONLY THE PRESSURE RANGES AND HOSE LENGTHS SPECIFIED IN THE USER'S INSTRUCTIONS.
I – CONTAINS ELECTRICAL PARTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED AS AN IGNITION SOURCE IN FLAMMABLE
OR EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES BY MSHA/NIOSH.
J – FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE AND MAINTAIN THIS PRODUCT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
M – ALL APPROVED RESPIRATORS SHALL BE SELECTED FITTED, USED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MSHA, OSHA AND OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
N – NEVER SUBSTITUTE, MODIFY, ADD OR OMIT PARTS. USE ONLY EXACT REPLACEMENT PARTS IN THE
CONFIGURATION AS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
O – REFER TO USER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND/OR MAINTENANCE MANUALS FOR INFORMATION ON USE AND
MAINTENANCE OF THESE RESPIRATORS.
S – SPECIAL OR CRITICAL USER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND/OR SPECIFIC USE LIMITATIONS APPLY. REFER TO
INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE DONNING.

Cautions and Limitations of Use for CBRN SCBA

Q – USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PERSONAL PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLES THAT PROVIDE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF
PROTECTION AGAINST DERMAL HAZARDS.
R – SOME CBRN AGENTS MAY NOT PRESENT IMMEDIATE EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE, BUT CAN RESULT IN DELAYED
IMPAIRMENT, ILLNESS, OR DEATH.
T – DIRECT CONTACT WITH CBRN AGENTS REQUIRES PROPER HANDLING OF THE SCBA AFTER EACH USE AND
BETWEEN MULTIPLE ENTRIES DURING THE SAME USE. DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL PROCEDURES MUST
BE FOLLOWED. IF CONTAMINATED WITH LIQUID CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS, DISPOSE OF THE SCBA AFTER
DECONTAMINATION.
U – THE RESPIRATOR SHOULD NOT BE USED BEYOND 6 HOURS AFTER INITIAL EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL WARFARE
AGENTS TO AVOID POSSIBILITY OF AGENT PERMEATION.
EBSS - EBSS ACTIVATION OR ENGAGEMENT OF EBSS IN EITHER THE DONOR OR RECEIVER MODE CHANGES THE SCBA
USE TO ESCAPE-ONLY, APPROVED SERVICE TIME FOR EITHER THE DONOR, OR THE RECEIVER IS NO LONGER
APPLICABLE. ADDITIONAL CRITICAL CAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS APPLY.
S—Special or Critical User's Instructions
ALL MODELS ARE APPROVED ONLY WHEN COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDER IS FULLY CHARGED WITH AIR MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION SPECIFICATION G-7.1, GRADE D AIR OR EQUIVALENT
SPECIFICATIONS, OR MEETING CE EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 132. THE CONTAINER SHALL MEET APPLICABLE DOT
SPECIFICATIONS.
P/N 595373-01 Rev C
Rev C
202004
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NIOSH CAUTIONS & LIMITATIONS
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