Honeywell TITAN SCBA Operation Manual page 17

Figure 7. Tighten Lower Straps, Temple Straps, and
Top Strap
m. If the facepiece feels like it is not tight enough,
tighten all the straps a little more. If it feels too
tight, loosen the straps and readjust them.
n. When properly adjusted, the headstrap hub
should be centered on the back of your head, and
the lower straps should be below your ears.
6. Negative Pressure Fit Check
a. For PortaCount ® testing: close off the barbed
fi tting on the fi t test adapter and cover the inlet of
the two P100 fi lters with the palms of your hands,
a thin sheet of rubber or plastic, or a rubber glove.
b. For OHD Quantifi t ®
on the OHD adapter.
c. Inhale just enough to slightly collapse the face-
piece toward your face and hold your breath for a
few seconds.
d. A good fi t is indicated if the facepiece stays
slightly collapsed until you exhale or uncover the
fi lters; a poor fi t is indicated if the facepiece does
not stay collapsed or you hear air leaking.
e. If a good fi t was achieved, proceed to step 7,
Quantitative Fit Test. If a good fi t was not
achieved, readjust the facepiece and straps, and
repeat steps a through c.
7. Quantitative Fit Test (QNFT)
Honeywell suggests that QNFT be performed with
either a TSI PortaCount or OHD Quantifi t accord-
ing to the protocol for quantitative fi t testing in
Appendix A, Paragraph A and paragraph C.3 of
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134.
NOTE
See NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department
Occupational Safety and Health Program, for
proper use of SCBAs in the work environment.
Honeywell Titan SCBA,
testing: cover the two inlets
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• Prior to using an SCBA for a potential or
actual CBRN incident response, you MUST
verify that the SCBA is NIOSH CBRN-
approved. Verify that the backpack has a
NIOSH CBRN approval label, and that the
facepiece is a CBRN facepiece as described
below.
• The NIOSH CBRN approval label is located
on the upper back section of the backpack
frame, on the pressure transducer cover. If
you cannot read the NIOSH CBRN approval
label with the cylinder installed on the SCBA,
remove the cylinder from the backpack to
verify the NIOSH CBRN approval label.
• You MUST use a CBRN facepiece (2820XX)
when using this SCBA in a potential or known
CBRN contaminated environment. Using
a facepiece other than a CBRN facepiece
will void NIOSH CBRN certifi cation. The
facepiece part number is located on the
inside surface of the lens below the chin area
of the nose cup. You must verify that you are
using a 2720XX or 2820XX series facepiece
prior to using the facepiece in a potential or
known CBRN contaminated environment.
• For verifi cation of components that are
part of the NIOSH CBRN-certifi ed Titan
SCBA confi guration,
approval paper insert label is included with
the operation manual. If the Titan SCBA
approval paper insert label is not present,
contact your local Honeywell representative
or safety offi cer for a replacement paper
insert label.
• Honeywell does not make recommendations
regarding the use of Titan SCBAs during or
after a potential or actual CBRN incident
response, aside from the NIOSH Cautions
and Limitations listed on pages i and 30
of this manual, and the warnings listed in
various locations in this manual. Refer to
your local incident command SOPs for site
guidance and CBRN incident response
procedures.
• Direct contact with CBRN agents requires
proper handling of the SCBA after each use
and between multiple entries during the
same use. Decontamination and disposal
procedures must be followed. If contaminated
with liquid chemical warfare agents, dispose
of the SCBA after decontamination.
• Failure to comply with this warning may
lead to personal injury, illness, or death.
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WARNING
the Titan SCBA