NFPA 1404: Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training, 2006 Edition

Improve the safety and welfare of responders with the 2006 NFPA 1404!

NFPA 1404 contains minimum requirements for the training component of the Respiratory Protection Program found in NFPA 1500: Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program. This Standard addresses many safety procedures for those involved in fire suppression, rescue, and related activities in a toxic, contaminated, or oxygen-deficient atmosphere or environment. This edition also introduces new definitions for CBRN, CBRNE, Emergency Escape Respirators, Facepieces, Individual Air Management Program, and WMD. 26 pp.

The 2006 edition has been updated and includes significant changes that address:

• The selection and use of supplied air respirators in training
  
• Evaluation of an individual's ability to act properly during a simulated emergency
  
• Identification of various types of respiratory equipment during training
  
• Standard operating procedures for respiratory protection equipment training
  
• Practical applications in air-purifying and positive air-purifying respirator training.

NFPA 1404: Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training, 2006 Edition - Table of Contents:

• Administration
• Referenced Publications
• Definitions
• Provisions of Respiratory Protection Equipment Used in Training
• Respiratory Protection Training Component
• Respiratory Protection Training
• In-Service Inspection of Respiratory Protection Equipment Used in Training
• Maintenance
• Breathing Air for Respiratory Protection Training
• Respiratory Protection Training Evaluation
• Annex A Explanatory Material
• Annex B Considerations for CBRNE Events
• Annex C Common Signs and Symptoms of WMD
• Annex D Informational References
• Index