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Attachment C Section 1 Personal Protective EQuivment AEL Ref No Title I Description SHSPI LETPP MMRS EMPG UASI Fall 2004 SEL Ref Number 1.0 NOTES TO APPLICANTS ~ ~ ~ D Changes to Personal Protective Equipment Section Following the lead of the Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization and lnteroperability (lAB), and in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 8, the FY2005 AEL defines eligible personal protective equipment in terms of nationally-recognized standards. These standards require thIrd-party certification of products; products may not claim compliance with them unless fully certified by an independent third party in accordance with the standard. Further information regarding this transition is available in a short paper authored by the lAB's Personal Protective and Operational Equipment Subgroup. This paper is available on the Responder Knowledge Base (wvvw.rkb.mipt.org) by locating any item in Section 1 of the AEl and referring to the Mission Crilical Hint on the right side of the display screen. (1.1) (1.1.1) Respiratory Protection Equipment CBRN Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, Open-Circuit 1.1.1.1 ~~~D SCBA, CBRN CBRN SCBA - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus certified as compliant with NFPA 1981 and cartifiad by NiOSH as compliant w~h tha CBRN SCBA approval criteria. Worn with multiple ensemble configurations below. 01AR-01-SCBA (NOTE: DHS has adopted the NIOSH Standard for Chamical, Biological, Radiological. and Nuclear (CBRN) Open-Circuit Se~-Contained Breathin9 Apparatus (SCBA). ONLY SCBAs CERTIFIED BY NIOSH AS COMPLIANT WITH THIS STANDARD ARE ALLOWABLE.) 1.1.1.2 Cylinders and Valve Assemblies, Spare, and ServicelRepair Kits, SCBA ~ ~ ~ D Spare SCBA Cylinders and valve assemblies, and selVice/repair kits for previous item. 01AR-Ol-SCBC 1.1.1.3 ~~~D CBRN Retrofit Kit, SCBA Retrofit kit for existing SCBA products to bring them into compliance with the NIOSH CBRN Standard. These kits are typically produced by the manufacturer of the original equipment, and include compatible replacement parts. They also require Installation by either a manufacturer's representative or factory-trained technician. (1.1.2) (NOTE: DHS has adopted the NIOSH Standard for Chemical. Biological, Radiological. and Nuclear (CBRN) Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). ONLY RETROFIT KITS CERTIFIED BY NIOSH AS COMPLIANT WITH THIS STANDARD ARE ALLOWABLE.) CBRN Air-Purijjling Respirator (APR) Interactive versions of this appendix and the Fall 2004 SEL are available on-line at www.rkb.miptorg. Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Full AEL: Page 3 0178