Self Contained Breathing Apparatus Refresher (SCBA-R)

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus refresher is a required every 6 months as by Part VII Section 88(1-5) of the Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.

Call CANSAFE  to book an appointment for an H2S Alive Certified instructor to guide you through this skills assessment Course.

SCBA SKILL ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

 Pre-Use Inspection

 1. Facepiece Inspection

• Clean and in good condition
• Facepiece seal checked
• Nose cup checked to be installed correctly and complete
• Condition of the lens (scratch free and clean)
• Head harness straps extended, clean and in good condition
•  Voice emitter and exhalation valve work and are in good, clean condition

2. Air Supply

• Is the cylinder at full pressure
• Check cylinder condition (gouges, scratches, dents, chemical damage)

3. Visual Inspection of Regulator Assembly

• High pressure connection complete, threads checked and hand tight on cylinder
• Check high pressure hose, is it in good condition
• Check low pressure hose, good condition, and good connections
• Shoulder gauge in good condition and reading zero pressure
• Low pressure regulator, clean, seal in good condition, bypass turns freely and is closed

      4. Operational Inspection of Regulator Assembly

• Is the doff switch closed
• charge the lines and check shoulder gauge, is it in within 10%
• bypass valve check, does the air flow through
• low pressure alarm check
• close the bypass when done

5. Visual Harness Inspection

• Is the frame in good shape
• is the cylinder securely attached to the harness
• Check that all straps are fully extended, clean and in good condition
• Are all fasters and attachment points in good condition

     6. SCBA Donning

• Put on cylinder and adjust the harness
•  Put on the facepiece, chin in chin cup, head harness as far down the back of the skull
•  Tighten harness straps
•  Negative pressure test (hand or regulator can be used), exhale to check exhalation valve
•  Open cylinder valve, (connect regulator if necessary) and breath
•  test the bypass valve
•  Minimum 5 breath cycles through the facepiece
•  close cylinder valve
•  remove regulator
•  extend facepiece straps and remove
•  extend SCBA harness straps and remove SCBA
•  complete a post use inspection and store back in the appropriate place