SCBA Maintenance
IIA Airpak
• Minimum requirement is every two years or
one year if used frequently
2.2/4.5 Wireframe
• Minimum requirement is every two years or
one year if used frequently
2.2/4.5 AP5O
• Minimum requirement is every two years or one
year if used frequently
ISCBA
• Minimum requirement is every two years or one
year if used frequently
NFPA PAKS
• Air-paks used for firefighting, NFPA requires
annual testing. A visual inspection is also required
monthly as well as after each use.
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SKA-PAK Maintenance
SKA-PAK
• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if
used frequently. A visual inspection is required monthly
as well as after each use.
SKA-PAK Plus
• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if
used frequently. A visual inspection is required monthly
as well as after each use.
Cylinder Hydro
Aluminum/Steel
• Every five years. Bottle is good until it fails the hydro test.
Fiberglass/Kevlar
• Every three years. 15 year lifespan from date of
manufacture.
Carbon
• Every three or five years depending on date of manufacture
(Luxfer five years as of May 2001/ SCI five years as of July
2001) 15 year lifespan (DOT may change to 30 years).
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