LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Lynchburg Fire Department (LFD)announced Monday it has completed a three-year process of replacing all 142 of its SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) respirators and ...

Users and manufacturers of protective respirators will be interested in two comment requests from NIOSH that may lead to a change in how SCBAs alarm to signal only 20-25 percent of rated service time ...

Monroe, NC (April 28, 2022) – 3M, a global leader in respiratory protection, proudly announces its latest self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) solution to help law enforcement when operating in ...

More than $5.45 million in federal funding is coming to 11 Capital Region fire departments and EMS squads. The money comes ...

An estimated 5 million U.S. workers wear respirators. Employers are required to provide National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-certified respirators using a written respiratory ...

EMERGENCY response workers frequently are required to wear respiratory protection to prevent the inhalation of toxic air contaminants. However, it is known there is a wide range of tolerance to the ...

PITTSBURGH, PA — Draeger Safety, Inc., a leading provider of safety and protective equipment used by firefighters and other first responders, said today that a second round of product investigation by ...

Self-contained breathing apparatus (S.C.B.A.) in years past was considered a tool used only by those firefighters of less ability, a tool of shame if you will. Today, the modern fireground reflects ...

OSHA will publish its final respiratory standard on APFs in the Aug. 24 Federal Register. This APF final rule completes the revision of the reserve sections of OSHA's respiratory protection standard ...