NFPA 1989-2013 Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection (Effective Date 12 17 2012).pdf

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29、1989Standard onBreathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection2013 EditionThis edition of NFPA1989, Standard on BreathingAir Quality for Emergency Services RespiratoryProtection, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection Equipmentand released by the Techni

30、cal Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Services Pro-tective Clothing and Equipment. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 27,2012, with an effective date of December 17, 2012, and supersedes all previous editions.This edition of NFPA1989 was approved as anAmerican National Stan

31、dard on December17, 2012.Origin and Development of NFPA 1989In 1999, the NFPA Standards Council assigned the responsibility of documents coveringbreathing air quality for respiratory protection to the Technical Committee on RespiratoryProtection and Personal Alarm Equipment. Previously, three docume

32、nts, NFPA 1404,NFPA1500, and NFPA1981, carried different requirements about breathing air quality.TheTechnicalCommitteedevelopedthisnewstandard,NFPA1989,withthegoalofestab-lishing a single set of requirements for the quality of breathing air used in atmosphere-supplying respirators, including open-c

33、ircuit self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA),used by fire and emergency services personnel.The first edition was acted on by the NFPAmembership at the Fall Meeting inAtlanta, GA,on November 20, 2002.In the second (2008) edition, the title of NFPA1989 was modifed to Standard on BreathingAir Quali

34、ty for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection. In that edition, a new Chapter 7 wasadded that specifies requirements for a compressed breathing system. The chapter coversinstallation, compressors, maintenance, and records for the system. All air quality require-ments and testing criteria were rev

35、iewed and refined to better assure high-quality breathingair for emergency services personnel.The 2008 edition of NFPA1989 was issued with an effective date of December 31, 2007.The 2013 (third) edition of NFPA 1989 includes new requirements for air storage cylin-ders, air sampling requirements, and

36、 cylinder recharge areas posting requirements, as well aseditorial revisions.The 2013 edition of NFPA1989 was issued with an effective date of December 17, 2012.19891NFPAand National Fire ProtectionAssociation are registered trademarks of the National Fire ProtectionAssociation, Quincy, Massachusett

37、s 02169.Technical Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Services Protective Clothing and EquipmentWilliam E. Haskell, III, ChairNational Institute for Occupational Safety confined space operations; haz-ardous materials operations; technical rescue operations; firefighting operations; chemical,

38、 biological, radiological, andnuclear radiation (CBRN) terrorism incident operations; andspecial operations where respiratory hazards can or do exist.1.3 Application.1.3.1 This standard shall apply to atmosphere-supplying res-pirators that provide the breathing air supply from a com-pressed breathin

39、g gas source that is independent of the ambi-ent atmosphere.1.3.1.1 This standard shall apply to atmosphere-supplyingrespirators used by emergency service organizations for respi-ratory protection of their personnel.1.3.1.2 This standard shall apply to all compressed normalatmospheric air and all co

40、mpressed synthetic breathing airregardless of the source of the breathing air.1.3.2 Where fire fighters encounter an air pipeline with orwithout a compressor or cascade, they shall take whatever ac-tion necessary to ensure the air in this system meets the airquality standards outlined in this standa

41、rd.1.3.3 For fire departments, this standard shall also apply tothe requirements for breathing air quality component of thefire departments respiratory protection program as requiredby Section 7.10 of NFPA1500, Standard on Fire Department Occu-pational Safety and Health Program.1.3.4 This standard s

42、hall not apply to medical-grade oxygenused in patient care during emergency medical incidents andother pre-hospital or hospital patient care.1.3.5 This standard shall not apply to air quality for any otherpurposes, including, but not limited to, industrial applica-tions, utility applications, diving

43、, pneumatic processes, clean-ing, drying, and inflating.1.4 Units.1.4.1 In this standard, values for measurement are followedby an equivalent in parentheses, but only the first stated valueshall be regarded as the requirement.1.4.2 Equivalent values in parentheses shall not be consid-ered as the req

44、uirement as these values are approximate.19895ADMINISTRATION2013 EditionChapter 2 Referenced Publications2.1 General. The documents or portions thereof listed in thischapter are referenced within this standard and shall be con-sidered part of the requirements of this document.2.2 NFPA Publications.

45、National Fire Protection Association,1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA02169-7471.NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safetyand Health Program, 2013 edition.2.3 Other Publications.2.3.1 ASTM Publications. ASTM International, 100 Barr Har-bor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA19

46、428-2959.ASTM D 2986, Standard Practice for Evaluation of Air AssayMedia by the Monodisperse DOP (Dioctyl Phthalate) Smoke Test,1995.2.3.2 ISO Publications. International Organization for Stan-dardization, 1, Ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.ISO17025, General re

47、quirements forthe competence of calibrationand testing laboratories, 1999.2.3.3 Other Publications.Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition,Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, MA, 2003.2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved)Chapter 3 Definitions3.1 General. The defi

48、nitions contained in this chapter shallapply to the terms used in this standard. Where terms are notdefined in this chapter or within another chapter, they shallbe defined using their ordinarily accepted meanings withinthe context in which they are used. Merriam-Websters CollegiateDictionary, 11th e

49、dition, shall be the source for the ordinarilyaccepted meaning.3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.3.2.1 Shall. Indicates a mandatory requirement.3.2.2 Should. Indicates a recommendation or that which isadvised but not required.3.2.3 Standard. Adocument, the main text of which containsonly mandatory provisions using the word “shall” to indicaterequirements and which is in a form generally suitable formandatoryreferencebyanotherstandardorcodeorforadop-tion into law. Nonmandatory provisions are not to be consid-ered a part of the requirements of a standard and shall belocated in an a