MANUFACTURE’S LITERATURE

MANUFACTURE’S LITERATURE

CYLINDER CARE LITERATURE

The “Guide to MSA Fully Wound Composite Cylinder Clare” is a complete literature package from MSA detailing the guidelines for inspecting, repairing, and painting its fully wound composite cylinders. It provides hydrostatic test facilities with various test and inspection criteria and instructions necessary for maintaining MSA cylinders in accordance with requirements of the DOT.

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MAINTENANCE CATALOG

Garon Products, Inc.’s buildings and grounds maintenance catalog includes products for concrete repair, coatings and sealants. grounds maintenance, roof repair, and pavement maintenance and traffic control. Included are select products from the company’s environmental and safety compliance catalog.

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SCBA LITERATURE

MSA literature describes the complete line of NFPA-compliant, self-contained breathing apparatus, featuring an exclusive system that provides instant cylinder refilling. The Custom 4500TM II and Ultralite™ II Air Masks are high-pressure (4500 psig) and low-pressure (2216 psig) SCBA, respectively. They are designed for use by firefighters, by hazardous materials crews, or in any application where atmospheres are toxic or oxygen deficient.

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SPOTLIGHT LITERATURE

Literature is available from Star Beam, Inc. on its radio and wired remote control spotlight systems. Products require no maintenance, according to the company.

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AIR LIFTING BAGS CATALOG

Paratech Inc. offers a full-color catalog of Maxiforce Air Lifting Bags. It features a wide range of “real life” low clearance lifting (LCL) problems and solutions and actual photos of machinery lifting, collapsed building rescues, railcar maintenance, pipeline shifting, and numerous other LCL application. Maxiforce Air Bags come in 10 sizes and are designed to lift from one to 74 tons each.

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SCBA TECHNICAL BULLETIN

A technical bulletin, available from MSA, uses a question-andanswer format to explain the Quick-Fill™ System for MSA Air Masks. It tells how the system permits the replenishing of air supplies without having to change cylinders or remove the mask. The system is applicable to firefighting, haz-mat response, and confined space work.

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SIRENS BROCHURE

The Unitrol Products Division of Dunbar-Nunn has a 12-page, color brochure with complete information on its microprocessor Touchmaster™ sirens. Included are illustrations of the sirens’ advanced features and a selection chart describing standard and optional features for all 32 models.

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BREATHING APPARATUS CATALOG

A full-line catalog from Scott. Aviation describes and illustrates the company’s complete product line. Included are selfcontained breathing apparatus, supplied-air respirators, and gas masks. The brochure also gives application information; the environments and atmospheres where each product is designed. to be used; and the appropriate certifications, approvals, and compliances.

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APPARATUS LITERATURE

The Firecracker Model FD 18300L and Model FD8-200CM by Marco are featured in literature from the company. This quick response fire apparatus equipment will convert any lightor medium-duty truck into an attack unit that is effective and easy to operate and maintain.

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Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
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Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.