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0 Attachment C 0 <br />Section 1 Personal Protective Equipment <br />AEL Ref No Title / Description <br />SHSP/ LETPP ,'NMRS EMPG <br />UASr <br />1.0 NOTES TO APPLICANTS <br />d❑ 0 91 ❑ Changes to Personal Protective Equipment Section <br />Following the lead of the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization <br />and Interoperability (IAB), and in accordance with Homeland Security <br />Presidential Directive (HSPD) 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 IAB'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 />(1.1) Respiratory Protection Equipment <br />(1.1.1) CBRN Self- Contained Breathing Apparatus, Open- Circuit <br />Fall 2004 <br />SEL Ref Number <br />1.1.1.1 SCBA, CBRN 01AR -01 -SCBA <br />0 V ❑d ❑ 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 />(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 />1.1.1.2 Cylinders and Valve Assemblies, Spare, and <br />Service /Repair Kits, SCBA <br />91 ❑V/ ❑ Spare SCBA Cylinders and valve assemblies, and service /repair kits for <br />previous item. <br />1.1.1.3 CBRN Retrofit Kit, SCBA <br />❑d 9 [V ❑ 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 />(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 />(1.1.2) CBRN Air - Purifying Respirator (APR) <br />01AR- 01 -SCBC <br />Interactive versions of this appendix and the Fall 2004 SEL are available on -line at www.rkb.miptorg. <br />Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Full AEL: Page 3 of 78 <br />