North FRONTIER Series, User Instructions

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CONTENTS PAGE NUMBER
1 INTRODUCTION 3
1.1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION 3
1.1.1 TERMINOLOGY 3
1.1.2 GENERAL WARNINGS 4
1.1.3 HEALTH LIMITATIONS 4
1.1.4 TRAINING PROGRAM 5
1.1.5 FIT TESTING 5
1.1.6 USER SEAL CHECKS 5
1.2 SERVICE DURATION 5
1.3 CAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS 6
1.4 SPECIAL AND CRITICAL USERS’ INSTRUCTIONS 6
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF FRONTIER SCBA 8
2.1 FACEPIECE 8
2.2 COMPACT DEMAND VALVE (CDV) 9
2.3 FIRST STAGE PRESSURE REDUCER 9
2.4 REMOTE CYLINDER PRESSURE AND END-OF-SERVICE TIME INDICATORS 9
2.5 BACKFRAME AND HARNESS 9
2.6 CYLNDER AND VALVE ASSEMBLY 9
2.7 FRONTIER CYLINDER TABLE 10
3.0 ROUTINE CHECKS 10
3.1 UNPACKING 10
3.2 INVENTORY AND EXAMINATION 10
3.3 ROUTINE CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS 10
4.0 PUTTING ON THE RESPIRATOR AND SAFETY CHECKS 12
4.1 PUTTING ON THE RESPIRATOR 12
4.2 SAFETY CHECKS 13
5.0 DURING USE 14
5.1 NORMAL USE 14
5.1.3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHANGING CYLINDERS 15
5.1.4 CYLINDER BAND ADJUSTMENT 15
5.2 EMERGENCY EGRESS INDICATORS 15
6.0 AFTER USE PROCEDURES 16
6.1 REMOVING THE SCBA 16
7.0 AFTER USE CLEANING 16
7.1 CLEANING THE FACEPIECE AND HOOD 16
7.2 CLEANING THE BACKFRAME & HARNESS ASSEMBLY 17
8.0 SCBA STORAGE 18
8.1 SCBA STORAGE 18
9.0 USER MAINTENANCE 18
9.1 CYLINDER FILLING PROCEDURES 18
9.2 FACEPIECE DISASSEMBLY & REASSEMBLY 19
9.2.1 DISASSEMBLE FACEPIECE 19
9.2.2 REASEMBLE FACEPIECE 19
9.3 REPLACING FACEPIECE HEADSTRAP 20
9.4 BACKFRAME HARNESS 20
10.0 FRONTIER OPTIONS 20
10.1 AIRLINE 20
10.2 EMERGENCY AIRLINE SYSTEM (AES) 21
10.3 FIRST BREATH (CDV) 22
11.0 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 22
12.0 MAJOR COMPONENTS 22
13.0 FRONTIER WARRANTY 23
KEY TO CAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE NIOSH APPROVAL
LABELS NIOSH APPROVAL LABEL.
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