Chapter 4
Donning and Doffing
Edition 1 – December 2019 SAFETY FIRST 107
MSA G1 Electronic Breathing Apparatus
Doff the BA
It is imperative that doffing occurs after post incident decontamination has
occurred.
Follow these steps to doff the BA.
Step Description Illustration
1 Ancillary equipment.
1.1 Ensure it is a clean air environment (COLD zone) and the required post
incident decontamination has been completed.
Check the pressure in the cylinder.
1.2 Retrieve BA tally tag from the BA
Control/Entry Officer.
Re-attach the BA tally tag onto the spring
clip.
1.3 Remove gloves.
1.4 Remove helmet.
1.5 Remove flash hood up to step 3 of Doffing
flash hood procedure.