Monday, March 9, 2009
MSA has issued two user advisories.
http://media.msanet.com/www/PDFs/MSANorthAmerica/SafetyNotices/08031-06(URCQuickFillAdvisory).pdf
http://media.msanet.com/www/PDFs/MSANorthAmerica/SafetyNotices/08014-24(user%20letter).pdf
If you use an MSA backpack with the URC (RIT) connectors please review these notices and make the appropriate inspections. Our friends out there advise us that in a major metropolitan department a check of their entire stock of MSA backpacks (about 200 or so) resulted in a 15-20% failure rate. Failure of either of these tests could result in complete discharge of the cylinder in seconds and the inability to receive help from your fellow firefighters.
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