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<br />Attachment C <br /> <br />. <br />, <br /> <br />Section 1 Personal Protective Equipment <br /> <br />AEL Ref No Tit/e / Description <br /> <br />Fall 2004 <br />SEL Ref Number <br /> <br />SHSP/ LETPP MMRS EMPG <br />VAS! <br /> <br />1,0 NOTES TO APPLICANTS <br />~ ~ ~ n Changes to Personal Protective Equipment Section <br /> <br />Following the lead of the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization <br />and Interoperability (lAB), and in accordance with Homeland Security <br />Presidential Directive (HSPO) 8, the FY2005 AEL defines eligible personal <br />protective equipment in terms of nationally-recognized standards. These <br />standards require third-party certification of products; products may not claim <br />compliance with them unless fully certified by an independent third party in <br />accordance with the standard. Further information regarding this transition is <br />available in a short paper authored by the lAB's Personal Protective and <br />Operational Equipment Subgroup. This paper is available on the Responder <br />Knowledge Base (www.rkb.mipt.org) by locating any item in Section 1 of the <br />AEL and referring to the Mission Critical Hint on the right side of the display <br />screen. <br /> <br />(1,1) <br />(1,],]) <br /> <br />Respiratory Protection Equipment <br />CBRN Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, Open-Circuit <br /> <br />1,1,1,1 <br />~~~D <br /> <br />SCBA,CBRN <br /> <br />CBRN SCBA - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus certified as compliant <br />with NFPA 1981 and certified by NIOSH as compliant with the CBRN SCBA <br />approval criteria. Worn with multiple ensemble configurations below. <br /> <br />01AR-Ol-SCBA <br /> <br />(NOTE: DHS has adopted the NIOSH Standard for Chemical, Biological, <br />Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing <br />Apparatus (SCBA). ONLY SCBAs CERTIFIED BY NIOSH AS COMPLIANT <br />WITH THIS STANDARD ARE ALLOWABLE.) <br /> <br />1,1.1,2 Cylinders and Valve Assemblies, Spare, and <br />Service/Repair Kits, SCBA <br />~ !Y!J ~ 0 Spare SCBA Cylinders and valve assemblies, and seNice/repair kits for <br />previous item. <br /> <br />01AR-Ol-SCBC <br /> <br />1,1,1,3 <br />~ ~ ~ D <br /> <br />CBRN Retrofit Kit, SCBA <br />Retrofit kit for existing SCBA products to bring them into compliance with the <br />NIOSH CBRN Standard. These kits are typically produced by the <br />manufacturer of the original equipment, and include compatible replacement <br />parts. They also require installation by either a manufacturer's <br />representative or factory-trained technician. <br /> <br />(1.1.2) <br /> <br />(NOTE: DHS has adopted the NIOSH Standard for Chemical, Biological, <br />Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing <br />Apparatus (SCBA). ONLY RETROFIT KITS CERTIFIED BY NIOSH AS <br />COMPLIANT WITH THIS STANDARD ARE ALLOWABLE.) <br /> <br />CBRN Air-Purijjling Respirator (APR) <br /> <br />Interactive versions of this appendix and the Fall 2004 SEL are available on-line at www.rkb.mipt.org. <br />Wednesday, Aprit 27, 2005 FuI1AEL: Page3 of 78 <br />