Providing Or Obtaining Emergency Breathing Support - MSA G1 SCBA Operating Manual

14.2 Providing or Obtaining Emergency Breathing Support

WARNING!
After reaching a safe, nontoxic atmosphere and disconnecting from the donor's air supply, the receiver
must remove the facepiece or regulator immediately.
Failure to obey this warning can result in serious injury or death from suffocation.
(1) Disconnect the snaps and hook-and-loop fastener on the flap of the donor's waist-mounted
storage pouch.
(2) Find the manifold end of the emergency breathing hose, and remove it from the donor's pouch.
(3) Remove the dust cap from the quick-connect fittings on the donor's manifold.
(4) Disconnect the snaps and hook-and-loop fasteners on the flap of the receiver's waist-mounted
storage pouch.
(5) Find the manifold end of the emergency breathing hose, and remove it from the receiver's pouch.
(6) Remove the dust cap from the quick-connect fittings on the receiver's manifold.
(7) Connect the donor and receiver manifold blocks with a single action using the male and female
quick-connect fittings.
NOTE: Each manifold has male and female quick-connect fittings to supply or receive air.
(8) Make sure the hose routing is correct and the hose is not tangled with any other part of the appa-
ratus (for example, neck strap, chest strap).
(9) Pull on the quick-connect coupling to make sure that the female fitting does not separate from
the male fitting.
(10) Immediately after the EBSS connection has been completed, the cylinder valve of the receiving
SCBA shall be closed.
NOTE: Prior to any disconnection of EBSS systems ensure that the cylinder valve of the receiving
SCBA has been re-opened.
NOTE: Having both receiver and donor cylinder valves open during EBSS connection may result in
unequal pressure usage between both cylinders causing one cylinder to reduce in air time remaining
faster than the other.
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