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QUILL FALCON MOBILE 4 MAN AIR
BREATHING UNIT SAFETY GUIDELINES
• The Quill Falcon Mobile 4 Man Air Breathing Unit with air
breathing apparatus is designed for personnel who are
familiar with normal workplace hazards, particularly
those which provide a respiratory threat.
• The Quill Falcon Mobile 4 Man Air Breathing Unit must
only be used with genuine original manufacturers parts
in order to ensure safe operation.
• Do not use the equipment outside its safe working
temperature of -10 to +40°C.
• The equipment should only be used with compatible
breathing apparatus which is approved to EN 14593 or
EN14594
• The maximum working pressure of the emergency air
supply cylinders is 200 bar.
• The Quill Falcon Mobile 4 Man Air Breathing Unit
produces compressed air under normal clean
atmospheric conditions which comply to EN12021
• Air quality should be tested from the Quill Falcon Mobile
4 Man Air Breathing Unit before use.
• Oxygen or oxygen enriched air must not be used for
supplying the system
• For the emergency air supply, always ensure that
compressed breathing air cylinders are fitted to the
system. Other gas cylinders are likely to be fatal for the
user if inadvertently connected.
• Ensure equipment is cleaned and decontaminated
before off hiring equipment.
• It is important to ensure that the pre-use checks are
conducted to ensure that enough air is available to
supply all users.
• Ensure all operating instructions are read and
understood in relation to alarm systems, back up air
supplies and the monitoring and control of personnel.
• Ensure that only trained personnel use the system
• The system is not designed for fire fighting use or
exposure to high flammability risks.
• Altering the specification of the equipment may
invalidate any warranty or approval that the system
carries.
• Users of the Quill Falcon Mobile 4 Man Air Breathing Unit
must have their masks face fit tested to ensure that the
mask fits correctly before use.
• Service and maintenance of the Quill Falcon Mobile 4
Man Air Breathing Unit may only be performed by
trained personnel.
• The Quill Falcon Mobile 4 Man Air Breathing Unit should
be used with a control panel operator at all times to
monitor supply to the air breathing operatives.
• The equipment will not necessarily provide adequate
protection in certain high toxic atmospheres.
• Do not block vents on the Quill Falcon Mobile 4 Man Air
Breathing Unit
• It is critical for compliance with the relevant equipment
standards to which it conforms, that the air supply is
monitored by a control panel operator in a safe area. A
suitable means of communication must be used
between the control panel operator and the blasting
operatives. Any changes in the status of the blasting
operatives air supply or environmental conditions must
be communicated immediately by the control panel
operator to the blasting operatives throughout the
duration of the work.
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