Hale CAFS Attack - Manual (Page 12)

❑ Safety Precautions
12 CAFS Air Bottle Installer/Operation Guide
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1.2 AIR BOTTLE CYLINDERS
The CAFSAttack system uses HIGH pressure, compressed air storage cyl-
inders (4,500 PSI / 310 BAR) which are in compliance with NFPA 1989
“Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Fire and Emergency Services Respi-
ratory Protection.” For NFPA 1901 compliance, when a breathing air system
or a utility air system is mounted on fire apparatus the following require-
ments must apply:
CAUTION !
INSTALLATION OF THE CAFSATTACK SYSTEM MUST MEET NFPA #1901,
CHAPTER 25 “AIR SYSTEMS” REGULATIONS, INCLUDING ALL
SUBSEQUENT CHAPTERS OR REGULATIONS, I.E., “ASME” AND/OR “DOT”
AS STATED IN NFPA 1901 REGULATION. A SAMPLE LISTING FROM CHAP-
TER 25 “AIR SYSTEMS REGULATIONS” THAT APPLY AND MUST BE
ADHERED FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER # ........................... TITLE
25.2 ........................................ Provisions Applying to All Air Systems
25.2.5 ..................................... Assembly and Installation Practices
25.2.5.2 .................................. Hot Surface
25.2.5.4 .................................. Locking Devices
25.2.7 ..................................... General Piping Installation
25.2.8 ..................................... Flexible Hose
25.2.9 ..................................... Operator’s Panel and Controls
25.2.‘0 .................................... Maintainability
25.2.11 ................................... Labels and Plates
25.2.12 ................................... Documentation
25.2.13 ................................... Training and Instructions
25.5 ........................................ Air Storage Systems
25.5.1 ..................................... Transportable Air Tanks
25.5.7 ..................................... Air Tank Mounting
25.5.8 ..................................... Air Tank Valve Control and Monitoring
25.7 ........................................ Air Supply Regulation
25.11 ...................................... Air Hose
25.14 ...................................... Testing
Brief Overview
❑ Air tanks must comply with regulation 49 CFR 178.37, “Specification
3AAA and 3AAAX Seamless Steel Cylinders” or 29 CFR 1910.169, “Air
Receivers.”