Edition 1 ā December 2019 SAFETY FIRST i
MSA G1 Electronic Breathing Apparatus
Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2
Awareness of MSA G1 Electronic........................................................................... 2
Related Resources.................................................................................................. 5
Icons in this Manual ................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 1 Specifications and General Precautionary Safety Measures ....... 6
Terminology............................................................................................................. 6
General Description and Specifications of the G1 E .............................................. 7
Precautionary Safety Measures.............................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 Cylinder and Components ................................................................... 10
Cylinder ................................................................................................................. 10
MSA G1 Electronic BA .......................................................................................... 15
Components .......................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 3 Operation .................................................................................................. 71
Expectations .......................................................................................................... 71
PACT Check.......................................................................................................... 71
Functional Pre-Operational Check........................................................................ 73
Visual Inspection ................................................................................................... 73
Change the Cylinder ............................................................................................. 78
Functional Test ...................................................................................................... 84
Chapter 4 Donning and Doffing ............................................................................. 93
Flash Hood ............................................................................................................ 93
Don the BA ............................................................................................................ 97
Post incident wash-down .................................................................................... 106
Doff the BA .......................................................................................................... 107
Doff the Flash Hood ............................................................................................ 110
Emergency Shared Air (Buddy Breathing) ......................................................... 112
Chapter 5 After-use Care and Maintenance......................................................119
Authorised Service .............................................................................................. 119
Cleaning the BA after Use .................................................................................. 119
After Doffing ........................................................................................................ 122
Cleaning of Facemask ........................................................................................ 122
Battery Management ........................................................................................... 127
Storage of the MSA G1 Electronic BA ................................................................ 129
Abbreviations............................................................................................................130
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