NFPA 1986:2023

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Units. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. (Reserved) Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Certification 4.1 General. 4.2 Certification Program. 4.3 Inspections and Testing. 4.4 Recertification. 4.5 Manufacturers' Quality Assurance Programs 4.6 Hazards Involving Compliant Product. 4.7 Manufacturers' Investigations of Complaints and Returns. 4.8 Manufacturers' Safety Alert and Product Recall Systems. Chapter 5 Labeling and Information 5.1 Product Label Requirements. 5.2 User Information. Chapter 6 Design Requirements 6.1 General Design Requirements. 6.2 End-of-Service-Time Indicator (EOSTI) Design Requirements. 6.3 Optional HUD Design Requirements. 6.4 Optional Rapid Intervention Crew/Company Universal Air Connection (RIC UAC) Design Requirements. 6.5 Power Source Design Requirements. 6.6 Optional Emergency Breathing Safety System (EBSS) Design Requirements. 6.7 Accessories Design Requirements. 8.5 Particulate Test. 8.6 Facepiece Lens Abrasion Test. 7.2 Environmental Temperature Performance. 7.3 Vibration Resistance Performance. 7.4 Corrosion Resistance Performance. 7.5 Particulate Resistance Performance. 7.6 Facepiece Lens Abrasion Resistance Performance. 7.7 Nonelectronic Communications Performance Requirements. 7.8 Flame Resistance Performance. 7.9 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Content Performance. 7.10 EOSTI Alarm Recognition. 7.11 Additional SCBA HUD Performance. 7.12 RIC UAC Performance Requirements. 7.13 Breathing Air Pressure Vessel Performance Requirements. 7.14 Supplementary Voice Communications System Performance Requirements. 7.15 Immersion Leakage Performance Requirements. 7.16 Low Power Capacity. 7.17 Emergency Breathing Safety System Cold Temperature Performance Requirements. 7.18 Optional Toxic Industrial Chemical Permeation Resistance Performance Requirement. Chapter 8 Test Methods 8.1 Airflow Performance Test. 8.2 Environmental Temperature Tests. 8.3 Vibration Test. 8.4 Accelerated Corrosion Test. 8.5 Particulate Test.8.6 Facepiece Lens Abrasion Test. 8.7 Nonelectronic Communications Test. 8.8 Flame Test. 8.9 Facepiece Carbon Dioxide Content Test. 8.10 EOSTI Recognition Test. 8.13 HUD Visibility Tests. 8.14 Light Test. 8.15 HUD Disabling Glare Test. 8.16 Breathing Air Pressure Vessel Refill Breathing Performance Test. 8.17 RIC UAC System Fill Rate Test. 8.18 Breathing Air Pressure Vessel and Valve Assembly Retention Test. 8.19 Immersion Leakage Test. 8.20 Breathing Air Pressure Vessel Connections and Accessibility Test. 8.21 Supplementary Voice Communications System Performance Test. 8.22 Low Power Capacity Test. 8.23 Emergency Breathing Safety System (EBSS) Cold Temperature Performance Test. 8.24 Optional Toxic Industrial Chemical Permeation Resistance Test. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Surrogate Breathing Air Pressure Vessel Preparation Procedure Annex C Informational Reference

This standard shall specify the minimum requirements for the design, performance, testing, and certification of (1) new compressed breathing air open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and compressed breathing air combination open-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus and supplied air respirators (SCBA/SARs); and (2) replacement parts, components, and accessories for those respirators.