Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Refesher (SCBA-R)

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus refresher is a required very 6 months as by Part VII Section 88(1-5) of the Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

SCBA Skills Assissment Cheacklist

 Pre-Use Inspection

Facepiece Inspection

• Clean and in good condition

• Facepiece seal checked

• Nose cup checked to be installed correctly and complete

• Condition of the lens (scratch free and clean)

• Head harness straps extended, clean and in good condition

•  Voice emitter and exhalation valve work and are in good, clean condition

Air Supply

• Is the cylinder at full pressure

• Check cylinder condition (gouges, scratches, dents, chemical damage)

Visual Inspection of Regulator Assembly

• High pressure connection complete, threads checked and hand tight on cylinder

• Check high pressure hose, is it in good condition

• Check low pressure hose, good condition, and good connections

• Shoulder gauge in good condition and reading zero pressure

• Low pressure regulator, clean, seal in good condition, bypass turns freely and is closed

Operational Inspection of Regulator Assembly

• Is the doff switch closed

• charge the lines and check shoulder gauge, is it in within 10%

• bypass valve check, does the air flow through

• low pressure alarm check

• close the bypass when done

Visual Harness Inspection

• Is the frame in good shape

• is the cylinder securely attached to the harness

• Check that all straps are fully extended, clean and in good condition

• Are all fasters and attachment points in good condition

SCBA Donning

• Put on cylinder and adjust the harness

•  Put on the facepiece, chin in chin cup, head harness as far down the back of the skull

•  Tighten harness straps

•  Negative pressure test (hand or regulator can be used), exhale to check exhalation valve

•  Open cylinder valve, (connect regulator if necessary) and breath

•  test the bypass valve

•  Minimum 5 breath cycles through the facepiece

•  close cylinder valve

•  remove regulator

•  extend facepiece straps and remove

•  extend SCBA harness straps and remove SCBA

•  complete a post use inspection and store back in the appropriate place